Gillian Jacobs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

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

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • Community

    Community

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Star Trek: Lower Decks

  • Girls

    Girls

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Venture Bros.

    The Venture Bros.

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick

    @midnight with Chris Hardwick

  • Royal Pains

    Royal Pains

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Dr. Ken

    Dr. Ken

  • Minx

    Minx

  • Justice League Action

    Justice League Action

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

    Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Love

    Love

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

    Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

  • Brother Nature

    Brother Nature

  • Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

  • Come Play

    Come Play

  • The Contractor

    The Contractor

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Monsters vs. Aliens

    Monsters vs. Aliens

  • Magic Camp

    Magic Camp

  • Long Story Short

    Long Story Short

  • Carol & the End of the World

    Carol & the End of the World

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • Choke

    Choke

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

  • The Lookalike

    The Lookalike

  • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

  • Life of the Party

    Life of the Party

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Mr. Polaroid

    Mr. Polaroid

  • Fear Street: 1978

    Fear Street: 1978

  • Coach

    Coach

  • North Hollywood

    North Hollywood

  • Wylde Pak

    Wylde Pak

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • Fear Street: 1994

    Fear Street: 1994

  • Lemon

    Lemon

  • Visions

    Visions

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

  • Bad Milo!

    Bad Milo!

  • Solitary Man

    Solitary Man

  • Fear Street: 1666

    Fear Street: 1666

  • Walk of Shame

    Walk of Shame

  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

    The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • The Seven Faces of Jane

    The Seven Faces of Jane

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Weird City

    Weird City

  • Harmontown

    Harmontown

  • Cinema Toast

    Cinema Toast

  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • Ten Year Old Tom

    Ten Year Old Tom

  • Random Acts of Flyness

    Random Acts of Flyness

  • Revenge for Jolly!

    Revenge for Jolly!

  • Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice

  • Aquaman: King of Atlantis

    Aquaman: King of Atlantis

  • Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

    Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

  • Dish It Out

    Dish It Out

  • Dish It Out

    Dish It Out

  • Long Live the Royals

    Long Live the Royals

  • Gardens of the Night

    Gardens of the Night

  • No Way Jose

    No Way Jose

  • Adventures in the Sin Bin

    Adventures in the Sin Bin

  • Black or White

    Black or White

  • Traveler

    Traveler

  • The Big Ask

    The Big Ask

  • Untitled Community Movie

    Untitled Community Movie

  • I Used to Go Here

    I Used to Go Here

  • Made in Cleveland

    Made in Cleveland

  • It's Not You, It's Me

    It's Not You, It's Me

  • Earth to Ned

    Earth to Ned

  • Life Partners

    Life Partners

  • Ibiza

    Ibiza

  • NoNAMES

    NoNAMES

  • Great Minds with Dan Harmon

    Great Minds with Dan Harmon

  • Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

    Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

  • Community Table Read

    Community Table Read

  • Tiny Commando

    Tiny Commando

  • Helena from the Wedding

    Helena from the Wedding

  • Is It Cake? Halloween

    Is It Cake? Halloween

  • Dean

    Dean

  • Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

    Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

  • The Musical

    The Musical

  • Let Go

    Let Go

  • Marvel's Storyboards

    Marvel's Storyboards

  • Mark, Mary + Some Other People

    Mark, Mary + Some Other People

  • Six Seasons and a Finale

    Six Seasons and a Finale

  • Crush

    Crush

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

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

  • Building Girl

    Building Girl

  • Beverly Hills

    Beverly Hills

  • Up All Night

    Up All Night

  • Watching TV with the Red Chinese

    Watching TV with the Red Chinese