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