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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Gillian Jacobs

Acting Appreciation

Born on October 19, 1982, Gillian MacLaren Jacobs began studying acting at Pittsburg Playhouse. She later performed with the Pittsburg Public Theater, where she later was casted as Titania, a major role in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Gillian, a graduate of Juilliard, started her acting career in a TV series called The Book of Daniel, in 2006. However, it was NBC's comedy series Community, where Gillian is best recognized for portraying killjoy Britta Perry.

During and after Community's successful run, Gillian's voice appeared in animated comedy series such as Robot Chicken, Monsters vs. Aliens, American Dad!, Adventure Time, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

In 2007, Gillian starred in a drama film titled Blackbird playing a teenage runaway and stripper. The following year, she played a prostitute in the drama film titled Gardens of the Night.

After being casted for Community, she began appearing in more comedy-drama films such as Let Go (2011), Revenge for Jolly! (2012), Bad Milo! (2013), Life Partners (2014), Don't Think Twice (2016), Lemon (2017), Ibiza (2018), and I Used to Go Here (2020),  Gillian directed the 2015 documentary short The Queen of Code about U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and computer scientist Grace Hopper. 

2014 San Diego Comic Con via 





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https://tvovermind.com/gillian-jacobs/

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