Name
Gillian Jacobs
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1982-10-19 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Gillian 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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- 2020 Community Table Read as Britta Perry
- 2009 The Box as Dana
- 2008 Choke as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
- 2009 Solitary Man as Tall Girl
- 2010 Helena from the Wedding as Helena
- 2010 NoNAMES as CJ
- 2008 Gardens of the Night as Leslie
- 2010 Coach as Zoe
- 2011 Watching TV with the Red Chinese as Suzanne
- 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Waitress / Katie
- 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Miranda
- 2012 Adventures in the Sin Bin as Lauren
- 2011 Let Go as Darla
- 2012 Revenge for Jolly! as Tina
- 2014 Walk of Shame as Rose
- 2013 Bad Milo! as Sarah
- 2014 The Big Ask as Emily
- 2007 Blackbird as Froggy
- 2013 It's Not You, It's Me as Babe
- 2015 Black or White as Fay
- 2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Jill
- 2023 The Seven Faces of Jane as Jane
- 2014 Life Partners as Paige
- 2016 Brother Nature as Gwen Turley
- 2014 The Lookalike as Lacey
- 2016 Dean as Nicky
- Soon Untitled Community Movie as Britta Perry
- 2022 Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again as Erica Daley (voice)
- 2014 Harmontown as Self
- 2013 Made in Cleveland as Martha
- 2015 No Way Jose as Penny
- 2005 Building Girl as Katie
- 2015 Visions as Sadie
- 2016 Don't Think Twice as Samantha
- 2013 Crush as Shira Wall
- Soon Beverly Hills as Cindy Tyler
- 2017 Lemon as Tracy
- 2018 Life of the Party as Helen
- 2020 Magic Camp as Christina Darkwood
- 2018 Ibiza as Harper
- 2013 Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Sta'abi (voice)
- 2011 Captain Planet with Don Cheadle as Linka
- 2020 Come Play as Sarah
- 2021 Fear Street: 1666 as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
- 2021 Fear Street: 1994 as C. Berman (voice)
- 2021 Fear Street: 1978 as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
- 2022 The Contractor as Brianne
- 2020 I Used to Go Here as Kate Conklin
- 2021 Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Dr. Jacobs
- 2021 North Hollywood as Abigaile
- 2021 Injustice as Harley Quinn (voice)
- Soon Up All Night as Marni
- 2011 Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews as Self
- 2014 Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep as Self
- 2016 Six Seasons and a Finale as Self
- 2025 Mr. Polaroid as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2026 The Musical as Abigail
- 2026 The Home as Ms. Jacobs
- 2026 Gary as Tiffany Jerimovich
- 2000 Aqua Teen Hunger Force ( 1 episode ) as Carl's Wife (voice)
- 2008 Fringe ( 1 episode ) as Joanne Ostler
- 2012 The Greatest Event in Television History ( 1 episode ) as Sonny
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Sue Smith
- 2009 Community ( 110 episodes ) as Britta Perry
- 2004 The Soup ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Aquaman: King of Atlantis ( 3 episodes ) as Mera (voice)
- 2021 Ten Year Old Tom ( 40 episodes ) as Dakota (voice)
- 2012 Girls ( 5 episodes ) as Mimi-Rose Howard
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! ( 1 episode ) as Post-Apocalypse Woman
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 The Venture Bros. ( 1 episode ) as Marsha Backwood (voice)
- 2007 Traveler ( 1 episode ) as Kimberly
- 2009 Royal Pains ( 1 episode ) as Tess Frimoli
- 2006 The Book of Daniel ( 2 episodes ) as Adele Congreve
- 2005 Robot Chicken ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2013 Monsters vs. Aliens ( 21 episodes ) as Sta'abi (voice)
- 2013 Tiny Commando ( 12 episodes ) as Mitzi McNeil
- 2015 Dr. Ken ( 1 episode ) as Erin
- 2015 Long Live the Royals ( 4 episodes ) as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
- 2022 The Bear ( 8 episodes ) as Tiffany Jerimovich
- 2016 Love ( 34 episodes ) as Mickey Dobbs
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Sonia
- 2022 Minx ( 3 episodes ) as Maggie
- 2016 HarmonQuest ( 1 episode ) as Chip
- 2023 Carol & the End of the World ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2013 @midnight with Chris Hardwick ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 2013 Hollywood Game Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Earth to Ned ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2021 INVINCIBLE ( 26 episodes ) as Eve (voice)
- 2016 Angie Tribeca ( 1 episode ) as Becky Bunker
- 2021 INVINCIBLE ( 1 episode ) as Eve / College Girl (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Random Acts of Flyness ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2013 Rick and Morty ( 1 episode ) as Supernova (voice)
- 2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ ( 1 episode ) as Jenny Tanner
- 2010 Regular Show ( 1 episode ) as BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)
- 2010 Regular Show ( 2 episodes ) as BluRay (voice)
- 2016 To Tell the Truth ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 2016 Great Minds with Dan Harmon ( 1 episode ) as Ada Lovelace
- 2016 Match Game ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 2014 Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories ( 1 episode ) as Young Patient
- 2024 After Midnight ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Star Trek: Lower Decks ( 1 episode ) as Barbara Brinson (voice)
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Christie (voice)
- 2023 Transatlantic ( 7 episodes ) as Mary Jayne Gold
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Annie
- 2019 Weird City ( 1 episode ) as Mulia
- 2016 Justice League Action ( 1 episode ) as Roxy Rocket (voice)
- 2020 Marvel's Storyboards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2021 Cinema Toast ( 10 episodes )
- 2025 Wylde Pak ( 1 episode ) as Alice Kelly (voice)
- 2025 Long Story Short ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2025 Is It Cake? Halloween ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 Dish It Out ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 The Ultimate Improv Show ( 1 episode ) as Monologist
- 2022 Untitled Improv Project ( 1 episode ) as Monologist
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Vindicators 2 ( 10 episodes ) as Supernova (voice)
