celebforum - Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs (born 1982)[1] is an American film, theatre and television actress.

Starting in 2009, she began co-starring in the situation-comedy television series Community, which airs on the NBC television network.
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* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Filmography
o 2.2 Television work
* 3 References
* 4 External links

[edit] Personal life

Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.

She made her name locally at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. There she was a perennial contender in the Public's Shakespeare Monologue Contest, which led to her being cast as Titania in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[2] After graduating from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2000, Jacobs moved to New York City, New York, to study acting at The Juilliard School.
[edit] Career

Jacobs's first national exposure came in her recurring role as Adele Congreve on the television series The Book of Daniel.

Although she played Kimberly in the television pilot of Traveler, the role was recast when ABC acquired the series.

She subsequently made guest appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Fringe.

In 2006, Jacobs starred in an Off-Off-Broadway theatre production of Chris Denham's[clarification needed] cagelove. While overall critical reaction to the play was negative, Jacobs earned praise in several reviews.[3][4][5] The New York Times advised readers to "make sure to remember the name of Gillian Jacobs, a stunning Juilliard graduate who has the glow of a star in the making".[6]

She has also appeared in theatrical productions of The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero (2007) and The Little Flower of East Orange (2008), directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.[7]

Jacobs's film work includes Gardens of the Night (2007); writer-director Adam Rapp's Blackbird (2007); Choke (2008), based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel, and The Box (2009).[8]

In 2009, she became a regular on Community.

As of early 2010, the film Watching TV with the Red Chinese was in post-production.
[edit] Filmography
Jacobs in March 2010
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Building Girl Katie
2007 Up All Night Marni television film
Blackbird Froggy
2008 Choke Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Gardens of the Night Leslie
2009 The Box Dana
Watching TV with the Red Chinese Suzanne filming completed
Coach Zoe post-production
NoNAMES CJ post-production
2010 Helena from the Wedding Helena post-production
[edit] Television work
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Book of Daniel Adele Congreve 3 episodes.
2007 Traveler Kimberly 1.01 "Pilot"
2008 Fringe Joanne Ostler 1.08 "The Equation"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sue Smith 8.02 "Rock Star"
Royal Pains Tess Frimoli 1.02 "There Will be Food"
The Good Wife Sonia 1.01 "Pilot"
Community Britta Perry regular