Aubrey Plaza received a supportive hug from friend in Los Angeles on Sunday while out and about with her beloved rescue Nederlandse Kooikerhondje dog, Frankie.

The 40-year-old Emmy nominee wore dark sunglᴀsses with her light-blue double denim ensemble and white sneakers.

Aubrey was sporting a 2022 Sundance Film Festival T-shirt – the same year her film Emily the Criminal scored distribution from Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment in Park City, UT.

It’s only been two months since Plaza suffered the ‘unimaginable tragedy’ of her husband Jeff Baena who died, age 47, on January 3 from suicide by hanging at their Los Feliz home.

On Sunday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the late filmmaker during their Oscars In Memoriam segment where he was featured between the late filmmaker Roger Corman and casting director Diane Crittenden.

A funeral for Jeff took place on January 10 in his Miami hometown.

Aubrey Plaza received a supportive hug from friend in Los Angeles on Sunday while out and about with her beloved rescue Nederlandse Kooikerhondje dog, Frankie

The Ritz Crackers brand ambᴀssador made her first public appearance following Baena’s death during SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which aired February 16 on NBC.

Aubrey introduced musical guests Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard performing a cover of Prince’s 1985 song Nothing Compares 2 U while wearing a top the two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee had tie-dyed in honor of their 2020 wedding.

‘We got married on a whim, literally decided at like 5pm and got married at like, 8:30,’ Plaza explained on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2021.

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‘Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine. I decided that Jeff and I were going to wear tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us [for the ceremony].’

The NYU Tisch grads originally met over a game of Balderdash in 2011 while co-starring in Mark Webber’s fatherhood drama The End of Love.

Jeff went on to direct Aubrey in four of his movies – Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), and Spin Me Round (2022).

‘I’ve been in every one of Jeff’s films,’ Plaza told IndieWire back in 2017.

‘I’ve been there from the beginning of every idea because we’re together. We’re working on it even when we’re not working on it.’

The Agatha All Along actress will next play a mystery role in Peter Atencio’s live action/animated comedy Animal Friends for Warner Bros. Pictures, which is scheduled to hit US/UK theaters October 10.

The 40-year-old Emmy nominee wore dark sunglᴀsses with her light-blue double denim ensemble and white sneakers

Aubrey was sporting a 2022 Sundance Film Festival T-shirt – the same year her film Emily the Criminal scored distribution from Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment 

It’s only been two months since Plaza suffered the ‘unimaginable tragedy’ of her husband Jeff Baena (R, pictured in 2017) who died, age 47, on January 3 from suicide by hanging at their Los Feliz home

On Sunday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the late filmmaker during their Oscars In Memoriam segment where he was featured between the late filmmaker Roger Corman and casting director Diane Crittenden

A funeral for Jeff took place on January 10 in his Miami hometown

The Ritz Crackers brand ambᴀssador made her first public appearance following Baena’s death during SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which aired February 16 on NBC

Aubrey introduced musical guests Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard performing a cover of Prince’s 1985 song Nothing Compares 2 U while wearing a top the two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee had tie-dyed in honor of their 2020 wedding

The NYU Tisch grads originally met over a game of Balderdash in 2011 while co-starring in Mark Webber’s fatherhood drama The End of Love (pictured in 2022)

Jeff went on to direct Aubrey in four of his movies – Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), and Spin Me Round (2022, pictured)

The R-rated road trip flick also stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, and Lil Rel Howery.

On May 25, Aubrey wrapped her role as a ‘mysterious woman’ in Ethan Coen’s Bakerfield-set detective comedy Honey Don’t! for Focus Features alongside Margaret Qualley, Chris Evans, and Charlie Day.

Plaza is also attached to star as con woman Marsha Sprinkle in John Waters’ big-screen adaptation of his 2022 debut novel Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance, which is actively seeking funding.