Ann Perkins

Ann Meredith Perkins, RN is a fictional character in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. She is a nurse and the best friend of Leslie Knope, and is portrayed by Rashida Jones.

Storyline

Season one

At the start of the series, Ann Perkins was dating Andy Dwyer, her live-in boyfriend. Ann matured faster than Andy did and, while Ann entered into a career in nursing, Andy remained lazy, spoiled and unemployed. After Andy falls into a large pit next to her house and breaks his legs, Ann is inspired to attend parks and recreation meetings to advocate the pit be filled in, which leads Ann to befriend parks deputy director Leslie Knope. Eventually, after Andy's leg casts are removed, Ann learns he could have taken them off weeks prior, but did not because he enjoyed being pampered and spoiled by Ann. This leads to an angry confrontation, and eventually the two break up, much to Andy's despair.

Season two

After Andy] (Pawnee city planner) fell into the construction pit (at the end of season one), he is nursed by Ann during his time at the hospital. The two develop a romantic interest in each other and start dating only after Leslie, who previously harbored feelings for Mark, assures Ann she is fine with the pairing. At first, she seems to be happy with Mark, but as time goes on, she starts getting bored having a normal and healthy relationship, remembering that her relationship with Andy, while terrible, was more interesting. Furthermore, she shows a hint of jealousy toward Andy's budding relationship with April. She and Mark break up, and Mark leaves his job working for the government. In the season finale episode after Andy crashes his motorcycle, Ann kisses him while nursing him at the hospital. One night she gets drunk and kisses state auditor Chris Traeger, which prompts him to continually ask her out on a date, which she refuses to do because she is put off by his excessive positivity.