Gillian MacLaren 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 descent. Her family owned the Jackson Koehler Eagle Brewery, established in 1847 in Erie, Pennsylvania, where her grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as President and CEO until its closure in 1978. Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight, and attended acting classes on Saturdays at the Pittsburgh Playhouse while growing up.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. After graduating from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2000, Jacobs moved to New York City, New York to attend the Juilliard School, where she was a member of the Drama Division's Group 33. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004. 질리언 제이컵스(1982년생, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 피어 스트리트 파트 2: 1978, 더 컨트랙터, 게리가 있으며, 그 외에도 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, 아메리칸 대드!, 릭 앤 모티, 레이트 나이트 위드 세스 마이어스, 레이트 쇼 위드 스티븐 콜베어, 레귤러 쇼, 로 앤 오더: 크리미널 인텐트, 굿 와이프, 코난, 루폴의 드래그 레이스, The Late Late Show with James Corden, 인빈시블 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 President Curtis에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 The Detour with David Chang에 출연했다. 2026년 더 뮤지컬에서 Abigail Morris 역을 맡았다. 2026년 President Curtis에서 Elsie (voice) 역을 맡았다.