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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 19, 1982
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- 길리언 제이콥스
Gillian Jacobs
1.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Abigail
The Musical
2026
7.1
Self - Judge
Is It Cake? Halloween
2025
10.0
Self- Guest
Dish It Out
2025
10.0
Herself- Guest
Dish It Out
2025
7.6
(voice)
Long Story Short
2025
9.0
Alice Kelly (voice)
Wylde Pak
2025
8.0
Narrator (voice)
Mr. Polaroid
2025
5.9
Self
After Midnight
2024
7.4
(voice)
Carol & the End of the World
2023
6.4
Mary Jayne Gold
Transatlantic
2023
Credits
The Musical
as Abigail
2026
0.0
Is It Cake? Halloween
as Self - Judge
2025
7.1
Dish It Out
as Self- Guest
2025
10.0
Dish It Out
as Herself- Guest
2025
10.0
Long Story Short
as (voice)
2025
7.6
Wylde Pak
as Alice Kelly (voice)
2025
9.0
Mr. Polaroid
as Narrator (voice)
2025
8.0
After Midnight
as Self
2024
5.9
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
2023
7.4
Transatlantic
as Mary Jayne Gold
2023
6.4
The Seven Faces of Jane
as Jane
2023
5.0
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Erica Daley (voice)
2022
6.4
The Bear
as Tiffany Jerimovich
2022
8.2
Minx
as Maggie
2022
6.7
The Contractor
as Brianne
2022
6.4
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Dr. Jacobs
2021
5.2
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
as Mera (voice)
2021
6.3
Injustice
as Harley Quinn (voice)
2021
7.3
Ten Year Old Tom
as Dakota (voice)
2021
6.8
Fear Street: 1666
as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
2021
7.1
Fear Street: 1978
as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
2021
7.2
Fear Street: 1994
as C. Berman (voice)
2021
6.7
Cinema Toast
2021
7.0
North Hollywood
as Abigaile
2021
5.5
INVINCIBLE
as Eve (voice)
2021
8.6
INVINCIBLE
as Eve / College Girl (voice)
2021
8.6
Come Play
as Sarah
2020
6.4
I Used to Go Here
as Kate Conklin
2020
5.6
Earth to Ned
as Herself
2020
5.2
Magic Camp
as Christina Darkwood
2020
6.9
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Barbara Brinson (voice)
2020
7.6
Marvel's Storyboards
as Self
2020
7.0
Community Table Read
as Britta Perry
2020
5.7
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
2020
9.8
The Twilight Zone
as Annie
2019
6.7
Weird City
as Mulia
2019
6.1
Random Acts of Flyness
as Herself
2018
4.2
Ibiza
as Harper
2018
5.7
Life of the Party
as Helen
2018
6.1
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest
2018
5.8
Lemon
as Tracy
2017
4.4
Justice League Action
as Roxy Rocket (voice)
2016
7.1
Brother Nature
as Gwen Turley
2016
5.1
Don't Think Twice
as Samantha
2016
6.4
HarmonQuest
as Chip
2016
7.8
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.4
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.2
Dean
as Nicky
2016
5.8
🎬
Six Seasons and a Finale
as Self
2016
0.0
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
as Ada Lovelace
2016
7.1
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Jenny Tanner
2016
6.0
Love
as Mickey Dobbs
2016
7.1
Angie Tribeca
as Becky Bunker
2016
6.4
Long Live the Royals
as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
2015
6.4
Dr. Ken
as Erin
2015
5.6
Visions
as Sadie
2015
5.3
No Way Jose
as Penny
2015
5.0
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Jill
2015
5.2
Life Partners
as Paige
2014
5.8
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Young Patient
2014
7.4
Black or White
as Fay
2014
6.8
🎬
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
as Self
2014
0.0
The Lookalike
as Lacey
2014
5.0
The Big Ask
as Emily
2014
5.0
Walk of Shame
as Rose
2014
6.0
Harmontown
as Self
2014
6.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
Rick and Morty
as Supernova (voice)
2013
8.7
Crush
as Shira Wall
2013
7.2
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2013
5.2
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
as Sta'abi (voice)
2013
6.1
Tiny Commando
as Mitzi McNeil
2013
7.5
Bad Milo!
as Sarah
2013
5.7
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
6.5
Made in Cleveland
as Martha
2013
1.0
Monsters vs. Aliens
as Sta'abi (voice)
2013
6.4
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Miranda
2013
5.7
It's Not You, It's Me
as Babe
2013
6.9
The Greatest Event in Television History
as Sonny
2012
7.0
Revenge for Jolly!
as Tina
2012
4.6
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Waitress / Katie
2012
6.6
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Post-Apocalypse Woman
2012
6.2
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2012
6.2
Adventures in the Sin Bin
as Lauren
2012
4.0
Girls
as Mimi-Rose Howard
2012
6.3
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
as Suzanne
2011
0.0
Let Go
as Darla
2011
4.9
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
as Linka
2011
5.9
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
as Self
2011
0.0
Helena from the Wedding
as Helena
2010
4.1
Regular Show
as BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)
2010
8.6
Regular Show
as BluRay (voice)
2010
8.6
Coach
as Zoe
2010
5.3
NoNAMES
as CJ
2010
0.0
The Box
as Dana
2009
5.6
The Good Wife
as Sonia
2009
7.6
Community
as Britta Perry
2009
8.0
Solitary Man
as Tall Girl
2009
5.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Royal Pains
as Tess Frimoli
2009
6.8
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
Gardens of the Night
as Leslie
2008
6.2
Choke
as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
2008
6.1
Fringe
as Joanne Ostler
2008
8.1
Traveler
as Kimberly
2007
6.7
Blackbird
as Froggy
2007
2.0
The Book of Daniel
as Adele Congreve
2006
6.6
Robot Chicken
as (voice)
2005
7.7
American Dad!
as Christie (voice)
2005
7.0
🎬
Building Girl
as Katie
2005
0.0
The Venture Bros.
as Marsha Backwood (voice)
2004
7.8
The Soup
as Self
2004
6.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sue Smith
2001
7.6
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Carl's Wife (voice)
2000
7.5
Untitled Community Movie
as Britta Perry
N/A
0.0
🎬
Up All Night
as Marni
N/A
0.0
Beverly Hills
as Cindy Tyler
N/A
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