Aubrey Plaza is expecting her first child with partner Christopher Abbott.
The news was revealed in a the people exclusively on Wednesday, with a source saying the baby is due in the fall.
Although it’s unclear how long they’ve been dating, the pair recently collaborated on an off-Broadway revival of the play. Danny and the deep blue seaAnd so is the 2020 movie Black bear. Abbott, best known for his role in… girlsalso appeared last year Anne Lee’s testimony.
The 40-year-old is currently starring in the Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a salesman Along with Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf.
Plaza, from Parks and recreation and White lotus Fame, she made headlines in January 2025 when her husband, screenwriter Jeff Baena, died by suicide. The couple has reportedly been separated since September 2024.
The actress, 41, got candid with Parks and Recommendation The latter film co-stars Amy Poehler Good luck with Amy Poehler podcast in August of last year. “I’m very in the moment, and I’m happy to be with you,” Plaza said as they touched on Baena’s death. “Overall, I’m here and I’m working and I feel really grateful that I’m moving through the world. I’m fine. But, you know, it’s obviously a daily struggle.”
She continued: “That’s a really stupid analogy, and it was kind of a joke but I mean it for real, have you seen this movie? Valley? It’s like a space movie starring Miles Teller. In the movie, there is a cliff on one side and a cliff on the other side, and there is a narrow passage [in the middle] With monster people trying to get them.
“I watched it,” she said, “and I said to myself, ‘This is what I feel, what my grief looks like — or what grief can be like.’” There is always a huge ocean of atrocities. thereAnd I can see that. And sometimes, I just want to dive in and be in it. And sometimes, I just look at him. And sometimes, I just try to stay away from it. But it’s always there. It’s always there. “And the brutal people are trying to get me.”
Baena and Plaza had been dating for three years before she starred in his directorial debut in 2014. life after beth, Which he also wrote. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. They have collaborated on five films, including The end of love (2012), Small watches (2017) and Spin me round (2022).
in Saturday Night LiveFor her 50th anniversary special, she wore a tie-dye T-shirt in honor of her late husband. The actress previously spoke about how she and Baena wore a tie to their wedding.
