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.
Filmography · 118
Rick and Morty
2013 · Supernova (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
American Dad!
2005 · Christie (voice)
Regular Show
2010 · BluRay / Computer V.O....
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Sue Smith
The Good Wife
2009 · Sonia
The Bear
2022 · Tiffany Jerimovich
Conan
2010 · Self
INVINCIBLE
2021 · Eve (voice)
Fringe
2008 · Joanne Ostler
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Community
2009 · Britta Perry
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Self
Robot Chicken
2005 · (voice)
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000 · Carl's Wife (voice)
Royal Pains
2009 · Tess Frimoli
The Soup
2004 · Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · Barbara Brinson (voice...
Girls
2012 · Mimi-Rose Howard
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Angie Tribeca
2016 · Becky Bunker
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Post-Apocalypse Woman
The Venture Bros.
2004 · Marsha Backwood (voice...
Justice League Action
2016 · Roxy Rocket (voice)
HarmonQuest
2016 · Chip
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Contestant
Minx
2022 · Maggie
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
The Twilight Zone
2019 · Annie
Love
2016 · Mickey Dobbs
Wylde Pak
2025 · Alice Kelly (voice)
Dr. Ken
2015 · Erin
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013 · Sta'abi (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · Self
Gary
2026 · Tiffany Jerimovich
Carol & the End of the World
2023 · (voice)
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016 · Jenny Tanner
Fear Street: 1994
2021 · C. Berman (voice)
The Box
2009 · Dana
Long Story Short
2025 · (voice)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Self - Special Guest
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · Young Patient
Fear Street: 1978
2021 · C. Berman / Adult Zigg...
The Contractor
2022 · Brianne
Transatlantic
2023 · Mary Jayne Gold
Weird City
2019 · Mulia
Come Play
2020 · Sarah
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013 · Miranda
Cinema Toast
2021
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022 · Erica Daley (voice)
Life of the Party
2018 · Helen
Walk of Shame
2014 · Rose
The Ultimate Improv Show
2023 · Monologist
Ten Year Old Tom
2021 · Dakota (voice)
Fear Street: 1666
2021 · Adult Ziggy / C. Berma...
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012 · Sonny
Dish It Out
2025 · Self - Guest
Magic Camp
2020 · Christina Darkwood
Traveler
2007 · Kimberly
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015 · Jill
Visions
2015 · Sadie
The Book of Daniel
2006 · Adele Congreve
Long Live the Royals
2015 · Rosalind / Katherine (...
Harmontown
2014 · Self
Tiny Commando
2013 · Mitzi McNeil
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Waitress / Katie
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
2021 · Mera (voice)
Injustice
2021 · Harley Quinn (voice)
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
2016 · Ada Lovelace
Is It Cake? Halloween
2025 · Self - Judge
Black or White
2015 · Fay
Earth to Ned
2020 · Herself
Choke
2008 · Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Marvel's Storyboards
2020 · Self
Solitary Man
2009 · Tall Girl
Bad Milo!
2013 · Sarah
The Home
2026 · Ms. Jacobs
Untitled Improv Project
2022 · Monologist
Random Acts of Flyness
2018 · Herself
Vindicators 2
2022 · Supernova (voice)
Don't Think Twice
2016 · Samantha
No Way Jose
2015 · Penny
Ibiza
2018 · Harper
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021 · Dr. Jacobs
Gardens of the Night
2008 · Leslie
Let Go
2011 · Darla
The Musical
2026 · Abigail
I Used to Go Here
2020 · Kate Conklin
The Lookalike
2014 · Lacey
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013 · Sta'abi (voice)
Blackbird
2007 · Froggy
Revenge for Jolly!
2012 · Tina
Helena from the Wedding
2010 · Helena
Untitled Community Movie
— · Britta Perry
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011 · Linka
Life Partners
2014 · Paige
The Seven Faces of Jane
2023 · Jane
Community Table Read
2020 · Britta Perry
NoNAMES
2010 · CJ
North Hollywood
2021 · Abigaile
Lemon
2017 · Tracy
Brother Nature
2016 · Gwen Turley
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011 · Suzanne
Dean
2016 · Nicky
Mr. Polaroid
2025 · Self - Narrator (voice...
Coach
2010 · Zoe
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012 · Lauren
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011 · Self
The Big Ask
2014 · Emily
It's Not You, It's Me
2013 · Babe
Crush
2013 · Shira Wall
Beverly Hills
— · Cindy Tyler
Made in Cleveland
2013 · Martha