Gillian Jacobs
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1982-10-19
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Also Known For
Community Table Read
May 18, 2020
The Box
Oct 29, 2009
Choke
Sep 26, 2008
Solitary Man
Sep 07, 2009
Helena from the Wedding
Nov 12, 2010
NoNAMES
Mar 10, 2010
Gardens of the Night
Nov 21, 2008
Coach
Jun 13, 2010
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Dec 02, 2011
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Jun 22, 2012
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Mar 14, 2013
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Jun 08, 2012
Let Go
Oct 25, 2011
Revenge for Jolly!
Jul 17, 2012
Walk of Shame
May 02, 2014
Bad Milo!
Aug 28, 2013
The Big Ask
May 30, 2014
Blackbird
Mar 12, 2007
It's Not You, It's Me
Mar 10, 2013
Black or White
Sep 06, 2014
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Feb 20, 2015
The Seven Faces of Jane
Jan 13, 2023
Life Partners
Dec 05, 2014
Brother Nature
Sep 09, 2016
The Lookalike
Jul 11, 2014
Dean
Apr 16, 2016
Untitled Community Movie
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Dec 08, 2022
Harmontown
Mar 08, 2014
Made in Cleveland
Jun 21, 2013
No Way Jose
Jun 06, 2015
Building Girl
Jan 01, 2005
Visions
Aug 28, 2015
Don't Think Twice
Jul 22, 2016
Crush
Oct 25, 2013
Beverly Hills
Lemon
Jan 22, 2017
Life of the Party
May 10, 2018
Magic Camp
Aug 14, 2020
Ibiza
May 25, 2018
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Oct 15, 2013
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Sep 14, 2011
Come Play
Oct 28, 2020
Fear Street: 1994
Jun 28, 2021
Fear Street: 1978
Jul 08, 2021
Fear Street: 1666
Jul 14, 2021
The Contractor
Mar 10, 2022
I Used to Go Here
Sep 17, 2020
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Nov 05, 2021
North Hollywood
Mar 26, 2021
Injustice
Oct 09, 2021
Up All Night
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Mar 08, 2011
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Aug 05, 2014
Six Seasons and a Finale
Mar 08, 2016
Mr. Polaroid
May 19, 2025
The Musical
Jan 25, 2026
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Dec 30, 2000
Fringe
Sep 09, 2008
The Greatest Event in Television History
Oct 12, 2012
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sep 30, 2001
Community
Sep 17, 2009
The Soup
Jul 01, 2004
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Oct 14, 2021
Ten Year Old Tom
Sep 30, 2021
Girls
Apr 15, 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Jun 08, 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Jun 08, 2012
Traveler
May 10, 2007
Royal Pains
Jun 04, 2009
The Venture Bros.
Aug 07, 2004
The Book of Daniel
Jan 06, 2006
Monsters vs. Aliens
Mar 23, 2013
Robot Chicken
Feb 20, 2005
Tiny Commando
Sep 09, 2013
Dr. Ken
Oct 02, 2015
Long Live the Royals
Nov 30, 2015
The Bear
Jun 23, 2022
Love
Feb 19, 2016
RuPaul's Drag Race
Feb 02, 2009
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009
Minx
Mar 17, 2022
HarmonQuest
Jul 14, 2016
Carol & the End of the World
Dec 15, 2023
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Oct 21, 2013
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Feb 18, 2018
Hollywood Game Night
Jul 11, 2013
Earth to Ned
Sep 04, 2020
Invincible
Mar 25, 2021
Angie Tribeca
Jan 17, 2016
Invincible
Mar 25, 2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Random Acts of Flyness
Aug 04, 2018
Rick and Morty
Dec 02, 2013
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Feb 21, 2016
Regular Show
Sep 06, 2010
Regular Show
Sep 06, 2010
To Tell the Truth
Jun 14, 2016
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Feb 25, 2016
Match Game
Jun 26, 2016
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Sep 18, 2014
After Midnight
Jan 17, 2024
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Aug 06, 2020
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
Transatlantic
Apr 07, 2023
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
The Twilight Zone
Apr 01, 2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Weird City
Feb 13, 2019
Justice League Action
Dec 16, 2016
Marvel's Storyboards
Jul 23, 2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Apr 08, 2020
Cinema Toast
Apr 20, 2021
Wylde Pak
Jun 06, 2025
Long Story Short
Aug 22, 2025
Dish It Out
Sep 05, 2025
Dish It Out
Sep 05, 2025
Is It Cake? Halloween
Oct 08, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
