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Gillian Jacobs
Birth date: October 19, 1982
Occupation: Actress
Also known for: "Love", "Ibiza", " I Used to Go Here", "Invincible (TV series)"
Work on Community
Title: Main Cast member
Portrays : Britta Perry
Acting debut: Pilot
Active on Community: 2009-2015
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Bio[]

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It could have been just another sitcom. I didn’t know, when I got the job, how amazing it would be. So, just the friendship and the unique experience of feeling so proud of something that you’re a part of. Just feeling like, wow, I lucked into something really great.
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— Gillian Jacobs on her time with "Community", "Collider.com

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Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs is an American actress who portrays Britta Perry on Community. On October 19, 1982, Jacobs was born to Martina Magenau Jacobs and William F. Jacobs Jr. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A mixture of Irish, Scottish, German, and French heritage, she grew up in the suburb of Mt. Lebanon. She took her first acting class at age eight and while growing up, she studied at the Pittsburgh Playhouse on weekends. As a member of the Pittsburgh Public Theater, she was cast in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." After graduating from high school in 2000, she applied to acting programs at Carnegie Mellon (where her mother worked in alumni affairs) and Julliard, as well as Harvard. She was accepted into all three programs but ultimately decided to study at the Julliard School in New York City. She graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in acting and in 2006 starred in several off-Broadway productions. Jacobs also found roles on several television shows including "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "The Good Wife." She also appeared in films such as "Gardens of the Night" (2008) and "The Box" (2009). After "Community" ended, she would go on to star in the Netflix romantic comedy series "Love".

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Building Girl Katie
2007 Blackbird (2007 film) Froggy
2008 Choke (film) Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
2008 Gardens of the Night Leslie
2009 The Box (2009 film) Dana
2009 Solitary Man (film) Tall Girl
2010 Helena from the Wedding Helena
2010 Nonames CJ
2010 Coach Zoe
2011 Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet Linka Short film
2011 Let Go (film) Darla
2012 Made in Cleveland Martha
2012 It's Not You It's Me Babe Short film
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Suzanne
2012 Revenge for Jolly! Tina
2012 Sin Bin Lauren
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Waitress / Katie
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Miranda
2013 Teddy Bears Emily
2013 Bad Milo! Sarah
2013 The Big Ask Emily
2013 Made in Cleveland Martha
2014 Life Partners Paige Kearns
2014 Walk of Shame Rose
2014 The Lookalike Lacey/Sadie
2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Jill
2016 Don't Think Twice Samantha
2016 Brother Nature Gwen Turley
2017 Lemon Tracy
2018 Life of the Party Helen
2018 Ibiza Harper
2020 I Used to Go Here Kate Conklin
2020 Magic Camp Kristina Darkwood Co-starred with Community guest star Adam DeVine
2020 Come Play Sarah
2021 Fear Street Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Book of Daniel (TV series) Adele Congreve Episodes: "Forgiveness", "Revelations", "Assignation"
2007 Up All Night Marni TV film
2007 Traveler (TV series) Kimberly Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Fringe (TV series) Joanne Ostler Episode: "The Equation"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sue Smith Episode: "Rock Star"
2009 Royal Pains Tess Frimoli Episode: "There Will Be Food"
2009 The Good Wife Sonia Episode: "Pilot"
2009–2015 Community (TV series) Britta Perry
2010 Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 Carl's Wife Episode: "Larry Miller Hair System"
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! Post Apocalypse Woman Episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears a Blue Jacket & Red Socks"
2012 Robot Chicken Various (voice) Episode: "Punctured Jugular"
2012 The Book Club Penelope / Cobra Chai Episodes: "The Warrior Reads On", "All Valley"
2015 Long Live the Royal Rosalind / Katherine (voice) 4 episodes
2016-2018 Love Mickey Dobbs Main role (34 episodes)

Trivia[]

  • She was voted to be the third most beautiful woman in People Magazine's 2010 list of the "Hundred Most Beautiful Women" alive.
  • She is a teetotaler, having made a choice from a young age never to use drugs or alcohol.
  • Among the props she kept from the show include the tiny sombrero worn by the frog in "The Science of Illusion" and one of the liquid nitrogen cooled cylinders from "Cooperative Polygraphy," which she kept on a shelf in her house and used during the 2020 Community reunion.
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