Gillian Jacobs
Acting
Born: October 19, 1982 (age 43) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Rick and Morty
2013
INVINCIBLE
2021
Fringe
2008
Fear Street: 1994
2021
American Dad!
2005
Regular Show
2010
Fear Street: 1978
2021
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
Community
2009
Fear Street: 1666
2021
The Box
2009
The Bear
2022
Photos (9)
Movies (49)
Fear Street: 1978
C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
The Contractor
Brianne
Fear Street: 1994
C. Berman (voice)
The Box
Dana
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Jill
Gary
Tiffany Jerimovich
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Miranda
Fear Street: 1666
Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
Walk of Shame
Rose
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Erica Daley (voice)
Life of the Party
Helen
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Waitress / Katie
Come Play
Sarah
Magic Camp
Christina Darkwood
Injustice
Harley Quinn (voice)
Solitary Man
Tall Girl
Black or White
Fay
Visions
Sadie
The Home
Ms. Jacobs
Choke
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Don't Think Twice
Samantha
I Used to Go Here
Kate Conklin
Lemon
Tracy
Brother Nature
Gwen Turley
Bad Milo!
Sarah
Revenge for Jolly!
Tina
Gardens of the Night
Leslie
Ibiza
Harper
The Seven Faces of Jane
Jane
Life Partners
Paige
Let Go
Darla
North Hollywood
Abigaile
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Linka
Dean
Nicky
Community Table Read
Britta Perry
NoNAMES
CJ
Blackbird
Froggy
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Dr. Jacobs
Coach
Zoe
No Way Jose
Penny
The Lookalike
Lacey
The Big Ask
Emily
Helena from the Wedding
Helena
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Lauren
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Suzanne
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Sta'abi (voice)
Crush
Shira Wall
Made in Cleveland
Martha
It's Not You, It's Me
Babe
TV Shows (46)
American Dad!
Christie (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Supernova (voice) · 1 eps
Regular Show
BluRay (voice) · 2 eps
Regular Show
BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sue Smith · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Sonia · 1 eps
Fringe
Joanne Ostler · 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
Eve (voice) · 26 eps
INVINCIBLE
Eve / College Girl (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
(voice) · 1 eps
The Bear
Tiffany Jerimovich · 8 eps
President Curtis
Elsie (voice) · 1 eps
Community
Britta Perry · 110 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Barbara Brinson (voice) · 1 eps
Royal Pains
Tess Frimoli · 1 eps
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Carl's Wife (voice) · 1 eps
Girls
Mimi-Rose Howard · 5 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Post-Apocalypse Woman · 1 eps
The Venture Bros.
Marsha Backwood (voice) · 1 eps
Angie Tribeca
Becky Bunker · 1 eps
Justice League Action
Roxy Rocket (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Annie · 1 eps
Minx
Maggie · 3 eps
HarmonQuest
Chip · 1 eps
Love
Mickey Dobbs · 34 eps
Dr. Ken
Erin · 1 eps
Vindicators 2
Supernova (voice) · 10 eps
Wylde Pak
Alice Kelly (voice) · 1 eps
Carol & the End of the World
(voice) · 1 eps
Monsters vs. Aliens
Sta'abi (voice) · 21 eps
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Jenny Tanner · 1 eps
Long Story Short
(voice) · 1 eps
Ten Year Old Tom
Dakota (voice) · 40 eps
Weird City
Mulia · 1 eps
Cinema Toast
10 eps
The Ultimate Improv Show
Monologist · 1 eps
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Young Patient · 1 eps
The Book of Daniel
Adele Congreve · 2 eps
Traveler
Kimberly · 1 eps
Transatlantic
Mary Jayne Gold · 7 eps
The Greatest Event in Television History
Sonny · 1 eps
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Ada Lovelace · 1 eps
Untitled Improv Project
Monologist · 1 eps
Tiny Commando
Mitzi McNeil · 12 eps
Long Live the Royals
Rosalind / Katherine (voice) · 4 eps
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Mera (voice) · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self · 1 eps
After Midnight
Self · 6 eps
The Soup
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · 2 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Match Game
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
Self · 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Is It Cake? Halloween
Self - Judge · 1 eps
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Dish It Out
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Random Acts of Flyness
Herself · 1 eps
Earth to Ned
Herself · 1 eps
Marvel's Storyboards
Self · 1 eps
Harmontown
Self
Mr. Polaroid
Self - Narrator (voice)
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Self
