Gillian Jacobs
Born October 19, 1982 (Age: 43)
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Contractor
2022
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as Brianne
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Age: 39
Come Play
2020
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as Sarah
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Age: 38
I Used to Go Here
2020
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as Kate Conklin
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Age: 37
Life of the Party
2018
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as Helen
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Age: 35
Don't Think Twice
2016
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as Samantha
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Age: 33
Dean
2016
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as Nicky
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Age: 33
No Image
Six Seasons and a Finale
2016
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as Self
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Age: 33
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
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as Jill
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Age: 32
Life Partners
2014
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as Paige
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Age: 32
Black or White
2014
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as Fay
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Age: 31
Walk of Shame
2014
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as Rose
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Age: 31
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
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as Miranda
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Age: 30
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
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as Waitress / Katie
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Age: 29
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011
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as Self
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Age: 28
Helena from the Wedding
2010
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as Helena
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Age: 28
The Box
2009
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as Dana
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Age: 27
Solitary Man
2009
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as Tall Girl
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Age: 26
Choke
2008
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as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
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Age: 25