Aubrey Plaza gives birth to first baby with Christopher Abbott

Aubrey Plaza is a parent!

The “Parks and Recreation” alum has given birth to her and partner Christopher Abbott‘s first child. She was seen in photos obtained by TMZcarrying her bundle of joy around New York City Sunday, apparently after seeing Abbott’s final performance in Broadway’s “Death of a Salesman.” According to the outlet, a source revealed that the actress welcomed the little one, a girl, during the last week of July.

The actress debuted her baby bump in April, one day after People reported she was pregnant and due in the fall.

Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott walking in New York City with their dog.
Aubrey Plaza (pictured above on April 27) and Christopher Abbott’s first child has arrived. BrosNYC / BACKGRID
Pregnant Aubrey Plaza in a denim shirt showing her baby bump.
The actress (pictured above on May 4) debuted her bump in April. SL, Terma / BACKGRID

“They feel very blessed,” a source told the outlet at the time, calling the news “a beautiful surprise after an emotional year.”

Plaza, notably, lost estranged husband Jeff Baena in January 2025.

The former couple had been separated for four months when the director died by suicide at age 47.

Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza pose at the opening night after party for the new revival of Arthur Miller's
One day prior, People broke the news that the “Parks and Recreation” alum (pictured above on April 9) was pregnant. Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
Aubrey Plaza shows off her baby bump with Christopher Abbott.
The outlet claimed Plaza (pictured above in April 27) was due to give birth in the fall. BrosNYC / BACKGRID

Plaza and Baena’s family released a joint statement in the wake of the “unimaginable tragedy,” reading, “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”

The comedian opened up about her “daily struggle” on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast seven months later.

“Right in this very very present moment, I feel happy to be with you,” she told the host in August 2025. “Overall, I’m here and I’m functioning.”

Plaza went on to compare her grief to a “giant ocean of just awfulness.”

Aubrey Plaza, showing her baby bump, walking with Christopher Abbott and their dog.
“They feel very blessed,” a source gushed of the pair (pictured above in April 27). BrosNYC / BACKGRID
Aubrey Plaza looking up at Jeff Baena.
The news was “a beautiful surprise after an emotional year,” a source said, referencing Plaza’s estranged husband, Jeff Baena (pictured above in May 2021), dying by suicide in January 2025. Instagram/@plazadeaubrey

She explained, “Sometimes I just want to dive into it and be in it. And sometimes I look at it and sometimes I just try to get away from it, but it’s always there.”

The Emmy nominee credited her “funny friends” with still being able to make her “laugh really, really hard” while navigating the tragedy.

The “White Lotus” alum married Baena in May 2021, with the duo spontaneously tying the knot in tie-dye pajamas after a decade together.

It is unclear when she began dating Abbott.

Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza attending a private dinner during Sundance for
It is unclear when Plaza moved on with Abbott (pictured above in January 2020). Getty Images Courtesy of Rand Luxury
Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott attending
She and the “Girls” alum (pictured above in November 2023) have worked together on multiple past projects. Getty Images

Plaza and the “Girls” alum, 40, have acted together in the “Black Bear” film and the “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” Off-Broadway production in 2020 and 2023, respectively.

Abbott broke his silence on his girlfriend’s pregnancy in a May “Today” show interview, calling it a “very exciting” development.

Prior to Plaza, the actor dated his “Katie Says Goodbye” co-star Olivia Cooke between 2015 and 2020.