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Jacobs in July 2014
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Born |
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs October 19, 1982 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | Juilliard School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (/ˈɡɪliən/; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Britta Perry on the NBC/Yahoo! Screen comedy series Community and stars as Mickey Dobbs on the Netflix series Love. Jacobs has also had a recurring role as Mimi-Rose Howards on the HBO series Girls and has appeared in films such as Gardens of the Night (2008), The Lookalike (2014), Life Partners (2014), Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015), Don't Think Twice (2016) and Brother Nature (2016).
Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her parents, Martina Magenau Jacobs and and William F. Jacobs Jr., who, respectively, work in alumni relations at Carnegie Mellon University and as an investment banker. She was raised in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Her family owned the Erie Brewing Company in Erie, Pennsylvania, where her grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as President and CEO until it closed in 1978.