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Gillian McLaren Jacobs (born October 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American actress and director .
life and career
Gillian Jacobs grew up in Mt. Lebanon , a Pittsburgh suburb. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City .
Jacobs began her career with numerous guest and supporting roles in television series and films , for example in Fringe - borderline cases of the FBI , Criminal Intent - crime in the sights , Royal Pains or Good Wife , and has appeared in several theater productions. In Damian Harris ' melodrama Gardens of the Night (2008) she took on her first film lead role.
Jacobs played one of the lead roles in Dan Harmon's cult sitcom community from 2009 until the series ended in 2015 . In addition, she was still seen in various films, such as the sci-fi - thriller The Box - You are the experiment (2009), the film drama Solitary Man (2009) and the comedy Girls Night Out - too shy fasting! (2014). From 2016 to 2018, she starred alongside Paul Rust in the Netflix series Love . The romantic comedy Ibiza was also released on Netflix in 2018 , in which she again took the lead.
Jacobs made her directorial debut in 2015 with the documentary - short film Signals - The Queen of Code about the computer scientist and computer pioneer Grace Hopper . Her horror short film Curated followed in 2018 .
Personal life
Jacobs is abstinent . She said she made a choice at a young age never to have an alcoholic drink or to use drugs.
Filmography (selection)
- 2005: Building Girl
- 2006: The Book of Daniel (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2007: Up All Night (TV movie)
- 2007: Blackbird
- 2007: Traveler (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2008: Choke - The Simulant (Choke)
- 2008: Gardens of the Night
- 2008: Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI ( Fringe , TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2009: Criminal Intent - Crime in the sights ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 8x02)
- 2009: Royal Pains (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2009: The Box - You are the experiment (The Box)
- 2009: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2009: Solitary Man
- 2009–2015: Community (TV series, 110 episodes)
- 2010: Coach
- 2010: Helena from the Wedding
- 2010: NoNAMES
- 2010: Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV series, episode 7x11)
- 2011: Let Go
- 2011: Save Greendale (short film)
- 2011: Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet (short film)
- 2012: Revenge for Jolly!
- 2012: Sin Bin
- 2012: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World)
- 2012: Watching TV with the Red Chinese
- 2012: The Book Club (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Robot Chicken (TV series, episode 6x03, speaking role)
- 2012: Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2012: Made in Cleveland
- 2013: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone)
- 2013: Bad Milo!
- 2014: Girls' evening - sober too shy! (Walk of Shame)
- 2014: Black or White
- 2015: Girls (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2015: Hot Tub Time Machine 2
- 2016: Stage of Life (Don't Think Twice)
- 2016-2018: Love (TV series, 34 episodes)
- 2017: Lemon
- 2018: How to Party with Mom (Life of the Party)
- 2018: Ibiza
Web links
- Gillian Jacobs at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pittsburgh Magazine: [1] . Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ Signals: The Queen of Code - amysmartgirls.com . Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ↑ Refinery29 - Gillian Jacobs Curated . Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ↑ 14 Things You Didn't Know About Netflix Star Gillian Jacobs. Retrieved September 20, 2019 (Canadian English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacobs, Gillian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jacobs, Gillian McLaren (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |