Gillian Jacobs
Acting
- Born:
- 1982-10-19
- Place of birth:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Gillian MacLaren 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
Filmography
The Detour with David Chang
The Musical
President Curtis
Gary
The Home
Is It Cake? Halloween
Dish It Out
Long Story Short
Wylde Pak
Mr. Polaroid
After Midnight
Carol & the End of the World
The Ultimate Improv Show
Transatlantic
The Seven Faces of Jane
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Untitled Improv Project
Vindicators 2
The Bear
Minx
The Contractor
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Injustice
Ten Year Old Tom
Fear Street: 1666
Fear Street: 1978
Fear Street: 1994
Cinema Toast
North Hollywood
INVINCIBLE
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Come Play
I Used to Go Here
Earth to Ned
Magic Camp
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Marvel's Storyboards
Community Table Read
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Twilight Zone
Weird City
Random Acts of Flyness
Ibiza
Life of the Party
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Lemon
Justice League Action
Brother Nature
Don't Think Twice
HarmonQuest
Match Game
To Tell the Truth
Dean
Six Seasons and a Finale
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Love
Angie Tribeca
Long Live the Royals
Dr. Ken
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Visions
No Way Jose
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Black or White
Life Partners
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
The Lookalike
The Big Ask
Walk of Shame
Harmontown
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Rick and Morty
Crush
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Tiny Commando
Bad Milo!
Hollywood Game Night
Made in Cleveland
Monsters vs. Aliens
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
It's Not You, It's Me
The Greatest Event in Television History
Revenge for Jolly!
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Girls
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Let Go
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Helena from the Wedding
Conan
Regular Show
Coach
NoNAMES
The Box
The Good Wife
Community
Solitary Man
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Royal Pains
RuPaul's Drag Race
Gardens of the Night
Choke
Fringe
Traveler
Blackbird
The Book of Daniel
Robot Chicken
American Dad!
Building Girl
The Venture Bros.
The Soup
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Untitled Community Movie
Beverly Hills
Up All Night