LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 08:  Actors  Aubrey Plaza (L) and  Jeff Baena arrives at Sundance NextFest Film Festival Premiere Of "Life After Beth" at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.

Baena was found dead around 10:30 am local time Friday (January 3) at a Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The circumstances remained unclear on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 08:  Actors  Aubrey Plaza (L) and  Jeff Baena arrives at Sundance NextFest Film Festival Premiere Of "Life After Beth" at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
Aubrey Plaza nd Jeff Baena pictured in 2014. (Getty)

The office said that it was investigating and a full report wouldn’t be available until the case is closed.

A representative for Plaza responded to a request for comment with a link to a story about Baena’s death on the entertainment industry news site Deadline.

Baena co-wrote David O. Russell’s 2004 film I Heart Huckabees and wrote and directed five of his own films, mostly dark comedies.

Actress Aubrey Plaza and director/writer Jeff Baena attends the GREY GOOSE Blue Door Hosts "Life After Beth" Party on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.
The pair, who were frequent collaborators, married in 2021. (Getty)

Plaza starred in his directorial debut, the 2014 zombie comedy Life After Beth, and appeared in two of his other films: The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.

Plaza, 40, rose to fame playing April Ludgate on the television series Parks and Recreation and was nominated for an Emmy for her role on The White Lotus.

The couple married in 2021.

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