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Gillian Jacobs

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1982-10-19

Birth Place

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013

5.1

TV
Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012

4.5

Movie
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After Midnight

2024

6.7

TV
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American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
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Angie Tribeca

2016

6.5

TV
Any Other Night

Any Other Night

0.0

Movie
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

7.5

TV
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Aquaman: King of Atlantis

2021

6.4

TV
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Bacon and Eggs

0.0

TV
Bad Milo!

Bad Milo!

2013

5.8

Movie
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Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016

5.8

TV
Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills

0.0

Movie
Black or White

Black or White

2014

6.8

Movie
Blackbird

Blackbird

2007

2.5

Movie
Brother Nature

Brother Nature

2016

5.2

Movie
Building Girl

Building Girl

2005

0.0

Movie
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

2011

5.4

Movie
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Carol & the End of the World

2023

7.5

TV
Choke

Choke

2008

6.1

Movie
Coach

Coach

2010

5.4

Movie
Come Play

Come Play

2020

6.4

Movie
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Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012

6.1

TV
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Community

2009

8.0

TV
Community Table Read

Community Table Read

2020

5.4

Movie
Crush

Crush

2013

7.2

Movie
Dean

Dean

2016

5.9

Movie
Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016

6.4

Movie
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Dr. Ken

2015

5.6

TV
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Earth to Ned

2020

5.2

TV
Fear Street: 1666

Fear Street: 1666

2021

7.1

Movie
Fear Street: 1978

Fear Street: 1978

2021

7.2

Movie
Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1994

2021

6.7

Movie
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Fringe

2008

8.1

TV
Gardens of the Night

Gardens of the Night

2008

6.2

Movie
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Girls

2012

6.3

TV
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Great Minds with Dan Harmon

2016

7.7

TV
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HarmonQuest

2016

7.9

TV
Harmontown

Harmontown

2014

6.6

Movie
Helena from the Wedding

Helena from the Wedding

2010

4.4

Movie
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Hollywood Game Night

2013

6.8

TV
Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

5.2

Movie
I Used to Go Here

I Used to Go Here

2020

5.5

Movie
Ibiza

Ibiza

2018

5.7

Movie
Injustice

Injustice

2021

7.4

Movie
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INVINCIBLE

2021

8.6

TV
It's Not You, It's Me

It's Not You, It's Me

2013

6.9

Movie
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
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Justice League Action

2016

7.0

TV
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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

7.6

TV
Lemon

Lemon

2017

4.6

Movie
Let Go

Let Go

2011

5.3

Movie
Life of the Party

Life of the Party

2018

6.1

Movie
Life Partners

Life Partners

2014

5.8

Movie
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Long Live the Royals

2015

6.0

TV
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Love

2016

7.2

TV
Made in Cleveland

Made in Cleveland

2013

0.0

Movie
Magic Camp

Magic Camp

2020

6.9

Movie
Mark, Mary + Some Other People

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

2021

5.8

Movie
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Marvel's Storyboards

2020

0.0

TV
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Match Game

2016

6.0

TV
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Minx

2022

7.1

TV
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

2013

6.1

Movie
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Monsters vs. Aliens

2013

6.0

TV
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022

6.4

Movie
No Way Jose

No Way Jose

2015

5.1

Movie
NoNAMES

NoNAMES

2010

0.0

Movie
North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2021

5.7

Movie
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Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

4.0

TV
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Random Acts of Flyness

2018

4.6

TV
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Regular Show

2010

8.6

TV
Revenge for Jolly!

Revenge for Jolly!

2012

4.8

Movie
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Rick and Morty

2013

8.7

TV
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Robot Chicken

2005

7.6

TV
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Royal Pains

2009

6.8

TV
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RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

7.5

TV
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012

6.6

Movie
Solitary Man

Solitary Man

2009

5.9

Movie
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Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020

7.6

TV
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Ten Year Old Tom

2021

6.8

TV
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The Bear

2022

8.3

TV
The Big Ask

The Big Ask

2014

5.3

Movie
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The Book of Daniel

2006

7.1

TV
The Box

The Box

2009

5.6

Movie
The Contractor

The Contractor

2022

6.4

Movie
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The Good Wife

2009

7.6

TV
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The Greatest Event in Television History

2012

7.0

TV
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

2013

5.7

Movie
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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018

6.0

TV
The Lookalike

The Lookalike

2014

5.1

Movie
The Seven Faces of Jane

The Seven Faces of Jane

2023

4.0

Movie
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The Soup

2004

6.0

TV
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The Twilight Zone

2019

6.7

TV
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The Venture Bros.

2004

7.8

TV
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Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

2014

7.4

TV
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Tiny Commando

2013

7.5

TV
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To Tell the Truth

2016

6.0

TV
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Transatlantic

2023

6.6

TV
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Traveler

2007

6.8

TV
Untitled Community Movie

Untitled Community Movie

0.0

Movie
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Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom

2022

0.0

TV
Visions

Visions

2015

5.3

Movie
Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

2014

6.0

Movie
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Watching TV with the Red Chinese

Watching TV with the Red Chinese

2011

0.0

Movie
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Weird City

2019

6.2

TV
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2020

9.5

TV