Gillian Jacobs

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Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (Template:IPAc-en; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Britta Perry in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015), Mickey Dobbs in the Netflix romantic comedy series Love (2016–2018), and Mary Jayne Gold in the Netflix miniseries Transatlantic (2023). Her other notable television roles include Mimi-Rose Howard in the fourth season of the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2015), Atom Eve in the animated superhero series Invincible (2021–present), and Tiffany Jerimovich in the FX on Hulu comedy-drama series The Bear (2023–present).

She has also appeared in films such as Gardens of the Night (2008), Don't Think Twice (2016), Ibiza (2018), I Used to Go Here (2020), and the Fear Street trilogy (2021).

Early life and education

Gillian MacLaren Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh on October 19, 1982,[1][2] the only child of college administrator Martina Magenau and husband, investment banker William Francis Jacobs Jr. (actually the III), son of William Francis Jacobs Jr. and wife Mary Margaret Haskins.[3][4] Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and she was raised by her mother in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[4] Her maternal family owned a brewery, Erie Brewing Company in Erie, Pennsylvania, where her grandfather John Martin Magenau Jr., married to her grandmother Carol Marie Spiller, was president and CEO until it closed in 1978.[5][6][4]

Jacobs began studying acting at the age of four and attended weekend acting classes at the Pittsburgh Playhouse while growing up.[4] 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.[7]

After graduating from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2000, she moved to New York City to attend the Juilliard School, where she graduated with a BFA in 2004.[4]

Career

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Gillian Jacobs at PaleyFest in March 2010
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Gillian Jacobs at PaleyFest in March 2010
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Gillian Jacobs in March 2012
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Gillian Jacobs at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012
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Gillian Jacobs in July 2013
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Gillian Jacobs and Melanie Lynskey discussing The Big Ask (at the time called Teddy Bears) in July 2013

Jacobs starred in the television series The Book of Daniel. Although she played Kim in the pilot of Traveler,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". the role was given to Pascale Hutton when ABC acquired the series; the series was canceled after eight episodes. Jacobs subsequently made guest appearances on Fringe and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In 2006, she starred in an Off-Off-Broadway production of Christopher Denham's cagelove. While overall critical reaction to the play was negative, Jacobs earned praise in several reviews.[8][9][10] The New York Times advised readers to "remember the name of Gillian Jacobs, a stunning Juilliard graduate who has the glow of a star in the making".[11]

Jacobs has appeared in theatrical productions, such as The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero (2007), A Feminine Ending (2007),[12] and The Little Flower of East Orange (2008).[13] In March 2009, she joined the cast of the NBC single-camera comedy series Community as Britta Perry, a high school dropout who aspires to become a psychologist. Her film work includes Blackbird (2007), Choke (2008), Gardens of the Night (2008), The Box (2009), Revenge for Jolly! (2012), Bad Milo! (2013), Walk of Shame (2014), The Lookalike (2014), Life Partners (2014), Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015), Visions (2015), Don't Think Twice (2016), and Brother Nature (2016).[14] She voiced Sta'abi in the Nickelodeon animated series Monsters vs. Aliens and Atom Eve in the Amazon Prime animated series Invincible.

Community was canceled by NBC on May 9, 2014,[15] and later that month, it was reported that Jacobs had landed a recurring role as Mimi-Rose Howard in the fourth season of the HBO series Girls.[16] In June 2014, Yahoo! Screen picked up Community for a sixth season.[17] It was announced on September 16, 2014, that Jacobs was set to star as Mickey in the Netflix original comedy series Love.[18]

Jacobs directed the 2015 documentary short The Queen of Code about computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper.[19] In 2017, Jacobs co-starred in Janicza Bravo's first full length feature, Lemon, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival.[20] In 2018, she directed Curated, a narrative film short, as a part of a series produced by TNT and Refinery29.[21]

In 2020, Jacobs starred in the comedy-drama film I Used to Go Here.[22] She directed the episode "Higher, Further, Faster" for the documentary series Marvel's 616.[23]

In February 2021, she and co-host Diona Reasonover premiered a STEM-focused podcast, Periodic Talks, on Stitcher Radio.[24] In July 2021, she had a supporting role in the Fear Street horror film trilogy on Netflix as Christine "Ziggy" Berman.

In 2023, she guest starred in two episodes of the television series The Bear.

Personal life

Jacobs does not drink alcohol or take any recreational drugs, a choice she made when she was younger after watching some family members struggle with addiction.[22] She revealed that her father was an addict and that she was fearful of becoming the same, a feeling reinforced in her youth by reading the book Go Ask Alice, which follows a teenage girl suffering drug addiction.[25]

Her partner is Christopher Storer.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Building Girl Katie
2007 Blackbird Froggy
2008 Choke Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Gardens of the Night Leslie Whitehead
2009 Template:Sortname Dana
Solitary Man Tall Girl
2010 Helena from the Wedding Helena
Nonames CJ
Coach Zoe
2011 Let Go Darla DeMint
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Suzanne
Revenge for Jolly! Tina
Adventures in the Sin Bin Lauren
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Katie
2013 Template:Sortname Miranda
It's Not You, It's Me Babe Short film
Bad Milo! Sarah
Template:Sortname Emily
Made in Cleveland Martha
Crush Shira Short film
2014 Life Partners Paige Kearns
Walk of Shame Rose
Template:Sortname Lacey / Sadie
Black or White Fay
2015 Template:Sortname — Documentary short
Director
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Jill
No Way Jose Penny
Visions Sadie
2016 Don't Think Twice Samantha
Dean Nicky
Brother Nature Gwen Turley
2017 Lemon Tracy
2018 Life of the Party Helen
Ibiza Harper
Curated — Short film
Director
2020 I Used to Go Here Kate Conklin
Magic Camp Kristina Darkwood
Come Play Sarah
2021 North Hollywood Abigaile
Mark, Mary & Some Other People Dr. Jacobs
Fear Street Part One: 1994 C. Berman
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Adult Christine "Ziggy" Berman
Fear Street Part Three: 1666
Injustice Harley Quinn Voice, direct-to-video[27][28]
2022 More Than Robots Template:N/A Documentary
Director
Template:Sortname Brianne Harper
Template:Sortname Jane Directed segment: "Goodbye / Hello"; also writer
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Erica Daley Voice[28]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Template:Sortname Adele Congreve 3 episodes
2007 Traveler Kimberly Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Fringe Joanne Ostler Episode: "The Equation"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sue Smith Episode: "Rock Star"
Royal Pains Tess Frimoli Episode: "There Will Be Food"
Template:Sortname Sonia Episode: "Pilot"
2009–2015 Community Britta Perry 110 episodes
2010 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Carl's Wife Voice, episode: "Larry Miller Hair System"
2012 Robot Chicken Various Characters Voice, episode: "Punctured Jugular"
2012–2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Post-Apocalypse Woman / Herself 3 episodes
2013 Template:Sortname Marsha Backwood Voice, episode: "Venture Libre"[28]
2013–2014 Monsters vs. Aliens Sta'abi, additional voices Voice, 12 episodes[28]
2013 Talking Dead Herself Episode: "Indifference"
2014 Rupaul's Drag Race Guest Judge Episode: "Snatch Game"
Template:Sortname Sonny Episode: "Bosom Buddies"
American Dad! Christy Voice, episode: "Introducing the Naughty Stewardesses"
Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories Young Patient Episode: "Toes"
2015 Girls Mimi-Rose Howard 5 episodes
Adventure Time M.A.R.G.L.E.S. Voice, episode: "You Forgot Your Floaties"[28]
Long Live the Royals Rosalind Voice, 4 episodes[28]
2016 Great Minds with Dan Harmon Ada Lovelace Episode: "Ada Lovelace"
2016–2018 Love Mickey Dobbs 34 episodes
2017 Dr. Ken Erin Episode: "Ken's New Intern"
Regular Show Blu-ray, Dome Computer Voice, 3 episodes[28]
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Jenny Tanner Episode: "Chelsea Leight-Leigh Lately"
Justice League Action Roxy Rocket Voice, episode: "The Fatal Fare"[28]
Rick and Morty Supernova Voice, episode: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"
HarmonQuest Chip Episode: "The Quest Continues"
2018 Random Acts of Flyness Herself Episode: "They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back"
Angie Tribeca Becky Bunnker Episode: "Joystick Luck Club"
2019 Weird City Mulia Episode: "Chonathan & Mulia & Barsley & Phephanie"
At Home with Amy Sedaris Herself Episode: "Anniversary"
Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show Mary Poppins Episode: "Full House But Black"
2020 Template:Sortname Annie Mitchell Episode: "Meet in the Middle"
Star Trek: Lower Decks Lieutenant Barbara Brinson Voice, episode: "Cupid's Errant Arrow"
Earth to Ned Herself Episode: "Late Night Ned"
Marvel's 616 — Episode: "Higher, Further, Faster"; director
2021–present Invincible Samantha Eve Wilkins / Atom Eve Voice, 22 episodes[28]
2021 Cinema Toast Voice, episode: "Warehouse Friends"
Aquaman: King of Atlantis Mera Voice, 3 episodes[29][28]
2021–2023 Ten Year Old Tom Dakota Voice, 20 episodes
2022–2023 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Chris Riley 7 episodes
Minx Maggie 3 episodes
2023 Transatlantic Mary Jayne Gold 7 episodes
StoryBots: Answer Time Voice, episode: "Glass"
Ada Twist, Scientist Miss Greer Voice, episode: "A Twist in Time"[30]
Carol & the End of the World Lisa Voice, episode: "The Distraction"
2023–2024 Template:Sortname Tiffany Jerimovich 4 episodes
2024–2025 After Midnight Herself 4 episodes
2025 Krapopolis Ana Voice, episode: "Ty Big Fat Greek Wedding"
Wylde Pak Alice Kelly Voice, 2 episodes
American Experience Narrator Episode: "Mr. Polaroid"[31]

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet Linka Funny or Die segment
2012 Template:Sortname Penelope 2 episodes
2013 Tiny Commando Mitzi McNeil 8 episodes
2017 STRANGER THINGS: A Bad Lip Reading Nancy Wheeler Voice
2022 Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom Supernova Voice, 10 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2006 cagelove Katie Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
2007 The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero Girl DR2 Theatre
A Feminine Ending Amanda Blue Playwrights Horizons
2008 The Little Flower of East Orange Nadine / Cathleen The Public Theater
2018 Kings Kate The Public Theater

Audio

Year Title Role Production company Notes
2019–present Blood Ties Eleonore Richland Wondery
2021 Christmas Delivery Beth Briny Audible
2022 Batman: The Audio Adventures[32] Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel Blue Ribbon Content
2022–present 99% Invisible — Sirius XM Producer and contributor (Episodes: "Mini-Stories: Volume 20," "A River Runs Through Los Angeles," "Mr. Yuk," and "Walk of Fame")[33][34]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Method Fest Award[35] Best Actress Nonames Template:Nom
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award[36] Best Comedy Supporting Actress Community Template:Nom
2012 TV Guide Fan Favorites Award[37] Favorite Ensemble Community Template:Won

References

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