Aubrey Plaza and sister Renee arrive at the 2012 Do Something Awards at Barker Hangar on August 19, 2012 in Santa Monica, California.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
When she’s not busy filming projects likeThe White Lotus,Aubrey Plazaenjoys spending quality time with her sisters, Natalie and Renee Plaza.
Although Aubrey is seven years older than Natalie and 12 years older than Renee, they shared a close bond while growing up in a variety of suburbs in Delaware. Aubrey’s sisters did not, however, follow in her acting footsteps — Natalie is a financial adviser and Renee is working toward her Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
During an interview withTheGuardianin October 2022, Aubrey revealed that Natalie and Renee share personality traits with her sarcasticParks and Recreationcharacter, April Ludgate. The actress herself relates to the overachiever in the show. “My two younger sisters are a lot more like April than me, whereas I was more like Lesley Knope," she said.
Here’s everything to know about Aubrey Plaza’s siblings — Natalie and Renee — and their relationship with their actress sister.
They grew up in Delaware
The Plaza sisters grew up in Delaware with an Irish-Catholic mother and a Puerto Rican father, Bernadette Plaza and David Plaza, respectively.
Aubrey’s parents were 19 when she was born, and they were attending night school at the time, perTheGuardian. Bernadette became a lawyer, and David became a financial adviser.
“My parents are very ambitious and they came from nothing,” Aubrey told the newspaper. “So I grew up watching them work really hard to get to where they are today.”
In December 2021, she also shared withDelaware Todaythat they moved around a lot and lived in the suburbs of Wilmington, Pike Creek and Hockessin.
“Wilmington says it’s a place to be somebody, and that’s really true,” Aubrey reflected to the outlet in aseparate February 2012 interview. “It’s kind of cool to grow up in a small-town environment but still be close to all the big cities.”
Aubrey’s quirks affected Renee at school
When the actress appeared onThe Drew Barrymore Showin December 2021, Renee sat in the audience and recalled funny anecdotes about her sister.
Renee noted that they went to the same school, an all-girls Catholic school called Ursuline Academy, and Aubrey made an impression outside the classroom.
“There’s a 12-year difference between us, so she would drive me to school in her bright red mini Cooper with a football helmet on, and that cackling happened all the way there,” she said.
When Renee was asked if she would have preferred a “normal, straight-laced sister” or if she was happy to have an “entertaining, cool, interesting human being,” she replied, “It’s probably somewhere in-between.”
“I mean, because we went to the same school, she kind of put that normalcy disruption into my existence in that school,” the doctoral candidate elaborated.
TheWhite Lotusstar added, “I will say that Renee has carried the torch.” She explained that she used to dress up in lots of costumes at school, and Renee did, too. “We were both the school mascot which wasn’t, like, an actual thing,” she said. “We just made it up.”
Aubrey based herParks and Recreationcharacter on Natalie
Aubrey Plaza attends the NBC ‘Parks And Recreation’ 100th Episode Celebration.JB Lacroix/WireImage
JB Lacroix/WireImage
Natalie played a part in inspiring Aubrey’s hilarious, deadpan performance of intern and assistant April onParks and Recreation.
“I have a 17-year-old sister, Natalie, and I get a lot of material from her for my characters,” Aubrey revealed to Latina.com, perInsider. “Just the way that she interacts with her friends and talks about what’s cool and what’s not cool, are people on Facebook or are they on MySpace.”
Renee is a doctoral candidate studying clinical psychology
Renee began working toward her Ph.D. at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in August 2020 and is set to complete the program in May 2025, according to herLinkedinpage.
She previously earned her M.A. in forensic psychology at The George Washington University in 2019 as well as a B.A. in psychology and creative producing at Chapman University in 2018.
In May 2023, Renee shared her dissertationon Instagram, “Examining the Associations Between Parasocial Relationship Strength and Ideal Expectations, Perceptions, and Satisfaction in Friendships." She joked in the caption, “Still don’t know what dissertation means but I guess it’s this."
Renee is also passionate about women’s relationships with their favorite television characters and sheposted about her studyon the subject in August 2023.
Natalie is a financial adviser
Natalie has served as a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management since 2018, per herLinkedin page.
In January 2023, Natalie madeForbes’ list of best in-state wealth management teams as a team member.
They served as groomswomen at their dad’s wedding
When their dad got married to Mihaela Ghetau in June 2017, Aubrey, Natalie and Renee wore suits for the South Philadelphia festivities. The day after the wedding, the actress postedon Instagramin honor of Father’s Day.
She shared a hilarious black-and-white photo of the sisters wearing dark sunglasses and posing with their dad on his big day. “Happy Fathers Day to the coolest dad alive who let me and my sisters dress like this in his wedding last night,” she captioned the post.
“It was a blast,” Aubrey said about the wedding onConanin June 2017.“My family loves to party, and that’s what we did all night long.”
She also joked that the Instagram photo was just a “typical wedding portrait” and explained their roles as groomswomen. “My middle sister, Natalie, was the best man,” she noted.
Aubrey revealed that it was Natalie’s idea to break with convention. “It just kind of spiraled, and we were like, ‘Let’s just do it. Let’s get crazy,’ ” she said. Although not all of their family members were excited about the idea at first, they ultimately came around, according to the actress.
Natalie is married
Natalie and her wife, Zoë Worth, tied the knot on June 1, 2023, at San Francisco City Hall. Natalie celebrated their special day with anInstagram photoof them, featuring Natalie in a chic suit and Worth wearing a white dress.
Worth appears to be in the film industry, based on her Instagram. In 2022, sheworked on the movie,THELMA.
The wives frequently post photos of each other with sweet captions on the social media platform.
Renee shared a photo of the sisters posing at the wedding andjoked in her caption, “…and then there was one 😈.” (Aubrey married writer-directorJeff Baenain 2021.)
Aubrey has given her sisters some unusual gifts
Aubrey Plaza attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
Renee and Natalie have received a rather atypical assortment of gifts from their older sister over the years.
Whenspeaking about Reneewith the television hostJay Lenoin January 2011, Aubrey reflected in a deadpan tone, “It’s hard to send her gifts. … For Christmas, I didn’t know what to get her, so I sent her a seven-foot tipi in the mail and a trampoline for her bedroom.”
“I just send her things that I know my parents don’t want her to have,” the actress added.
Aubrey revealed another one of her witty gifts during an August 2022appearanceonJimmy Kimmel Live!. “I actually got a pole for my sister as a quarantine activity because that’s what we do in my family,” she quipped. “I took her to Vegas to see theMagic Mikeshow for her 21st birthday, and she was dragged up onstage and she had a knack for it. I encourage good hobbies for my little sister.”
TheBlack Bearstar noted, “She installed it in my dad’s basement … Honestly he really likes it. That’s kind of like my dad is. He was more excited about it than she was. I think it’s still there.”
source: people.com
