Gillian Jacobs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Female

Birthday

1982-10-19 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gillian Jacobs

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • Invincible

    Invincible

  • Invincible

    Invincible

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • Community

    Community

  • Girls

    Girls

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Star Trek: Lower Decks

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Royal Pains

    Royal Pains

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Magic Camp

    Magic Camp

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick

    @midnight with Chris Hardwick

  • The Venture Bros.

    The Venture Bros.

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Minx

    Minx

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Carol & the End of the World

    Carol & the End of the World

  • Love

    Love

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

  • Justice League Action

    Justice League Action

  • Walk of Shame

    Walk of Shame

  • Wylde Pak

    Wylde Pak

  • Lemon

    Lemon

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

  • Mr. Polaroid

    Mr. Polaroid

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • Dr. Ken

    Dr. Ken

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • NoNAMES

    NoNAMES

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • Visions

    Visions

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Long Story Short

    Long Story Short

  • Harmontown

    Harmontown

  • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

  • I Used to Go Here

    I Used to Go Here

  • Fear Street: 1978

    Fear Street: 1978

  • Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

    Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

  • The Contractor

    The Contractor

  • Fear Street: 1994

    Fear Street: 1994

  • Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

    Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

  • Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

    Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

  • North Hollywood

    North Hollywood

  • Weird City

    Weird City

  • Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

  • Long Live the Royals

    Long Live the Royals

  • Helena from the Wedding

    Helena from the Wedding

  • Monsters vs. Aliens

    Monsters vs. Aliens

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • Ten Year Old Tom

    Ten Year Old Tom

  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

    The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

  • Fear Street: 1666

    Fear Street: 1666

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • Community Table Read

    Community Table Read

  • Traveler

    Traveler

  • Life of the Party

    Life of the Party

  • Cinema Toast

    Cinema Toast

  • Black or White

    Black or White

  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice

  • Untitled Community Movie

    Untitled Community Movie

  • Building Girl

    Building Girl

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • Come Play

    Come Play

  • Random Acts of Flyness

    Random Acts of Flyness

  • Dish It Out

    Dish It Out

  • Dish It Out

    Dish It Out

  • Ibiza

    Ibiza

  • Choke

    Choke

  • Great Minds with Dan Harmon

    Great Minds with Dan Harmon

  • Solitary Man

    Solitary Man

  • Is It Cake? Halloween

    Is It Cake? Halloween

  • Gardens of the Night

    Gardens of the Night

  • Aquaman: King of Atlantis

    Aquaman: King of Atlantis

  • Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

    Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

  • Bad Milo!

    Bad Milo!

  • Earth to Ned

    Earth to Ned

  • Marvel's Storyboards

    Marvel's Storyboards

  • Dean

    Dean

  • Tiny Commando

    Tiny Commando

  • Brother Nature

    Brother Nature

  • Revenge for Jolly!

    Revenge for Jolly!

  • Six Seasons and a Finale

    Six Seasons and a Finale

  • The Seven Faces of Jane

    The Seven Faces of Jane

  • The Lookalike

    The Lookalike

  • Life Partners

    Life Partners

  • Coach

    Coach

  • No Way Jose

    No Way Jose

  • Mark, Mary + Some Other People

    Mark, Mary + Some Other People

  • Let Go

    Let Go

  • Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

    Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

  • Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

    Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

  • The Big Ask

    The Big Ask

  • Crush

    Crush

  • Made in Cleveland

    Made in Cleveland

  • Adventures in the Sin Bin

    Adventures in the Sin Bin

  • Up All Night

    Up All Night

  • The Musical

    The Musical

  • Beverly Hills

    Beverly Hills

  • It's Not You, It's Me

    It's Not You, It's Me

  • Watching TV with the Red Chinese

    Watching TV with the Red Chinese