Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (/ˈɡɪliən/; born October , )[citation
needed] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as
Britta Perry on the NBC comedy series Community (â€") and Mickey Dobbs
on the Netflix romantic comedy series Love (â€"). She had a recurring
role as Mimi-Rose Howard on the fourth season of the HBO comedy-drama
series Girls (â€") and has appeared in films such as Life Partners (),
Hot Tub Time Machine (), Don't Think Twice (), Brother Nature (),
Life of the Party (), Ibiza (), and I Used to Go Here ().Gillian
MacLaren Jacobs was born on October , , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, works in alumni relations at
Carnegie Mellon University, while her father, William F. Jacobs Jr.,
is an investment banker. She was raised by her mother in Mt. Lebanon,
Pennsylvania. Her family owned the Erie Brewing Company (not to be
confused with the later brewery of the same name), where her
grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as president and CEO
until it closed in .Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight,
and attended weekend acting classes 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 , she moved to New York City to attend the Juilliard School, where
she graduated with a BFA in .Jacobs' first acting role came as Adele
Congreve on the television series The Book of Daniel. Although she
played Kim in the pilot of Traveler,[citation needed] the role was
given to Pascale Hutton when ABC acquired the series. Jacobs
subsequently made guest appearances on Fringe and Law & Order:
Criminal Intent. In , she starred in an Off-Off-Broadway production of
Chris Denham's cagelove. While overall critical reaction to the play
was negative, Jacobs earned praise in several reviews. The New York
Times advised readers to "remember the name of Gillian Jacobs, a
stunning Juilliard graduate who has the glow of a star in the making".
needed] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as
Britta Perry on the NBC comedy series Community (â€") and Mickey Dobbs
on the Netflix romantic comedy series Love (â€"). She had a recurring
role as Mimi-Rose Howard on the fourth season of the HBO comedy-drama
series Girls (â€") and has appeared in films such as Life Partners (),
Hot Tub Time Machine (), Don't Think Twice (), Brother Nature (),
Life of the Party (), Ibiza (), and I Used to Go Here ().Gillian
MacLaren Jacobs was born on October , , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, works in alumni relations at
Carnegie Mellon University, while her father, William F. Jacobs Jr.,
is an investment banker. She was raised by her mother in Mt. Lebanon,
Pennsylvania. Her family owned the Erie Brewing Company (not to be
confused with the later brewery of the same name), where her
grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as president and CEO
until it closed in .Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight,
and attended weekend acting classes 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 , she moved to New York City to attend the Juilliard School, where
she graduated with a BFA in .Jacobs' first acting role came as Adele
Congreve on the television series The Book of Daniel. Although she
played Kim in the pilot of Traveler,[citation needed] the role was
given to Pascale Hutton when ABC acquired the series. Jacobs
subsequently made guest appearances on Fringe and Law & Order:
Criminal Intent. In , she starred in an Off-Off-Broadway production of
Chris Denham's cagelove. While overall critical reaction to the play
was negative, Jacobs earned praise in several reviews. The New York
Times advised readers to "remember the name of Gillian Jacobs, a
stunning Juilliard graduate who has the glow of a star in the making".
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