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