Gillian Jacobs
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Tarik Saleh
Writers: J.P. Davis,
Cast: Ben Foster, Brian Lafontaine, Chris Pine, Dean Ashton, Dustin Lewis, Gillian Jacobs, Kiefer Sutherland, Regina Ting Chen, Sander Thomas, Toby Dixon,
Director: Leigh Janiak
Writers: Leigh Janiak,
Cast: Benjamin Flores Jr., Emily Rudd, Gillian Jacobs, Kiana Madeira, Matthew Zuk, McCabe Slye, Meghan Packer, Ryan Simpkins, Sadie Sink, Ted Sutherland,
Director: Jacob Chase
Writers: Jacob Chase,
Cast: Alana-Ashley Marques, Azhy Robertson, Dalmar Abuzeid, Eboni Booth, Gavin MacIver-Wright, Gillian Jacobs, Jayden Marine, John Gallagher Jr., Rachel Wilson, Winslow Fegley,
Director: Kris Rey
Writers: Kris Rey,
Cast: Brandon Daley, Forrest Goodluck, Gillian Jacobs, Hannah Marks, Jemaine Clement, Jorma Taccone, Josh Wiggins, Kate Micucci, Khloe Janel, Zoë Chao,
Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Doug Mand,
Cast: Adam Devine, Bianca Grava, Cole Sand, Gillian Jacobs, Hayden Crawford, Isabella Crovetti, Izabella Alvarez, Jeffrey Tambor, Josie Totah, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre,
Director: Susanna Fogel
Writers: Susanna Fogel,
Cast: Abby Elliott, Adam Brody, Beth Dover, Elizabeth Ho, Gabourey Sidibe, Gillian Jacobs, Greer Grammer, Kate McKinnon, Leighton Meester, Mark Feuerstein,
Director: Mike Binder
Writers: Mike Binder,
Cast: Angela Jones, Bill Burr, Gillian Jacobs, Indigo, Jennifer Ehle, Jillian Estell, Joe Chrest, Kevin Costner, Mpho Koaho, Octavia Spencer,
Director: Richard Gray
Writers: Michele Davis-Gray,
Cast: Gillian Jacobs, Gina Gershon, Jerry O'Connell, John Corbett, Justin Long, Luis Guzmán, Scottie Thompson, Steven Bauer,
Director: Steven Brill
Writers: Steven Brill,
Cast: Alphonso McAuley, Bill Burr, Da'Vone McDonald, Elizabeth Banks, Ethan Suplee, Gillian Jacobs, James Marsden, Ken Davitian, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Sarah Wright,
Director: Neil Berkeley
Cast: Alison Brie, Dan Harmon, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Erin McGathy, Gillian Jacobs, Jack Black, Jeff Bryan Davis, Joel McHale, Steve Agee,
Director: Jacob Vaughan
Writers: Jacob Vaughan,
Cast: Adrian Quiñonez, Gillian Jacobs, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Ken Marino, Mary Kay Place, Nick Jaine, Patrick Warburton, Peter Stormare, Stephen Root, Toby Huss,