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 alumn ... i 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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Community
as Britta Perry
Episodes: 110
First Aired: Sep 17, 2009
Ten Year Old Tom
as Dakota (voice)
Episodes: 40
First Aired: Sep 30, 2021
Love
as Mickey Dobbs
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Feb 19, 2016
Bacon and Eggs
as Eggs
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Unknown
Monsters vs. Aliens
as Sta'abi (voice)
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Mar 23, 2013
INVINCIBLE
as Eve (voice)
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Mar 25, 2021
Tiny Commando
as Mitzi McNeil
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Sep 09, 2013
Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom
as Supernova (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 23, 2022
Transatlantic
as Mary Jayne Gold
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Apr 07, 2023
Girls
as Mimi-Rose Howard
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Apr 15, 2012
The Book of Daniel
as Adele Congreve
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 06, 2006
Long Live the Royals
as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 30, 2015
The Bear
as Tiffany Jerimovich
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jun 23, 2022
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
as Mera (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 14, 2021
Minx
as Maggie
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 17, 2022
Regular Show
as BluRay (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 06, 2010
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Carl's Wife (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 2000
Fringe
as Joanne Ostler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2008
The Greatest Event in Television History
as Sonny
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 12, 2012
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sue Smith
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 2001
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Post-Apocalypse Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
Traveler
as Kimberly
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 2007
Royal Pains
as Tess Frimoli
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 04, 2009
Robot Chicken
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
The Venture Bros.
as Marsha Backwood (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 07, 2004
Dr. Ken
as Erin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2015
The Good Wife
as Sonia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
HarmonQuest
as Chip
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 14, 2016
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 15, 2023
Angie Tribeca
as Becky Bunker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 2016
INVINCIBLE
as Eve / College Girl (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 25, 2021
Rick and Morty
as Supernova (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 02, 2013
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Jenny Tanner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2016
Regular Show
as BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 2010
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
as Ada Lovelace
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2016
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Young Patient
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 2014
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Barbara Brinson (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 06, 2020
American Dad!
as Christie (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The Twilight Zone
as Annie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 2019
Bacon and Eggs
as Therapist (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Weird City
as Mulia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2019
Justice League Action
as Roxy Rocket (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 2016
Cinema Toast
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Apr 20, 2021
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
After Midnight
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 17, 2024
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
The Soup
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 01, 2004
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2009
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 2013
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 18, 2018
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 11, 2013
Earth to Ned
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 2020
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Random Acts of Flyness
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 04, 2018
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 14, 2016
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 26, 2016
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Marvel's Storyboards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 2020
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