Gillian Jacobs
Biography
Gillian Jacobs is an American actress who began acting classes at age eight and later studied at the Juilliard School, graduating with a BFA in 2004. After stage work in New York, including an Off-Off-Broadway production of cagelove that earned praise in several reviews, she joined the NBC comedy Community as Britta Perry in 2009. Her film credits include Gardens of the Night (2008), Choke (2008), The Box (2009), Don't Think Twice (2016), Ibiza (2018), I Used to Go Here (2020), and the Fear Street horror trilogy (2021). On television she also played Mickey Dobbs in Love, Mimi-Rose Howard in Girls, Atom Eve in Invincible, and Tiffany Jerimovich in The Bear, and she voiced Sta'abi in Monsters vs. Aliens. She directed documentary and narrative shorts, including The Queen of Code and Curated, and an episode of Marvel's 616, and co-hosted the podcast Periodic Talks.
43years old
Turns 44 on October 19in 7 days
- Born Pittsburgh
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 18 years2008 to 2026
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First role
Jacobs was cast as Titania in a Pittsburgh Public Theater production of A Midsummer Night's Dream after repeatedly contending in the theater's Shakespeare Monologue Contest.
A role that slipped away
Jacobs played Kim in the pilot of Traveler, but the role went to Pascale Hutton once ABC picked up the series, which was canceled after eight episodes.
Behind the camera
Jacobs directed The Queen of Code, a 2015 documentary short about computer scientist and US Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper.
Behind the camera
In February 2021, Gillian Jacobs and co-host Diona Reasonover premiered Periodic Talks, a podcast focused on STEM, on Stitcher Radio.
Gillian Jacobs movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Kate MicucciI Used to Go Here (2020) and Don't Think Twice (2016)
- Bobby MoynihanBrother Nature (2016) and Revenge for Jolly! (2012)
- Joel McHaleThe Seven Faces of Jane (2022) and Harmontown (2014)
- Anson MountInjustice (2021) and Visions (2015)
- Bill BurrBlack or White (2014) and Walk of Shame (2014)
- Ahna O'ReillyNo Way Jose (2015) and The Big Ask (2013)
- Reid ScottInjustice (2021) and Dean (2016)
- Ryan SimpkinsFear Street: 1978 (2021) and Gardens of the Night (2008)
- Steve AgeeNo Way Jose (2015) and Harmontown (2014)
- Oliver HudsonInjustice (2021) and Walk of Shame (2014)
- Brad MorrisRevenge for Jolly! (2012) and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Gillian Jacobs's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$223 million
15 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 15 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 13Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$65M29.0% of the total
- 2$62M27.6% of the total
- 3$33M14.9% of the total
- 4$22M9.7% of the total
- 5$13M5.9% of the total
- 6$9.6M4.3% of the total
- 7$8.1M3.6% of the total
- 8$4.4M2.0% of the total
$6.4 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total