Gillian Jacobs
Born: 1982-10-19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Long Story Short as (voice)
- Mr. Polaroid as Narrator (voice)
- Wylde Pak as Alice Kelly (voice)
- Dish It Out as Self- Guest
- Is It Cake? Halloween as Self - Judge
2024
- After Midnight as Self
2023
- The Seven Faces of Jane as Jane
- Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
- Transatlantic as Mary Jayne Gold
2022
- The Bear as Tiffany Jerimovich
- Minx as Maggie
- The Contractor as Brianne
- Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again as Erica Daley (voice)
- More Than Robots ... (Director)
2021
- INVINCIBLE as Eve (voice)
- Injustice as Harley Quinn (voice)
- North Hollywood as Abigaile
- Fear Street: 1978 as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
- Fear Street: 1666 as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
- Fear Street: 1994 as C. Berman (voice)
- Ten Year Old Tom as Dakota (voice)
- Cinema Toast
- Aquaman: King of Atlantis as Mera (voice)
- Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Dr. Jacobs
2020
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Barbara Brinson (voice)
- Magic Camp as Christina Darkwood
- Come Play as Sarah
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- I Used to Go Here as Kate Conklin
- Community Table Read as Britta Perry
- Marvel's 616 ... (Director)
- Earth to Ned as Herself
- Marvel's Storyboards as Self
2019
- The Twilight Zone as Annie
- Weird City as Mulia
2018
- Life of the Party as Helen
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- Random Acts of Flyness as Herself
- Ibiza as Harper
- Curated ... (Director)
2017
- Lemon as Tracy
2016
- Brother Nature as Gwen Turley
- Justice League Action as Roxy Rocket (voice)
- Match Game as Self - Panelist
- Angie Tribeca as Becky Bunker
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- Love as Mickey Dobbs
- Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ as Jenny Tanner
- HarmonQuest as Chip
- Don't Think Twice as Samantha
- Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Ada Lovelace
- Dean as Nicky
- Six Seasons and a Finale as Self
2015
- Dr. Ken as Erin
- No Way Jose as Penny
- Visions as Sadie
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Jill
- The Queen of Code ... (Director)
- Long Live the Royals as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Walk of Shame as Rose
- The Lookalike as Lacey
- Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Young Patient
- Harmontown as Self
- The Big Ask as Emily
- Black or White as Fay
- Life Partners as Paige
- Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep as Self
2013
- Rick and Morty as Supernova (voice)
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Bad Milo! as Sarah
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Miranda
- Monsters vs. Aliens as Sta'abi (voice)
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- It's Not You, It's Me as Babe
- Made in Cleveland as Martha
- Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Sta'abi (voice)
- Tiny Commando as Mitzi McNeil
- Crush as Shira Wall
2012
- Girls as Mimi-Rose Howard
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Post-Apocalypse Woman
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Waitress / Katie
- Adventures in the Sin Bin as Lauren
- Revenge for Jolly! as Tina
- The Greatest Event in Television History as Sonny
2011
- Captain Planet with Don Cheadle as Linka
- Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews as Self
- Let Go as Darla
- Watching TV with the Red Chinese as Suzanne
2010
- Regular Show as BluRay (voice)
- Coach as Zoe
- NoNAMES as CJ
- Helena from the Wedding as Helena
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Good Wife as Sonia
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Community as Britta Perry
- Royal Pains as Tess Frimoli
- The Box as Dana
- Solitary Man as Tall Girl
2008
- Fringe as Joanne Ostler
- Choke as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
- Gardens of the Night as Leslie
2006
- The Book of Daniel as Adele Congreve
2005
- American Dad! as Christie (voice)
- Robot Chicken as (voice)
- Building Girl as Katie
2004
- The Soup as Self
- The Venture Bros. as Marsha Backwood (voice)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Sue Smith
2000
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Carl's Wife (voice)