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Gillian Jacobs

Acting 43 years old Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 2.1
Born: October 19, 1982

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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Known For

INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE Eve (voice) 2021
INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE Eve / College Girl (voice) 2021
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty Supernova (voice) 2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Regular Show
Regular Show BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice) 2010

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Fear Street: 1994
Fear Street: 1994 C. Berman (voice) 2021
Fear Street: 1978
Fear Street: 1978 C. Berman / Adult Ziggy 2021
Fear Street: 1666
Fear Street: 1666 Adult Ziggy / C. Berman 2021

Filmography

Acting Credits (121)

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

Directing Credits (5)

Writing Credits (1)

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