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Will Aubrey Plaza ever return to acting?
Funny girl Aubrey Plaza’s Ritz Crackers commercial debuted in the halftime show of Super Bowl LIX, to the delight of her fans. And she looked fabulous (when does she not?) in a yellow Alessandra Rich bouclé mini dress. Plaza and Michael Shannon make perfect scene partners, addressing their shared “salty” dispositions while attributing it to the cracker.
Plaza is known for her ability to avoid breaking a smile, even when shown a series of photos including one of Grumpy Cat followed by one of Jeff Goldblum reacting to hot wings followed by one of her The Little Hours co-star Fred Armisen on the red carpet sporting fangs (that one actually broke her) on YouTube’s Hot Ones.
But the actress suffered a crippling loss when her husband of 4 years, Jeff Baena, died by suicide last month. The effect of such a soul-destroying event is simply unimaginable, and fans ache for her in this horrible time.
The girl with all the gifts
The former waitress’ notable roles include that of April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2015. On the set, Plaza claims that her co-stars Nick Offerman and Chris Pratt…
