Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs

1982-10-19 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 62 Credits

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 desc...

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Mr. Polaroid

Mr. Polaroid

2025

as Narrator (voice)

8.0
Acting

Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the mode...

The Seven Faces of Jane

The Seven Faces of Jane

2023

as Jane

3.8
Acting

Jane drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an exciting odyssey on the road. Jane’s obstacles, connection...

The Seven Faces of Jane

The Seven Faces of Jane

2023

Director, Writer

3.8
Directing Writing

Jane drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an exciting odyssey on the road. Jane’s obstacles, connection...

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022

as Erica Daley (voice)

6.4
Acting

Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun g...

More Than Robots

More Than Robots

2022

Director

6.3
Directing

More Than Robots follows four international teams of teenagers as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition. Get to know competitors from L...

The Contractor

The Contractor

2022

as Brianne

6.4
Acting

After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organiz...

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

2021

as Dr. Jacobs

5.3
Acting

Mark and Mary's meet-cute happens at a neighborhood drug store, where she is busy buying a pregnancy test, and he has to make an effort to remind her ...

Injustice

Injustice

2021

as Harley Quinn (voice)

7.3
Acting

When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting...

Fear Street: 1666

Fear Street: 1666

2021

as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman

7.1
Acting

In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to...

Fear Street: 1978

Fear Street: 1978

2021

as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy

7.2
Acting

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1994

2021

as C. Berman (voice)

6.7
Acting

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2021

as Abigaile

5.5
Acting

A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a pro skater.

Come Play

Come Play

2020

as Sarah

6.4
Acting

A lonely young boy feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. W...

I Used to Go Here

I Used to Go Here

2020

as Kate Conklin

5.6
Acting

Following the lackluster launch of her debut novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs) receives an invitation from her former professor ...

Magic Camp

Magic Camp

2020

as Christina Darkwood

6.8
Acting

Andy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he...

Community Table Read

Community Table Read

2020

as Britta Perry

5.4
Acting

Dan Harmon and the cast of Community (plus Pedro Pascal) do a table read of season 5 episode 4 "Cooperative Polygraphy" over a zoom call while quarant...

Curated

Curated

2018

Director

4.8
Directing

During a reluctant trip to her late Grandmother's home in the middle of nowhere, Nancy learns that a person's sentiment and complexities aren't limite...

Ibiza

Ibiza

2018

as Harper

5.7
Acting

She could do the responsible thing. Or she could go to Ibiza with her best friends to chase down a hot DJ. Easy choice.

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

2018

as Helen

6.1
Acting

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same clas...

Lemon

Lemon

2017

as Tracy

4.5
Acting

Isaac has seen better days. His acting career is tanking, his blind girlfriend of 10 years plans to leave him, and his own family singles him out as a...

Brother Nature

Brother Nature

2016

as Gwen Turley

5.1
Acting

Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his p...

Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016

as Samantha

6.4
Acting

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

Dean

Dean

2016

as Nicky

5.9
Acting

A freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the west coast.

Six Seasons and a Finale

2016

as Self

Acting

The cast and crew of Community reflect on creating the final season of the show.

Six Seasons and a Finale

2016

Thanks

The cast and crew of Community reflect on creating the final season of the show.

Visions

Visions

2015

as Sadie

5.3
Acting

After moving to a vineyard with her family, a pregnant woman experiences horrifying visions.

No Way Jose

No Way Jose

2015

as Penny

4.8
Acting

Jose Stern, an erstwhile indie-rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, is on the verge of turning 40 and at a crossroads in his life.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

as Jill

5.2
Acting

After their first adventure with the Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou and Nick are living very well off their ill-gotten gains, while Jacob still cannot rely...

The Queen of Code

The Queen of Code

2015

Director

10.0
Directing

Grace Hopper dedicated her life to bringing computers to the masses, when most supposed the technology was only useful for scientists and the military...

Life Partners

Life Partners

2014

as Paige

5.8
Acting

A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.

Black or White

Black or White

2014

as Fay

6.8
Acting

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

2014

as Self

Acting

The writer's room during the production of the fifth season of Community struggles with time while the show is being filmed. This behind the scenes do...

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

2014

Thanks

The writer's room during the production of the fifth season of Community struggles with time while the show is being filmed. This behind the scenes do...

The Lookalike

The Lookalike

2014

as Lacey

5.1
Acting

Two crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she dies unexpectedly.

The Big Ask

The Big Ask

2014

as Emily

4.8
Acting

The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anythin...

Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

2014

as Rose

6.0
Acting

A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or m...

Harmontown

Harmontown

2014

as Self

6.6
Acting

A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.

Crush

Crush

2013

as Shira Wall

7.2
Acting

The real-life story of how the Antonoffs' parents met, developed crushes on each other and fell in love.

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

2013

as Sta'abi (voice)

6.1
Acting

DVD release of the first 15 episodes of the TV series Monsters Vs Aliens. The series picks up after the events in the Monsters vs. Aliens film. Team ...

Bad Milo!

Bad Milo!

2013

as Sarah

5.7
Acting

A horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused by a demon living in his intestines.

Made in Cleveland

Made in Cleveland

2013

as Martha

1.0
Acting

Tale of life, love and the pursuit of happiness... in Cleveland. Nine vignettes about love: an old war hero defends the honor and memory of a long-los...

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

2013

as Miranda

5.7
Acting

After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on...

It's Not You, It's Me

It's Not You, It's Me

2013

as Babe

6.9
Acting

A young woman's relationship takes a dark turn when every sound her boyfriend makes starts to annoy her. We don't want to spoil the ending for you, bu...

Revenge for Jolly!

Revenge for Jolly!

2012

as Tina

4.7
Acting

Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil, to discover that his little dog Jolly......

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012

as Waitress / Katie

6.6
Acting

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school...

Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012

as Lauren

4.3
Acting

Brian is a private school student who routinely lends his van out so fellow students can have sex in it. When he is invited to become friends with Ton...

Watching TV with the Red Chinese

Watching TV with the Red Chinese

2011

as Suzanne

Acting

In New York City in 1980, Dexter Mitchell plays half-willing big brother to his neighbors, a trio of exchange students from the People's Republic of C...

Let Go

Let Go

2011

as Darla

5.1
Acting

Walter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts who have been placed under his supervision.

Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

2011

as Linka

5.9
Acting

Don Cheadle is obviously the best person to play Captain Planet in the movie version of the popular cartoon, hopefully they make his character a nicer...

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

2011

as Self

Acting

On-set interviews with the cast of Helena from the Wedding (2010).

Helena from the Wedding

Helena from the Wedding

2010

as Helena

3.8
Acting

Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. However, when an unexpected guest s...

Coach

Coach

2010

as Zoe

5.1
Acting

A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team

NoNAMES

NoNAMES

2010

as CJ

Acting

About a tight group of friends living in a small, forgotten, Wisconsin town. The story revolves around Kevin and his fight to find a new life for hims...

The Box

The Box

2009

as Dana

5.6
Acting

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A...

Solitary Man

Solitary Man

2009

as Tall Girl

5.9
Acting

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

Gardens of the Night

Gardens of the Night

2008

as Leslie

6.2
Acting

After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.

Choke

Choke

2008

as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth

6.1
Acting

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

Blackbird

Blackbird

2007

as Froggy

2.5
Acting

In 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls in love with a fellow junky, war veteran Baylis. ...

Building Girl

2005

as Katie

Acting

Meet Colin Vesti, an aspiring writer working as a book publisher's gopher. Colin's life is jolted when his best friend Nick, and his dad/roommate arra...

Untitled Community Movie

Untitled Community Movie

N/A

as Britta Perry

Acting

The long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.

Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills

N/A

as Cindy Tyler

Acting

Back in the 80s, when Michael Ausiello was a closeted gay teen living in small-town New Jersey, he penned 517 episodes of a daytime soap opera, titled...

Up All Night

N/A

as Marni

Acting

A group of late night bar regulars hang out until the wee hours of the morning.