Gillian Jacobs (born October 20, 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.
Movie | Untitled Community Movie | Britta Perry | 2025 |
Series | Transatlantic | Mary Jayne Gold | 2023-04-07 |
Movie | The Seven Faces of Jane | Jane | 2023-01-13 |
Series | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Chris Riley | 2022-03-06 |
Movie | The Contractor | Brianne | 2022-03-10 |
Movie | Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again | Erica Daley (voice) | 2022-12-09 |
Movie | North Hollywood | Abigaile | 2021-03-26 |
Series | Invincible | Samantha Eve Wilkins / Atom Eve (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
Movie | Fear Street: 1978 | C. Berman / Adult Ziggy | 2021-07-08 |
Movie | Fear Street: 1994 | C. Berman | 2021-06-28 |
Movie | Fear Street: 1666 | Adult Ziggy / C. Berman | 2021-07-14 |
Series | Aquaman: King of Atlantis | Mera (voice) | 2021-10-14 |
Movie | Injustice | Harley Quinn (voice) | 2021-10-09 |
Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Dr. Jacobs | 2021-11-05 |
Series | Ten Year Old Tom | 2021-09-30 | |
Series | Marvel's Storyboards | Self | 2020-07-23 |
Movie | Community Table Read | Britta Perry | 2020-05-18 |
Movie | Magic Camp | Christina Darkwood | 2020-08-14 |
Movie | Come Play | Sarah | 2020-10-28 |
Movie | I Used to Go Here | Kate Conklin | 2020-09-17 |
Series | Weird City | Mulia | 2019-02-13 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Annie | 2019-04-01 |
Series | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Herself | 2018-02-18 |
Series | Random Acts of Flyness | Herself | 2018-08-04 |
Movie | Life of the Party | Helen | 2018-05-10 |
Movie | Ibiza | Harper | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | Lemon | Tracy | 2017-01-22 |
Movie | Dean | Nicky | 2016-04-16 |
Series | Love | Mickey Dobbs | 2016-02-19 |
Series | To Tell the Truth | Herself | 2016-06-14 |
Series | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Ada Lovelace | 2016-02-25 |
Series | Justice League Action | Roxy Rocket (voice) | 2016-12-16 |
Series | Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 2016-06-26 |
Movie | Brother Nature | Gwen Turley | 2016-09-09 |
Movie | Don't Think Twice | Samantha | 2016-07-22 |
Series | HarmonQuest | Chip | 2016-07-14 |
Movie | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Jill | 2015-02-20 |
Movie | Visions | Sadie | 2015-08-28 |
Movie | No Way Jose | Penny | 2015-06-06 |
Series | Long Live the Royals | Rosalind / Katherine (voice) | 2015-11-30 |
Movie | Harmontown | Self | 2014-03-08 |
Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Herself | 2014-02-06 |
Movie | Walk of Shame | Rose | 2014-05-02 |
Movie | The Lookalike | Lacey | 2014-07-11 |
Movie | Life Partners | Paige | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | The Big Ask | Emily | 2014-05-30 |
Movie | Black or White | Fay | 2014-09-06 |
Series | Monsters vs. Aliens | Sta'abi (voice) | 2013-03-23 |
Movie | It's Not You, It's Me | Babe | 2013-03-10 |
Movie | Made in Cleveland | Martha | 2013-06-21 |
Movie | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Miranda | 2013-03-14 |
Movie | Crush | Shira Wall | 2013-10-25 |
Movie | Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around | Sta'abi (voice) | 2013-10-15 |
Series | Rick and Morty | Supernova (voice) | 2013-12-02 |
Movie | Bad Milo! | Sarah | 2013-08-28 |
Series | Tiny Commando | Mitzi McNeil | 2013-09-09 |
Series | Girls | Mimi-Rose Howard | 2012-04-15 |
Movie | Adventures in the Sin Bin | Lauren | 2012-06-08 |
Movie | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Waitress / Katie | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | Revenge for Jolly! | Tina | 2012-07-17 |
Movie | Captain Planet with Don Cheadle | Linka | 2011-09-14 |
Movie | Let Go | Darla | 2011-10-25 |
Movie | Watching TV with the Red Chinese | Suzanne | 2011-12-02 |
Movie | NoNAMES | CJ | 2010-03-10 |
Movie | Coach | Zoe | 2010-06-13 |
Movie | Helena from the Wedding | Helena | 2010-11-12 |
Series | RuPaul's Drag Race | Guest Judge | 2009-02-02 |
Movie | The Box | Dana | 2009-10-29 |
Series | Royal Pains | Tess Frimoli | 2009-06-04 |
Series | The Good Wife | Sonia | 2009-09-22 |
Movie | Solitary Man | Tall Girl | 2009-09-07 |
Series | Community | Britta Perry | 2009-09-17 |
Series | Fringe | Joanne Ostler | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | Gardens of the Night | Leslie | 2008-11-21 |
Movie | Choke | Cherry Daiquiri / Beth | 2008-09-26 |
Series | Traveler | Kimberly | 2007-05-10 |
Movie | Blackbird | Froggy | 2007-03-12 |
Series | The Book of Daniel | Adele Congreve | 2006-01-06 |
Movie | Building Girl | Katie | 2005-01-01 |
Series | Robot Chicken | (voice) | 2005-02-20 |
Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Series | The Venture Bros. | Marsha Backwood (voice) | 2004-08-07 |
Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sue Smith | 2001-09-30 |
Series | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Carl's Wife (voice) | 2000-12-30 |