Gillian Jacobs
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 19, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (born October 19, 1982) is an American film, theatre and television actress, best known for her role as Britta Perry on the NBC comedy series Community. Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, was a Carnegie Mellon University director of alumni relations at the Heinz College. Her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker.She was raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon. She is of French, German, Irish, and Scottish descent. Her family owned the Jackson Koehler Eagle Brewery, established in 1847 in Erie, Pennsylvania, where her grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as President and CEO until its closure in 1978. Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight, and attended acting classes on Saturdays at the Pittsburgh Playhouse while growing up.She performed with the Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she was a perennial contender in the Public's Shakespeare Monologue Contest, leading her to be cast as Titania in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. After graduating from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2000, Jacobs moved to New York City, New York to attend the Juilliard School, where she was a member of the Drama Division's Group 33. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004.
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Filmography
Untitled Community Movie
Movie · as Britta Perry
Beverly Hills
Movie · as Cindy Tyler
Up All Night
Movie · as Marni
The Musical
Movie · as Abigail Morris
The Home
Movie · as Ms. Jacobs
Gary
Movie · as Tiffany Jerimovich
President Curtis
TV · as Elsie (voice) · 1 ep
The Detour with David Chang
TV · 1 ep
Mr. Polaroid
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wylde Pak
TV · as Alice Kelly (voice) · 1 ep
Long Story Short
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Is It Cake? Halloween
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Dish It Out
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Seven Faces of Jane
Movie · as Jane
Carol & the End of the World
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Transatlantic
TV · as Mary Jayne Gold · 7 eps
The Ultimate Improv Show
TV · as Monologist · 1 ep
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Movie · as Erica Daley (voice)
The Contractor
Movie · as Brianne
The Bear
TV · as Tiffany Jerimovich · 8 eps
Minx
TV · as Maggie · 3 eps
Untitled Improv Project
TV · as Monologist · 1 ep
Vindicators 2
TV · as Supernova (voice) · 10 eps
Fear Street: 1994
Movie · as C. Berman (voice)
Fear Street: 1978
Movie · as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
Fear Street: 1666
Movie · as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Movie · as Dr. Jacobs
North Hollywood
Movie · as Abigaile
Injustice
Movie · as Harley Quinn (voice)
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
TV · as Mera (voice) · 3 eps
Ten Year Old Tom
TV · as Dakota (voice) · 40 eps
INVINCIBLE
TV · as Eve (voice), Eve / College Girl (voice) · 26 eps
Cinema Toast
TV · 10 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Community Table Read
Movie · as Britta Perry
Magic Camp
Movie · as Christina Darkwood
Come Play
Movie · as Sarah
I Used to Go Here
Movie · as Kate Conklin
Earth to Ned
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Barbara Brinson (voice) · 1 ep
Marvel's Storyboards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Annie · 1 ep
Weird City
TV · as Mulia · 1 ep
Life of the Party
Movie · as Helen
Ibiza
Movie · as Harper
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Random Acts of Flyness
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Lemon
Movie · as Tracy
Brother Nature
Movie · as Gwen Turley
Dean
Movie · as Nicky
Don't Think Twice
Movie · as Samantha
Six Seasons and a Finale
Movie · as Self
Love
TV · as Mickey Dobbs · 34 eps
HarmonQuest
TV · as Chip · 1 ep
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Becky Bunker · 1 ep
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
TV · as Jenny Tanner · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
TV · as Ada Lovelace · 1 ep
Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Justice League Action
TV · as Roxy Rocket (voice) · 1 ep
Black or White
Movie · as Fay
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Movie · as Jill
No Way Jose
Movie · as Penny
Visions
Movie · as Sadie
Dr. Ken
TV · as Erin · 1 ep
Long Live the Royals
TV · as Rosalind / Katherine (voice) · 4 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Walk of Shame
Movie · as Rose
The Big Ask
Movie · as Emily
Life Partners
Movie · as Paige
The Lookalike
Movie · as Lacey
Harmontown
Movie · as Self
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Movie · as Self
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Young Patient · 1 ep
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie · as Miranda
Bad Milo!
Movie · as Sarah
It's Not You, It's Me
Movie · as Babe
Made in Cleveland
Movie · as Martha
Crush
Movie · as Shira Wall
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Movie · as Sta'abi (voice)
Monsters vs. Aliens
TV · as Sta'abi (voice) · 21 eps
Tiny Commando
TV · as Mitzi McNeil · 12 eps
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rick and Morty
TV · as Supernova (voice) · 1 ep
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Movie · as Waitress / Katie
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Movie · as Lauren
Revenge for Jolly!
Movie · as Tina
The Greatest Event in Television History
TV · as Sonny · 1 ep
Girls
TV · as Mimi-Rose Howard · 5 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Post-Apocalypse Woman, Self · 1 ep
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Movie · as Suzanne
Let Go
Movie · as Darla
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Movie · as Linka
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Movie · as Self
Helena from the Wedding
Movie · as Helena
NoNAMES
Movie · as CJ
Coach
Movie · as Zoe
Regular Show
TV · as BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice), BluRay (voice) · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Box
Movie · as Dana
Solitary Man
Movie · as Tall Girl
Community
TV · as Britta Perry · 110 eps
Royal Pains
TV · as Tess Frimoli · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Good Wife
TV · as Sonia · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Choke
Movie · as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Gardens of the Night
Movie · as Leslie
Fringe
TV · as Joanne Ostler · 1 ep
Blackbird
Movie · as Froggy
Traveler
TV · as Kimberly · 1 ep
The Book of Daniel
TV · as Adele Congreve · 2 eps
Building Girl
Movie · as Katie
Robot Chicken
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Christie (voice) · 1 ep
The Soup
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Venture Bros.
TV · as Marsha Backwood (voice) · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Sue Smith · 1 ep
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV · as Carl's Wife (voice) · 1 ep