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.
Movies (55)
Gary
2026
The Home
2026
The Musical
2026
Mr. Polaroid
2025
The Seven Faces of Jane
2023
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022
The Contractor
2022
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021
Injustice
2021
Fear Street: 1666
2021
Fear Street: 1978
2021
Fear Street: 1994
2021
North Hollywood
2021
Come Play
2020
I Used to Go Here
2020
Magic Camp
2020
Community Table Read
2020
Ibiza
2018
Life of the Party
2018
Lemon
2017
Brother Nature
2016
Don't Think Twice
2016
Dean
2016
Visions
2015
No Way Jose
2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
Black or White
2015
Life Partners
2014
The Lookalike
2014
The Big Ask
2014
Walk of Shame
2014
Harmontown
2014
Crush
2013
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
Bad Milo!
2013
Made in Cleveland
2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
It's Not You, It's Me
2013
Revenge for Jolly!
2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011
Let Go
2011
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011
Helena from the Wedding
2010
Coach
2010
NoNAMES
2010
The Box
2009
Solitary Man
2009
Gardens of the Night
2008
Choke
2008
Blackbird
2007
Untitled Community Movie
Beverly Hills
TV Shows (62)
Is It Cake? Halloween
2025
Dish It Out
2025
Long Story Short
2025
Wylde Pak
2025
After Midnight
2024
Carol & the End of the World
2023
Transatlantic
2023
The Bear
2022
Minx
2022
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
2021
Ten Year Old Tom
2021
Cinema Toast
2021
INVINCIBLE
2021
INVINCIBLE
2021
Earth to Ned
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Marvel's Storyboards
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
The Twilight Zone
2019
Weird City
2019
Random Acts of Flyness
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Justice League Action
2016
HarmonQuest
2016
Match Game
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
Love
2016
Angie Tribeca
2016
Long Live the Royals
2015
Dr. Ken
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Rick and Morty
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
Tiny Commando
2013
Hollywood Game Night
2013
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Girls
2012
Regular Show
2010
Regular Show
2010
The Good Wife
2009
Community
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Royal Pains
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Fringe
2008
Traveler
2007
The Book of Daniel
2006
Robot Chicken
2005
American Dad!
2005
The Venture Bros.
2004
The Soup
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000