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Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs

Acting

Biography

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for Community Table Read
MOVIE

Community Table Read

5.7(0.0K)
Community Table Read
Britta Perry
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Poster for The Box
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The Box

5.6(1.9K)
The Box
Dana
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Poster for Choke
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Choke

6.1(0.4K)
Choke
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
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Poster for Solitary Man
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Solitary Man

5.9(0.3K)
Solitary Man
Tall Girl
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Poster for Helena from the Wedding
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Helena from the Wedding

4.1(0.0K)
Helena from the Wedding
Helena
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Poster for NoNAMES
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NoNAMES

NoNAMES
CJ
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Poster for Gardens of the Night
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Gardens of the Night

6.2(0.1K)
Gardens of the Night
Leslie
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Poster for Coach
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Coach

5.3(0.0K)
Coach
Zoe
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Poster for Watching TV with the Red Chinese
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Watching TV with the Red Chinese

Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Suzanne
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Poster for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

6.6(2.2K)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Waitress / Katie
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Production

Poster for The Seven Faces of Jane
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The Seven Faces of Jane

5.0(0.0K)
The Seven Faces of Jane
Director
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Poster for The Queen of Code
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The Queen of Code

10.0(0.0K)
The Queen of Code
Director
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Poster for More Than Robots
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More Than Robots

6.2(0.0K)
More Than Robots
Director
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Poster for Curated
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Curated

4.8(0.0K)
Curated
Director
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Poster for The Seven Faces of Jane
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The Seven Faces of Jane

5.0(0.0K)
The Seven Faces of Jane
Writer
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Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No SleepMOVIE
MOVIE

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Thanks
movie
Six Seasons and a FinaleMOVIE
MOVIE

Six Seasons and a Finale

Six Seasons and a Finale
Thanks
movie

Gallery

Gillian Jacobs portrait
Gillian Jacobs portrait
Gillian Jacobs portrait
Gillian Jacobs portrait
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