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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Mr. Polaroid
2025
as Narrator (voice)
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
2023
as Jane
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
2023
Director, Writer
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
2022
as Erica Daley (voice)
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
2022
Director
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
2022
as Brianne
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
2021
as Dr. Jacobs
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
2021
as Harley Quinn (voice)
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
2021
as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
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
2021
as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
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
2021
as C. Berman (voice)
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
2021
as Abigaile
A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a pro skater.

Come Play
2020
as Sarah
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
2020
as Kate Conklin
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
2020
as Christina Darkwood
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
2020
as Britta Perry
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
2018
Director
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
2018
as Harper
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
2018
as Helen
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
2017
as Tracy
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
2016
as Gwen Turley
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
2016
as Samantha
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

Dean
2016
as Nicky
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
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
2015
as Sadie
After moving to a vineyard with her family, a pregnant woman experiences horrifying visions.

No Way Jose
2015
as Penny
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
2015
as Jill
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
2015
Director
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
2014
as Paige
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
2014
as Fay
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
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
2014
as Lacey
Two crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she dies unexpectedly.

The Big Ask
2014
as Emily
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
2014
as Rose
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
2014
as Self
A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.

Crush
2013
as Shira Wall
The real-life story of how the Antonoffs' parents met, developed crushes on each other and fell in love.

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
as Sta'abi (voice)
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!
2013
as Sarah
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
2013
as Martha
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
2013
as Miranda
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
2013
as Babe
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!
2012
as Tina
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
2012
as Waitress / Katie
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
2012
as Lauren
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
2011
as Suzanne
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
2011
as Darla
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
2011
as Linka
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
2011
as Self
On-set interviews with the cast of Helena from the Wedding (2010).

Helena from the Wedding
2010
as Helena
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
2010
as Zoe
A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team

NoNAMES
2010
as CJ
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
2009
as Dana
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
2009
as Tall Girl
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

Gardens of the Night
2008
as Leslie
After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.

Choke
2008
as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
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
2007
as Froggy
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
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
N/A
as Britta Perry
The long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.

Beverly Hills
N/A
as Cindy Tyler
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
A group of late night bar regulars hang out until the wee hours of the morning.