Plaza and Abbott previously worked together on the 2020 psychological drama “Black Bear”

Aubrey Plaza expecting first child with *Girls *star Christopher Abbott

Plaza and Abbott previously worked together on the 2020 psychological drama "Black Bear"

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April 7, 2026 9:28 p.m. ET

Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott in New York in 2023. Credit:

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Aubrey Plaza is going to become a mom!

The *Parks and Recreation** *star is expecting her first child with the actor Christopher Abbott, with whom she starred in the 2020 psychological drama *Black Bear.*

"It was a beautiful surprise after an emotional year," a source told PEOPLE on Tuesday. "They feel very blessed."

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The pair played creative collaborators who become lovers in *Black Bear*, which Plaza co-produced to acclaim when it premiered at Sundance. They also co-starred in the off-Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley's raucous romantic drama** ***Danny and the Deep Blue Sea*, which ran from from Oct. 2023 to Jan. 2024.

Plaza is coming off a heavy year following the death of her husband and close collaborator Jeff Baena in Jan. 2025.

Though the two separated before his death, Plaza told her *Parks and Rec *costar Amy Poehler in August that life had become "a daily struggle," though she was "grateful to be moving through the world."

* *has reached out to representatives for Plaza and Abbott for comment.

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