Gillian Jacobs
Acting
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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Brianne
... 2022
Dr. Jacobs
... 2021
Harley Quinn (voice)
... 2021
Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
... 2021
C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
... 2021
C. Berman
... 2021
Abigaile
... 2021
Sarah
... 2020
Kate Conklin
... 2020
Christina Darkwood
... 2020
Britta Perry
... 2020
Harper
... 2018
Helen
... 2018
Tracy
... 2017
Gwen Turley
... 2016
Samantha
... 2016
Nicky
... 2016
Sadie
... 2015
Penny
... 2015
... 2015
Paige
... 2014
Fay
... 2014
Lacey
... 2014
Emily
... 2014
Rose
... 2014
Herself
... 2014
Shira Wall
... 2013
Sta'abi (voice)
... 2013
Sarah
... 2013
Martha
... 2013
Miranda
... 2013
... 2013
Tina
... 2012
Waitress / Katie
... 2012
Lauren
... 2012
Suzanne
... 2011
Darla
... 2011
... 2011
Helena
... 2010
Zoe
... 2010
CJ
... 2010
Dana
... 2009
Tall Girl
... 2009
Leslie
... 2008
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
... 2008
Froggy
... 2007
Katie
... 2005
Maggie
Britta Perry