Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs Movies and TV Shows

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 info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 1982-10-20 (42 years old)
  • Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.63 m
  • Net worth: $5,000,000
  • twitter: gillianjacobs
  • instagram: gillianjacobs
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Transatlantic
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 69%
role:
Mary Jayne Gold
2023

Drama

War & Politics

6.6
69%
2022

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.0
70%
The Contractor
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Brianne
2022

Action

Thriller

5.8
64%
2021

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.6
55%
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 66%
role:
Mera (voice)
Not available
2021

Animation

6.2
66%
Not available
Injustice
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 77%
role:
Harley Quinn (voice)
2021

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
77%
2021

Animation

Comedy

8.2
71%
Fear Street: 1666
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Adult Ziggy / C. Berman & 1 more
2021

Horror

Mystery

6.6
73%
Fear Street: 1978
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 73%
role:
C. Berman / Adult Ziggy & 1 more
2021

Horror

Mystery

6.7
73%
Fear Street: 1994
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 68%
role:
C. Berman
2021

Horror

Mystery

6.2
68%
North Hollywood
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 62%
role:
Abigaile
2021

Comedy

Drama

5.9
62%
INVINCIBLE
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 86%
role:
Samantha Eve Wilkins
2021

Action

Adventure

Animation

Drama

8.7
86%
Come Play
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Sarah
2020

Horror

Mystery

5.8
63%
I Used to Go Here
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 58%
role:
Kate Conklin
2020

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.6
58%
Magic Camp
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Christina Darkwood
2020

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
70%
Community Table Read
IMDB 9.6
TMDB 45%
role:
Britta Perry
Not available
2020

Comedy

9.6
45%
Not available
Ibiza
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 58%
role:
Harper
2018

Comedy

Romance

5.2
58%
2018

Comedy

5.6
62%
Lemon
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 48%
role:
Tracy
2017

Comedy

Drama

4.8
48%
Brother Nature
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 52%
role:
Gwen Turley
2016

Comedy

4.9
52%
2016

Comedy

Drama

6.7
64%
Dean
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Nicky
2016

Comedy

Romance

6.3
60%
Love
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Mickey Dobbs
2016

Comedy

Drama

7.6
73%
Visions
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 54%
role:
Sadie
2015

Horror

Thriller

5.3
54%
No Way Jose
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 48%
role:
Penny
2015

Comedy

4.5
48%
2015

Comedy

5.0
52%
2014

Comedy

Romance

6.2
59%
2014

Drama

6.6
68%
2014

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.3
52%
2014

Comedy

6.0
59%
Harmontown
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Herself
2014

Documentary

7.2
68%
Bad Milo
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Sarah
2013

Comedy

Horror

5.7
57%
2013

Comedy

5.9
56%
2013

Comedy

Horror

7.0
69%
2012

Comedy

Drama

4.6
48%
2012

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
66%
Let Go
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 58%
role:
Darla DeMint
2011

Comedy

5.2
58%
2010

Comedy

Drama

Romance

4.6
44%
Coach
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 53%
role:
Zoe
2010

Comedy

Romance

5.4
53%
The Box
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 56%
role:
Dana
2009

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
56%
Community
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 80%
role:
Britta Perry
2009

Comedy

8.5
80%
Solitary Man
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Tall Girl
2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.3
59%
2008

Crime

Drama

6.8
62%
Choke
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
2008

Comedy

Drama

6.4
62%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Gillian Jacobs are, for example, Transatlantic, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again and The Contractor.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Ten Year Old Tom (7.7), Love (7.5) and Injustice (7.1).