Gillian Jacobs
Acting • Born 1982-10-19
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.
Filmography
122 credits
Community Table Read
Movie • 2020
Britta Perry
The Box
Movie • 2009
Dana
Choke
Movie • 2008
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Solitary Man
Movie • 2009
Tall Girl
Helena from the Wedding
Movie • 2010
Helena
NoNAMES
Movie • 2010
CJ
Gardens of the Night
Movie • 2008
Leslie
Coach
Movie • 2010
Zoe
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Movie • 2011
Suzanne
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Movie • 2012
Waitress / Katie
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie • 2013
Miranda
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Movie • 2012
Lauren
Let Go
Movie • 2011
Darla
Revenge for Jolly!
Movie • 2012
Tina
Walk of Shame
Movie • 2014
Rose
Bad Milo!
Movie • 2013
Sarah
The Big Ask
Movie • 2014
Emily
Blackbird
Movie • 2007
Froggy
It's Not You, It's Me
Movie • 2013
Babe
Black or White
Movie • 2014
Fay
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Movie • 2015
Jill
The Seven Faces of Jane
Movie • 2023
Jane
Life Partners
Movie • 2014
Paige
Brother Nature
Movie • 2016
Gwen Turley
The Lookalike
Movie • 2014
Lacey
Dean
Movie • 2016
Nicky
Untitled Community Movie
Movie
Britta Perry
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Movie • 2022
Erica Daley (voice)
Harmontown
Movie • 2014
Self
Made in Cleveland
Movie • 2013
Martha
No Way Jose
Movie • 2015
Penny
Building Girl
Movie • 2005
Katie
Visions
Movie • 2015
Sadie
Don't Think Twice
Movie • 2016
Samantha
Crush
Movie • 2013
Shira Wall
Beverly Hills
Movie
Cindy Tyler
Lemon
Movie • 2017
Tracy
Life of the Party
Movie • 2018
Helen
Magic Camp
Movie • 2020
Christina Darkwood
Ibiza
Movie • 2018
Harper
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Movie • 2013
Sta'abi (voice)
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Movie • 2011
Linka
Come Play
Movie • 2020
Sarah
Fear Street: 1978
Movie • 2021
C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
Fear Street: 1666
Movie • 2021
Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
Fear Street: 1994
Movie • 2021
C. Berman (voice)
The Contractor
Movie • 2022
Brianne
I Used to Go Here
Movie • 2020
Kate Conklin
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Movie • 2021
Dr. Jacobs
North Hollywood
Movie • 2021
Abigaile
Injustice
Movie • 2021
Harley Quinn (voice)
Up All Night
Movie
Marni
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Movie • 2011
Self
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Movie • 2014
Self
Six Seasons and a Finale
Movie • 2016
Self
Mr. Polaroid
Movie • 2025
Narrator (voice)
The Musical
Movie • 2026
Abigail
The Home
Movie • 2026
Ms. Jacobs
Invincible
Movie • 2021
Atom Eve
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV • 2000
Carl's Wife (voice)
Fringe
TV • 2008
Joanne Ostler
The Greatest Event in Television History
TV • 2012
Sonny
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Sue Smith
Community
TV • 2009
Britta Perry
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
TV • 2021
Mera (voice)
Ten Year Old Tom
TV • 2021
Dakota (voice)
Girls
TV • 2012
Mimi-Rose Howard
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Post-Apocalypse Woman
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
The Book of Daniel
TV • 2006
Adele Congreve
Traveler
TV • 2007
Kimberly
Royal Pains
TV • 2009
Tess Frimoli
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
(voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Marsha Backwood (voice)
Monsters vs. Aliens
TV • 2013
Sta'abi (voice)
Tiny Commando
TV • 2013
Mitzi McNeil
Dr. Ken
TV • 2015
Erin
Long Live the Royals
TV • 2015
Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
The Bear
TV • 2022
Tiffany Jerimovich
Love
TV • 2016
Mickey Dobbs
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Sonia
Minx
TV • 2022
Maggie
HarmonQuest
TV • 2016
Chip
Carol & the End of the World
TV • 2023
(voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2013
Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV • 2018
Self - Special Guest
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Earth to Ned
TV • 2020
Herself
Angie Tribeca
TV • 2016
Becky Bunker
Invincible
TV • 2021
Eve (voice)
Invincible
TV • 2021
Eve / College Girl (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Random Acts of Flyness
TV • 2018
Herself
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Supernova (voice)
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
TV • 2016
Jenny Tanner
Regular Show
TV • 2010
BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)
Regular Show
TV • 2010
BluRay (voice)
To Tell the Truth
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
TV • 2016
Ada Lovelace
Match Game
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TV • 2014
Young Patient
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV • 2020
Barbara Brinson (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Christie (voice)
Transatlantic
TV • 2023
Mary Jayne Gold
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2019
Annie
Weird City
TV • 2019
Mulia
Justice League Action
TV • 2016
Roxy Rocket (voice)
Marvel's Storyboards
TV • 2020
Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV • 2020
Self - Contestant
Cinema Toast
TV • 2021
Wylde Pak
TV • 2025
Alice Kelly (voice)
Long Story Short
TV • 2025
(voice)
Dish It Out
TV • 2025
Self- Guest
Dish It Out
TV • 2025
Herself- Guest
Is It Cake? Halloween
TV • 2025
Self - Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest