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Gillian Jacobs
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 5th, 2026 | Gary | Tiffany Jerimovich | 7 | |
February 11th, 2026 | The Home | Ms. Jacobs | 10 | |
January 25th, 2026 | The Musical | Abigail | TBD | |
May 19th, 2025 | Mr. Polaroid | Self - Narrator (voice) | 7.5 | |
January 13th, 2023 | The Seven Faces of Jane | Jane | 5 | |
December 8th, 2022 | Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again | Erica Daley (voice) | 6.4 | |
March 10th, 2022 | The Contractor | Brianne | 6.4 | |
November 5th, 2021 | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Dr. Jacobs | 5.2 | |
October 9th, 2021 | Injustice | Harley Quinn (voice) | 7.3 | |
July 14th, 2021 | Fear Street: 1666 | Adult Ziggy / C. Berman | 7.1 | |
July 8th, 2021 | Fear Street: 1978 | C. Berman / Adult Ziggy | 7.2 | |
June 28th, 2021 | Fear Street: 1994 | C. Berman (voice) | 6.7 | |
March 26th, 2021 | North Hollywood | Abigaile | 5.3 | |
October 28th, 2020 | Come Play | Sarah | 6.4 | |
September 17th, 2020 | I Used to Go Here | Kate Conklin | 5.6 | |
August 14th, 2020 | Magic Camp | Christina Darkwood | 6.8 | |
May 18th, 2020 | Community Table Read | Britta Perry | 5.7 | |
May 25th, 2018 | Ibiza | Harper | 5.7 | |
May 10th, 2018 | Life of the Party | Helen | 6.1 | |
January 22nd, 2017 | Lemon | Tracy | 4.4 | |
September 9th, 2016 | Brother Nature | Gwen Turley | 5.1 | |
July 22nd, 2016 | Don't Think Twice | Samantha | 6.4 | |
April 16th, 2016 | Dean | Nicky | 5.8 | |
March 8th, 2016 | Six Seasons and a Finale | Self | TBD | |
August 28th, 2015 | Visions | Sadie | 5.3 | |
June 6th, 2015 | No Way Jose | Penny | 4.9 | |
February 20th, 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Jill | 5.2 | |
January 30th, 2015 | Black or White | Fay | 6.8 | |
December 5th, 2014 | Life Partners | Paige | 5.8 | |
August 5th, 2014 | Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep | Self | TBD | |
July 11th, 2014 | The Lookalike | Lacey | 5 | |
May 30th, 2014 | The Big Ask | Emily | 5 | |
May 2nd, 2014 | Walk of Shame | Rose | 6 | |
March 8th, 2014 | Harmontown | Self | 6.6 | |
October 25th, 2013 | Crush | Shira Wall | 7.2 | |
October 15th, 2013 | Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around | Sta'abi (voice) | 6.1 | |
August 28th, 2013 | Bad Milo! | Sarah | 5.7 | |
June 21st, 2013 | Made in Cleveland | Martha | 1 | |
March 14th, 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Miranda | 5.7 | |
March 10th, 2013 | It's Not You, It's Me | Babe | 6.9 | |
July 17th, 2012 | Revenge for Jolly! | Tina | 4.6 | |
June 22nd, 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Waitress / Katie | 6.6 | |
June 8th, 2012 | Adventures in the Sin Bin | Lauren | 4 | |
December 2nd, 2011 | Watching TV with the Red Chinese | Suzanne | TBD | |
October 25th, 2011 | Let Go | Darla | 4.9 | |
September 14th, 2011 | Captain Planet with Don Cheadle | Linka | 5.8 | |
March 8th, 2011 | Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews | Self | TBD | |
November 12th, 2010 | Helena from the Wedding | Helena | 4.1 | |
June 13th, 2010 | Coach | Zoe | 5.3 | |
March 10th, 2010 | NoNAMES | CJ | TBD | |
October 29th, 2009 | The Box | Dana | 5.6 | |
September 7th, 2009 | Solitary Man | Tall Girl | 5.9 | |
November 21st, 2008 | Gardens of the Night | Leslie | 6.2 | |
September 26th, 2008 | Choke | Cherry Daiquiri / Beth | 6.1 | |
March 12th, 2007 | Blackbird | Froggy | 2 | |
TBD | Untitled Community Movie | Britta Perry | TBD | |
January 1st, 2005 | Building Girl | Katie | 8 | |
TBD | Beverly Hills | Cindy Tyler | TBD | |
TBD | Up All Night | Marni | TBD |