Gillian Jacobs
Gillian Jacobs
Born 19/10/1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

The Musical

The Musical

Character:Abigail

Release Date:25/01/2026

Mr. Polaroid

Mr. Polaroid

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:19/05/2025

The Seven Faces of Jane

The Seven Faces of Jane

Character:Jane

Release Date:13/01/2023

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Character:Erica Daley (voice)

Release Date:08/12/2022

The Contractor

The Contractor

Character:Brianne

Release Date:10/03/2022

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

Character:Dr. Jacobs

Release Date:05/11/2021

Injustice

Injustice

Character:Harley Quinn (voice)

Release Date:09/10/2021

Fear Street: 1666

Fear Street: 1666

Character:Adult Ziggy / C. Berman

Release Date:14/07/2021

Fear Street: 1978

Fear Street: 1978

Character:C. Berman / Adult Ziggy

Release Date:08/07/2021

Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1994

Character:C. Berman (voice)

Release Date:28/06/2021

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

Character:Abigaile

Release Date:26/03/2021

Come Play

Come Play

Character:Sarah

Release Date:28/10/2020

I Used to Go Here

I Used to Go Here

Character:Kate Conklin

Release Date:17/09/2020

Magic Camp

Magic Camp

Character:Christina Darkwood

Release Date:14/08/2020

Community Table Read

Community Table Read

Character:Britta Perry

Release Date:18/05/2020

Ibiza

Ibiza

Character:Harper

Release Date:25/05/2018

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

Character:Helen

Release Date:10/05/2018

Lemon

Lemon

Character:Tracy

Release Date:22/01/2017

Brother Nature

Brother Nature

Character:Gwen Turley

Release Date:09/09/2016

Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

Character:Samantha

Release Date:22/07/2016

Dean

Dean

Character:Nicky

Release Date:16/04/2016

Six Seasons and a Finale

Six Seasons and a Finale

Character:Self

Release Date:08/03/2016

Visions

Visions

Character:Sadie

Release Date:28/08/2015

No Way Jose

No Way Jose

Character:Penny

Release Date:06/06/2015

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Character:Jill

Release Date:20/02/2015

Life Partners

Life Partners

Character:Paige

Release Date:05/12/2014

Black or White

Black or White

Character:Fay

Release Date:06/09/2014

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

Character:Self

Release Date:05/08/2014

The Lookalike

The Lookalike

Character:Lacey

Release Date:11/07/2014

The Big Ask

The Big Ask

Character:Emily

Release Date:30/05/2014

Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

Character:Rose

Release Date:02/05/2014

Harmontown

Harmontown

Character:Self

Release Date:08/03/2014

Crush

Crush

Character:Shira Wall

Release Date:25/10/2013

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

Character:Sta'abi (voice)

Release Date:15/10/2013

Bad Milo!

Bad Milo!

Character:Sarah

Release Date:28/08/2013

Made in Cleveland

Made in Cleveland

Character:Martha

Release Date:21/06/2013

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Character:Miranda

Release Date:14/03/2013

It's Not You, It's Me

It's Not You, It's Me

Character:Babe

Release Date:10/03/2013

Revenge for Jolly!

Revenge for Jolly!

Character:Tina

Release Date:17/07/2012

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Character:Waitress / Katie

Release Date:22/06/2012

Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

Character:Lauren

Release Date:08/06/2012

Watching TV with the Red Chinese

Watching TV with the Red Chinese

Character:Suzanne

Release Date:02/12/2011

Let Go

Let Go

Character:Darla

Release Date:25/10/2011

Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

Character:Linka

Release Date:14/09/2011

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

Character:Self

Release Date:08/03/2011

Helena from the Wedding

Helena from the Wedding

Character:Helena

Release Date:12/11/2010

Coach

Coach

Character:Zoe

Release Date:13/06/2010

NoNAMES

NoNAMES

Character:CJ

Release Date:10/03/2010

The Box

The Box

Character:Dana

Release Date:29/10/2009

Solitary Man

Solitary Man

Character:Tall Girl

Release Date:07/09/2009

Gardens of the Night

Gardens of the Night

Character:Leslie

Release Date:21/11/2008

Choke

Choke

Character:Cherry Daiquiri / Beth

Release Date:26/09/2008

Blackbird

Blackbird

Character:Froggy

Release Date:12/03/2007

Building Girl

Building Girl

Character:Katie

Release Date:01/01/2005

Television Appearances

Is It Cake? Halloween

Is It Cake? Halloween

Character:Self - Judge

Dish It Out

Dish It Out

Character:Self- Guest

Dish It Out

Dish It Out

Character:Herself- Guest

Long Story Short

Long Story Short

Character:(voice)

Wylde Pak

Wylde Pak

Character:Alice Kelly (voice)

After Midnight

After Midnight

Character:Self

Carol & the End of the World

Carol & the End of the World

Character:(voice)

Transatlantic

Transatlantic

Character:Mary Jayne Gold

The Bear

The Bear

Character:Tiffany Jerimovich

Minx

Minx

Character:Maggie

Aquaman: King of Atlantis

Aquaman: King of Atlantis

Character:Mera (voice)

Ten Year Old Tom

Ten Year Old Tom

Character:Dakota (voice)

Cinema Toast

Cinema Toast

Character:

INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

Character:Eve (voice)

INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

Character:Eve / College Girl (voice)

Earth to Ned

Earth to Ned

Character:Herself

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Character:Barbara Brinson (voice)

Marvel's Storyboards

Marvel's Storyboards

Character:Self

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Character:Self - Contestant

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Character:Annie

Weird City

Weird City

Character:Mulia

Random Acts of Flyness

Random Acts of Flyness

Character:Herself

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

Character:Self - Special Guest

Justice League Action

Justice League Action

Character:Roxy Rocket (voice)

HarmonQuest

HarmonQuest

Character:Chip

Match Game

Match Game

Character:Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

Character:Self - Panelist

Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Character:Ada Lovelace

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Character:Jenny Tanner

Love

Love

Character:Mickey Dobbs

Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca

Character:Becky Bunker

Long Live the Royals

Long Live the Royals

Character:Rosalind / Katherine (voice)

Dr. Ken

Dr. Ken

Character:Erin

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Character:Self - Guest

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Character:Young Patient

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Character:Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Character:Self

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

Character:Supernova (voice)

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Character:Self

Tiny Commando

Tiny Commando

Character:Mitzi McNeil

Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

Character:Self

Monsters vs. Aliens

Monsters vs. Aliens

Character:Sta'abi (voice)

The Greatest Event in Television History

The Greatest Event in Television History

Character:Sonny

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Character:Post-Apocalypse Woman

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Character:Self

Girls

Girls

Character:Mimi-Rose Howard

Regular Show

Regular Show

Character:BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)

Regular Show

Regular Show

Character:BluRay (voice)

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

Character:Sonia

Community

Community

Character:Britta Perry

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Character:Self - Guest

Royal Pains

Royal Pains

Character:Tess Frimoli

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

Character:Self - Guest Judge

Fringe

Fringe

Character:Joanne Ostler

Traveler

Traveler

Character:Kimberly

The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

Character:Adele Congreve

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

Character:(voice)

American Dad!

American Dad!

Character:Christie (voice)

The Venture Bros.

The Venture Bros.

Character:Marsha Backwood (voice)

The Soup

The Soup

Character:Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Character:Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Character:Self - Guest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Character:Sue Smith

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Character:Carl's Wife (voice)

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