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.
The Contractor
as BrianneAfter being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to...
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Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Erica Daley (voice)Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of...
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Fear Street: 1978
as C. Berman / Adult ZiggyIn 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery...
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Fear Street: 1994
as C. Berman (voice)After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued...
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As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He...
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Come Play
as SarahA lonely young boy feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace...
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Injustice
as Harley Quinn (voice)When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined...
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Fear Street: 1666
as Adult Ziggy / C. BermanIn 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for...
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Magic Camp
as Christina DarkwoodAndy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp...
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Life of the Party
as HelenWhen her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into...
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After their first adventure with the Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou and Nick are living very well off...
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The Box
as DanaNorma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a...
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as MirandaAfter breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for...
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Walk of Shame
as RoseA reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her...
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Bad Milo!
as SarahA horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused...
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Solitary Man
as Tall GirlA car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business...
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Black or White
as FayA grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise...
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Choke
as Cherry Daiquiri / BethA sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of...
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Ibiza
as HarperShe could do the responsible thing. Or she could go to Ibiza with her best friends to chase down...
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Life Partners
as PaigeA 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime...
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Revenge for Jolly!
as TinaHarry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his...
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Don't Think Twice
as SamanthaAn improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member...
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Visions
as SadieAfter moving to a vineyard with her family, a pregnant woman experiences horrifying visions.
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Lemon
as TracyA man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.
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Harmontown
as SelfA comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he...
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Let Go
as DarlaWalter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts...
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I Used to Go Here
as Kate ConklinFollowing the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin is invited to speak at...
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North Hollywood
as AbigaileA kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of...
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Gardens of the Night
as LeslieAfter being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find...
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Community Table Read
as Britta PerryDan Harmon and the cast of Community (plus Pedro Pascal) do a table read of season 5 episode 4...
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Dean
as NickyA freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the...
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Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Dr. JacobsMark and Mary's meet-cute happens at a neighborhood drug store, where she is busy buying a...
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Brother Nature
as Gwen TurleyRoger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's...
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The Lookalike
as LaceyTwo crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she...
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Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
as LinkaDon Cheadle is obviously the best person to play Captain Planet in the movie version of the...
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Coach
as ZoeA slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school...
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The Seven Faces of Jane
as JaneJane drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an...
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No Way Jose
as PennyJose Stern, an erstwhile indie-rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, is on...
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Untitled Community Movie
as Britta PerryThe long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.
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Helena from the Wedding
as HelenaNewlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin...
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It's Not You, It's Me
as BabeA young woman's relationship takes a dark turn when every sound her boyfriend makes starts to...
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Adventures in the Sin Bin
as LaurenBrian is a private school student who routinely lends his van out so fellow students can have...
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Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
as Sta'abi (voice)DVD release of the first 15 episodes of the TV series Monsters Vs Aliens. The series picks up...
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The Big Ask
as EmilyThe Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend...
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Blackbird
as FroggyIn 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she...
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NoNAMES
as CJAbout a tight group of friends living in a small, forgotten, Wisconsin town. The story revolves...
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Watching TV with the Red Chinese
as SuzanneIn New York City in 1980, Dexter Mitchell plays half-willing big brother to his neighbors, a...
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Made in Cleveland
as MarthaTale of life, love and the pursuit of happiness... in Cleveland. Nine vignettes about love: an...
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Crush
as Shira WallThe real-life story of how the Antonoffs' parents met, developed crushes on each other and fell...
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Beverly Hills
as Cindy TylerBack in the 80s, when Michael Ausiello was a closeted gay teen living in small-town New Jersey,...
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American Dad!
as Christie (voice)The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...
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Rick and Morty
as Supernova (voice)Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically gifted old man who has recently reconnected...
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Fringe
as Joanne OstlerFBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter...
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The Good Wife
as SoniaAlicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...
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Regular Show
as BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)Two bored groundskeepers, Mordecai (a six-foot-tall blue jay) and Rigby (a hyperactive raccoon)...
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Regular Show
as BluRay (voice)Two bored groundskeepers, Mordecai (a six-foot-tall blue jay) and Rigby (a hyperactive raccoon)...
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
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INVINCIBLE
as Eve (voice)Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful...
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INVINCIBLE
as Eve / College Girl (voice)Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful...
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sue SmithThe third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...
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Community
as Britta PerryFollow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Barbara Brinson (voice)The lives of the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S....
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RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest JudgeJoin RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...
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Robot Chicken
as (voice)A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls....
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Royal Pains
as Tess FrimoliA young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons...
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The Bear
as Tiffany JerimovichCarmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he...
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The Twilight Zone
as AnnieTales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides...
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The Soup
as uncreditedWith this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create...
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Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Post-Apocalypse WomanBased on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on...
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Comedy Bang! Bang!
as SelfBased on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on...
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Angie Tribeca
as Becky BunkerLone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most...
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Girls
as Mimi-Rose HowardThe assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as SelfJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Carl's Wife (voice)The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and...
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@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as SelfChris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole....
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Justice League Action
as Roxy Rocket (voice)Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman lead the DC Super Heroes against their most infamous foes.
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The Venture Bros.
as Marsha Backwood (voice)Hank and Dean Venture, with their father Doctor Venture and faithful bodyguard Brock Samson, go...
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
as SelfPhotographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...
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Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for...
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Monsters vs. Aliens
as Sta'abi (voice)Inspired by DreamWorks Animation's 2009 blockbuster feature film, this new series follows the...
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Match Game
as Self - PanelistA modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match...
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Dr. Ken
as ErinDr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good...
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After Midnight
as SelfCelebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest...
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Minx
as MaggieAn earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world's first...
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Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Jenny TannerFollow Platinum Realty, Los Angeles' premiere realty group as a group of realtors compete for a...
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Love
as Mickey DobbsRebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.
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To Tell the Truth
as Self - PanelistA modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be...
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Hollywood Game Night
as SelfTwo contestants are transported from their everyday lives into a once-in-a-lifetime night of fun...
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - ContestantHosted by Jimmy Kimmel, celebrities play to win a million dollars for a charity of their...
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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special GuestTrending news, pop culture, social media, original videos and more come together in host Joel...
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Weird City
as MuliaSet in the not-too-distant future, this comedy anthology explores the issues of everyday life in...
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Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Young PatientTim and Eric's dark comedy anthology series.
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Traveler
as KimberlyJay, Tyler and Will are friends who have spent the last two years in grad school. A simple prank...
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The Book of Daniel
as Adele CongreveRev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian priest who not only believes in Jesus, but...
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HarmonQuest
as ChipA fantasy comedy adventure series that melds live action comedians riffing on a stage in front...
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Transatlantic
as Mary Jayne GoldTwo Americans and their allies form a scrappy rescue operation in 1940 Marseilles to help...
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The Greatest Event in Television History
as SonnyAdam Scott is determined to make the greatest event in television history by remaking the...
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Ten Year Old Tom
as Dakota (voice)The misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the...
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Long Live the Royals
as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)Long Live the Royals follows a fictional British Royal Family—King Rufus and Queen Eleanor and...
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Random Acts of Flyness
as HerselfLate-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist...
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Great Minds with Dan Harmon
as Ada LovelaceWriter Dan Harmon has his assistant Spencer Crittenden construct a time machine to transport...
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Tiny Commando
as Mitzi McNeilRichard Carlyle was an elite Navy SEAL, until a tragic military experiment left him four inches...
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Aquaman: King of Atlantis
as Mera (voice)It’s Aquaman’s first day on the job as king of Atlantis and he’s got a LOT of catching up to do....
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Earth to Ned
as HerselfNed, a blue-skinned alien, and his lieutenant Cornelius, were sent to scout Earth for an...
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Marvel's Storyboards
as SelfFollow Marvel’s Joe Quesada as he drops in on famous storytellers from all walks of life to talk...
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Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom
as Supernova (voice)A spin-off of "Rick and Morty" focusing on the lives of the Vindicators
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