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Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs

Actor · Born 1982-10-19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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 me…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Rick and Morty (2013) — Supernova (voice)
  2. INVINCIBLE (2021) — Eve (voice)
  3. Fringe (2008) — Joanne Ostler
  4. Fear Street: 1994 (2021) — C. Berman (voice)
  5. American Dad! (2005) — Christie (voice)
  6. Regular Show (2010) — BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)
  7. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) — Waitress / Katie
  8. Fear Street: 1978 (2021) — C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
  9. Community (2009) — Britta Perry
  10. Fear Street: 1666 (2021) — Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
  11. The Box (2009) — Dana
  12. The Bear (2022) — Tiffany Jerimovich
  13. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) — Miranda
  14. Walk of Shame (2014) — Rose
  15. Ibiza (2018) — Harper
  16. The Contractor (2022) — Brianne
  17. Life of the Party (2018) — Helen
  18. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) — Jill
  19. Injustice (2021) — Harley Quinn (voice)
  20. Come Play (2020) — Sarah
  21. The Good Wife (2009) — Sonia
  22. Robot Chicken (2005) — (voice)
  23. Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) — Barbara Brinson (voice)
  24. Visions (2015) — Sadie
  25. The Twilight Zone (2019) — Annie
  26. Girls (2012) — Mimi-Rose Howard
  27. Choke (2008) — Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
  28. Don't Think Twice (2016) — Samantha
  29. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Sue Smith
  30. Black or White (2015) — Fay
  31. Solitary Man (2009) — Tall Girl
  32. Love (2016) — Mickey Dobbs
  33. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022) — Erica Daley (voice)
  34. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge
  35. Bad Milo! (2013) — Sarah
  36. Conan (2010) — Self
  37. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000) — Carl's Wife (voice)
  38. The Venture Bros. (2004) — Marsha Backwood (voice)
  39. Life Partners (2014) — Paige
  40. Magic Camp (2020) — Christina Darkwood

Directed

  1. Marvel's 616 (2020) — Director
  2. The Seven Faces of Jane (2023) — Director
  3. More Than Robots (2022) — Director
  4. Curated (2018) — Director
  5. The Queen of Code (2015) — Director