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Gillian Jacobs

Actor, Director, WriterBorn October 19, 1982 (42 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Solitary Man
  • Bad Milo
  • I Used to Go Here
  • North Hollywood
  • The Lookalike
  • Dean
  • The Big Ask
  • Adventures in the Sin Bin
  • The Seven Faces of Jane
  • Made in Cleveland
  • Watching TV with the Red Chinese

Known For

  • Community
  • Love
  • Invincible
  • Come Play
  • Walk of Shame
  • Ibiza
  • Fear Street: Part Two - 1978
  • The Box
  • Life of the Party
  • Don't Think Twice
  • The Contractor
  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2
  • Transatlantic
  • Gardens of the Night
  • Life Partners
  • Bad Milo
  • I Used to Go Here
  • Black or White

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    Wylde Pak (TV Series) · as Alice Kelly (voice)
    2025
    Mr. Polaroid · as Narrator (voice)
    2023
    Carol & the End of the World (TV Series) · as (voice)
    2023
    Krapopolis (TV Series) · as Ana
    2023
    Transatlantic (TV Series) · as Mary Jayne Gold
    2022
    2022
    StoryBots: Answer Time (TV Series) · as Cast
    2022
    2022
    The Bear (TV Series) · as Tiffany Jerimovich
    2022
    2022
    George Carlin's American Dream (TV Series) · as Brenda Carlin's Letters And Diaries
    2022
    Minx (TV Series) · as Maggie
    2022
    The Contractor · as Brianne
    2022
    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV Series) · as Chris Riley
    2021
    2021
    Injustice · as Harley Quinn (voice)
    2021
    Aquaman: King of Atlantis (TV Series) · as Mera (voice)
    2021
    Ten Year Old Tom (TV Series) · as Dakota (voice)
    2021
    Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 · as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
    2021
    Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 · as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
    2021
    Fear Street: Part One - 1994 · as C. Berman (voice)
    2021
    2021
    Cinema Toast (TV Series)
    2021
    Invincible (TV Series) · as Eve (voice)
    2020
    Come Play · as Sarah
    2020
    Magic Camp · as Christina Darkwood
    2020
    I Used to Go Here · as Kate Conklin
    2020
    Star Trek: Lower Decks (TV Series) · as Barbara Brinson (voice)
    2020
    Community Table Read · as Britta Perry
    2019
    Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Mary Poppins
    2019
    The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) · as Annie
    2019
    Weird City (TV Series) · as Mulia
    2018
    Ibiza · as Harper
    2018
    Life of the Party · as Helen
    2017
    Lemon · as Tracy
    2016
    Justice League Action (TV Series) · as Roxy Rocket (voice)
    2016
    Brother Nature · as Gwen Turley
    2016
    Don't Think Twice · as Samantha
    2016
    HarmonQuest (TV Series) · as Chip
    2016
    Dean · as Nicky
    2016
    Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (TV Series) · as Jenny Tanner
    2016
    Love (TV Series) · as Mickey Dobbs
    2016
    Great Minds with Dan Harmon (TV Series) · as Ada Lovelace
    2016
    Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Becky Bunker
    2015
    Dr. Ken (TV Series) · as Erin
    2015
    Visions · as Sadie
    2015
    No Way Jose · as Penny
    2015
    2014
    Life Partners · as Paige
    2014
    Black or White · as Fay
    2014
    2014
    Long Live the Royals (TV Series) · as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
    2014
    Walk of Shame · as Rose
    2013
    2013
    Rick and Morty (TV Series) · as Supernova (voice)
    2013
    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Young Patient
    2013
    2013
    Tiny Commando (TV Series) · as Mitzi Mcneil
    2013
    Bad Milo · as Sarah
    2013
    2013
    Monsters vs. Aliens (TV Series) · as Sta'abi (voice)
    2013
    2012
    2012
    2012
    2012
    2012
    Girls (TV Series) · as Mimi-Rose Howard
    2012
    2011
    Let Go · as Darla
    2011
    2010
    2010
    Regular Show (TV Series) · as Bluray (voice)
    2010
    Coach · as Zoe
    2010
    Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Margles
    2010
    Nonames · as Cj
    2009
    The Box · as Dana
    2009
    The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Sonia
    2009
    Community (TV Series) · as Britta Perry
    2009
    Solitary Man · as Tall Girl
    2009
    Community: Webisodes (TV Series) · as Britta
    2009
    Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Tess Frimoli
    2008
    2008
    Choke · as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
    2008
    Fringe (TV Series) · as Joanne Ostler
    2007
    Traveler (TV Series) · as Kimberly
    2007
    Blackbird · as Froggy
    2006
    CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as Britta Perry
    2006
    The Book of Daniel (TV Series) · as Adele Congreve
    2005
    Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as (voice)
    2005
    American Dad! (TV Series) · as Christie (voice)
    2003
    The Venture Bros. (TV Series) · as Marsha Backwood (voice)
    2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Sue Smith
    2000
    Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Series) · as Carl's Wife (voice)

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