Gillian Jacobs
Acting
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.
The Home
Ms. Jacobs
The Musical
Abigail
Mr. Polaroid
Narrator (voice)
The Seven Faces of Jane
Jane
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Erica Daley (voice)
The Contractor
Brianne
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Dr. Jacobs
Injustice
Harley Quinn (voice)
Fear Street: 1666
Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
Fear Street: 1978
C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
Fear Street: 1994
C. Berman (voice)
North Hollywood
Abigaile
Come Play
Sarah
I Used to Go Here
Kate Conklin
Magic Camp
Christina Darkwood
Community Table Read
Britta Perry
Ibiza
Harper
Life of the Party
Helen
Lemon
Tracy
Brother Nature
Gwen Turley
Don't Think Twice
Samantha
Dean
Nicky
Six Seasons and a Finale
Self
Visions
Sadie
No Way Jose
Penny
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Jill
Life Partners
Paige
Black or White
Fay
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Self
The Lookalike
Lacey
The Big Ask
Emily
Walk of Shame
Rose
Harmontown
Self
Crush
Shira Wall
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Sta'abi (voice)
Bad Milo!
Sarah
Made in Cleveland
Martha
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Miranda
It's Not You, It's Me
Babe
Revenge for Jolly!
Tina
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Waitress / Katie
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Lauren
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Suzanne
Let Go
Darla
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Linka
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Self
Helena from the Wedding
Helena
Coach
Zoe
NoNAMES
CJ
The Box
Dana
Solitary Man
Tall Girl
Gardens of the Night
Leslie
Choke
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Blackbird
Froggy
Building Girl
Katie