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| name = Gillian Jacobs
| image = Gillian Jacobs 2014 Comic Con (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jacobs in July 2014
| birth_name = Gillian MacLaren Jacobs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Juilliard School]]
| occupation = Actress/comedienne
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
'''Gillian MacLaren Jacobs'''<ref name=purple>{{cite web |url=http://purple.fr/magazine/s-s-2009-issue-11/article/248 |title=A New Generation |work=[[Purple (magazine)|Purple]] |date=Spring–Summer 2009 |quote=''What's your full name?'' - Gillian Maclaren Jacobs ... ''What are your parents' names?'' - Martina Magenau Jacobs and William F Jacobs Jr. |accessdate=February 8, 2017 |archivedate=February 8, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208225853/http://purple.fr/magazine/ss-2009-issue-11/a-new-generation/ |deadurl=yes |df= }} (Scroll down to Jacobs entry.)</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|l|i|ə|n}}; born October 19, 1982)<ref name=nndb>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/112/000348065/ | title=Gillian Jacobs| publisher=[[NNDB.com]]| accessdate=February 8, 2017| archivedate=August 25, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825201719/http://www.nndb.com/people/112/000348065/| deadurl=no}}</ref> is an American actress. She is known for portraying [[Britta Perry]] on the [[NBC]]/[[Yahoo! Screen]] comedy series ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' and Mickey Dobbs on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''. Jacobs had a recurring role as Mimi-Rose Howard on the fourth season of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'' and has appeared in films such as ''[[Gardens of the Night]]'' (2008), ''[[The Lookalike (2014 film)|The Lookalike]]'' (2014), ''[[Life Partners]]'' (2014), ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]'' (2015), ''[[Don't Think Twice]]'' (2016), ''[[Brother Nature (film)|Brother Nature]]'' (2016), ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]'' (2018) and ''[[Ibiza (film)|Ibiza]]'' (2018).
==Early life==
Jacobs was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=tvg>{{cite web| url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gillian-jacobs/bio/238179/| title=Gillian Jacobs Biography| publisher= [[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]| accessdate= February 8, 2017| archivedate= January 30, 2017| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170130021941/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gillian-jacobs/bio/238179/ |deadurl=no}}</ref> Her parents, Martina Magenau Jacobs and William F. Jacobs Jr.,<ref name=purple/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=carol-marie-spiller-magenau&pid=20344852 |title=Carol Marie Spiller Magenau Obituary| date= December 18, 2006| via= Legacy.com| work=[[Erie Times-News]]| location = Erie, Pennsylvania| accessdate=August 26, 2015| archivedate= March 3, 2016| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210622/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=carol-marie-spiller-magenau&pid=20344852| deadurl=no}}</ref> work respectively in alumni relations at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and as an [[investment banker]].<ref name="pittsburghmagazine"/> She was raised in [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="pittsburghmagazine"/> Jacobs was raised by her mother. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Martin Magenau Jr.|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=158667705|via=Legacy.com|work=Erie Times-News|location = Erie, Pennsylvania| accessdate=June 30, 2013|date=July 22, 2012| archivedate= March 3, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181340/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=158667705| deadurl=no|quote=Martin was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and the Siebel Institute of Brewing, and served as President and CEO of the Erie Brewing Company until its closing in 1978.}} Note: This is not the same [[Erie Brewing Company]] founded in 1994.</ref>
Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight, and attended acting classes on Saturdays at the [[Pittsburgh Playhouse]] while growing up.<ref name="pittsburghmagazine"/> She performed with the [[Pittsburgh Public Theater]], where she was a perennial contender in the Public's [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] Monologue Contest, leading her to be cast as [[Titania]] in its production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.<ref>"OnStage". ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''. May 1, 2006.</ref>
After graduating from [[Mt. Lebanon High School]] in 2000, Jacobs moved to [[New York City]] to attend the [[Juilliard School]], where she graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in 2004.<ref name="pittsburghmagazine">{{cite web |last=Randall |first=Reese |url=http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/April-2010/Gillian-Jacobs/ |title=Gillian Jacobs |work=[[Pittsburgh Magazine]] |date=April 2010 |accessdate=July 5, 2013| archivedate= April 16, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160416093127/http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/April-2010/Gillian-Jacobs/ |deadurl=no}}</ref>
==Career==
Jacobs' first acting role came as Adele Congreve on the television series ''[[The Book of Daniel (TV series)|The Book of Daniel]]''. Although she played Kim in the pilot of ''[[Traveler (TV series)|Traveler]]'', the role was given to [[Pascale Hutton]] when [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] acquired the series. Jacobs subsequently made guest appearances on ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''. In 2006, 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curtainup.com/cagelove.html |title=''cagelove'', A CurtainUp Review |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |author=Les Gutman |date=May 14, 2006 |work= |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8260 |title=''cagelove'', Review on TheaterMania |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |author1=Siegel, Barbara |author2=Siegel, Scott |date=May 16, 2006 |work= |publisher= |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925180920/http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8260 |archivedate=September 25, 2008 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/05_15_06.html |title=''cagelove'' Theater Review |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |author=Murray, Matthew |publisher=Talkin' Broadway |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926093128/http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/05_15_06.html |archivedate=September 26, 2008 |df= }}</ref> ''[[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".<ref>{{cite web |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/theater/reviews/17cage.html |title=In 'Cagelove,' a Triangle (Sort of), Including a Man Offstage (Sort Of) |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 17, 2006 |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508015928/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/theater/reviews/17cage.html |archivedate=May 8, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
Jacobs has appeared in theatrical productions such as ''The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero'' (2007), ''A Feminine Ending'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/theater/reviews/18femi.html |title=Torn Between Two Loves: The Oboe and the 'Hot Mess' |work=The New York Times |date=October 18, 2007 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605071750/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/theater/reviews/18femi.html |archivedate=June 5, 2015 |df= }}</ref> and ''The Little Flower of East Orange'' (2008).<ref name="interviewmag">{{cite web |last=Silberman |first=Lucy |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/gillian-jacobs/ |title=Gillian Jacobs |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=August 1, 2008 |accessdate=January 6, 2010| archivedate=September 28, 2009| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090928034931/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/gillian-jacobs}}</ref>
In March 2009, Jacobs joined the cast of the [[NBC]] single-camera comedy series ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' as [[Britta Perry]], a high school dropout who aspires to become a psychologist. Her film work includes ''[[Blackbird (2007 film)|Blackbird]]'' (2007), ''[[Choke (film)|Choke]]'' (2008), ''[[Gardens of the Night]]'' (2008), ''[[The Box (2009 film)|The Box]]'' (2009), ''[[Revenge for Jolly!]]'' (2012), ''[[Bad Milo!]]'' (2013), ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]'' (2014), ''[[The Lookalike (2014 film)|The Lookalike]]'' (2014), ''[[Life Partners]]'' (2014), ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]'' (2015), ''[[Don't Think Twice]]'' (2016), and ''[[Brother Nature (film)|Brother Nature]]'' (2016). Jacobs also provided the voice of the character Sta'abi in the [[Nickelodeon]] series ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series)|Monsters vs. Aliens]]''. ''Community'' was canceled by NBC on May 9, 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last=Snierson |first=Dan |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/09/community-cancelled/ |title='Community' canceled |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]] |date=May 9, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711003346/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/09/community-cancelled/ |archivedate=July 11, 2014 |df= }}</ref> and later that month, it was reported that Jacobs had landed a recurring role as Mimi-Rose Howard in the fourth season of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |url=http://tvline.com/2014/05/21/gillian-jacobs-girls-season-4-cast/ |title=''Girls'' Exclusive: ''Community''{{'}}s Gillian Jacobs Nabs Recurring Role In Season 4 |publisher=[[TVLine]]. [[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=May 21, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724043839/http://tvline.com/2014/05/21/gillian-jacobs-girls-season-4-cast/ |archivedate=July 24, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
In June 2014, [[Yahoo! Screen]] picked up ''Community'' for a sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/community-sixth-season/ |title='Community' saved! Yahoo orders sixth season |work=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time |date=June 30, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182301/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/community-sixth-season/ |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |df= }}</ref> It was announced on September 16, 2014 that Jacobs had been cast to star as Mickey in the [[Netflix]] original comedy series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]'', which premiered in February 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://deadline.com/2014/09/judd-apatow-comedy-series-netflix-paul-rust-gillian-jacobs-star-829825/ |title=Netflix Nabs Judd Apatow Comedy Series With 2-Season Order; Paul Rust & Gillian Jacobs To Star, Legendary TV To Produce |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]. Penske Media Corporation |date=September 16, 2014 |accessdate=October 27, 2014| archivedate= January 29, 2017| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129064137/http://deadline.com/2014/09/judd-apatow-comedy-series-netflix-paul-rust-gillian-jacobs-star-829825/| deadurl=no}}</ref>
Jacobs directed the 2015 [[documentary]] [[short film|short]] ''The Queen of Code'' about [[computer scientist]] and [[United States Navy]] [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] [[Grace Hopper]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12205119 |title=''Signals: The Queen of Code'' – ESPN News |work=ESPN Video |date=January 21, 2015 |accessdate=January 29, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201012810/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12205119 |archivedate=February 1, 2015 |df= }}</ref> Also in 2015 she co-starred in the thriller film ''Visions'' with [[Jim Parsons]], [[Isla Fisher]] and [[Anson Mount]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117681/visions-captured-in-a-trailer-and-image-gallery/ |title=Visions |publisher=´Dread Central |date=September 16, 2014 |accessdate=October 27, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808130704/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117681/visions-captured-in-a-trailer-and-image-gallery/ |archivedate=August 8, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Jacobs is a [[Teetotalism|teetotaler]]. She says she made a choice while young to never have an alcoholic beverage or do drugs.<ref>''Community'' Season 2 DVD commentary (episode: "Mixology Certification")</ref><ref>{{cite episode |series=The Late Late Show |serieslink=The Late Late Show (CBS TV series) |season=9 |number=39 |airdate=March 7, 2013 |network=[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref name=OffCamera>{{cite episode |series=[[Off Camera]] |season=6 |number=25 (92) |airdate=February 27, 2017 |network=[[Audience (TV network)|Audience]]}}</ref> She says her father is an addict, and together with reading the cautionary tale in the [[young adult novel]] ''[[Go Ask Alice]]'', about a 15-year-old drug addict, she became fearful of ruining her life the same way.<ref name=OffCamera/>
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''Building Girl''
| Katie
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Blackbird (2007 film)|Blackbird]]''
| Froggy
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Choke (film)|Choke]]''
| Cherry Daiquiri/Beth
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Gardens of the Night]]''
| Leslie
|
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Box|dab=2009 film}}''
| Dana
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]''
| Tall girl
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Helena from the Wedding]]''
| Helena
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Nonames''
| CJ
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Coach''
| Zoe
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Let Go (film)|Let Go]]''
| Darla DeMint
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Watching TV with the Red Chinese]]''
| Suzanne
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Revenge for Jolly!]]''
| Tina
|
|-
| 2012
| ''Adventures in the Sin Bin''
| Lauren
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Seeking a Friend for the End of the World]]''
| Katie
|
|-
| 2013
| ''{{sortname|The|Incredible Burt Wonderstone}}''
| Miranda
|
|-
| 2013
| ''It's Not You, It's Me''
| Babe
| Short film
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Bad Milo!]]''
| Sarah
|
|-
| 2013
| ''{{sortname|The|Big Ask|dab=film}}''
| Emily
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Made in Cleveland]]''
| Martha
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Crush''
| Shira
| Short film
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Life Partners]]''
| Paige Kearns
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]''
| Rose
|
|-
| 2014
| ''{{sortname|The|Lookalike|dab=2014 film}}''
| Lacey/Sadie
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Black or White (film)|Black or White]]''
| Fay
|
|-
| 2015
| ''{{sortname|The|Queen of Code|nolink=1}}''
| {{n/a}}
| Documentary short; director
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]''
| Jill
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[No Way Jose]]''
| Penny
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Visions (film)|Visions]]''
| Sadie
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Don't Think Twice (film)|Don't Think Twice]]''
| Samantha
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Dean (film)|Dean]]''
| Nicky
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Brother Nature (film)|Brother Nature]]''
| Gwen Turley
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Lemon (2017 film)|Lemon]]''
| Tracy
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Ibiza (film)|Ibiza]]''
| Harper
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Magic Camp (film)|Magic Camp]]''
| Christina Darkwood
| In post-production
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''{{sortname|The|Book of Daniel|dab=TV series}}''
| Adele Congreve
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Traveler (TV series)|Traveler]]''
| Kimberly
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''
| Joanne Ostler
| Episode: "[[The Equation]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Sue Smith
| Episode: "[[Rock Star (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)|Rock Star]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Royal Pains]]''
| Tess Frimoli
| Episode: "[[There Will Be Food]]"
|-
| 2009–2015
| ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''
| [[Britta Perry]]
| 110 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Good Wife}}''
| Sonia
| Episode: "[[Pilot (The Good Wife)|Pilot]]"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
| Carl's wife (voice)
| Episode: "[[Larry Miller Hair System]]"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Various voices
| Episode: "Punctured Jugular"
|-
| 2012–2013<br>2016
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| Post-apocalypse woman / Herself
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''{{sortname|The|Venture Bros.}}''
| Marsha Backwood (voice)
| Episode: "Venture Libre"
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series)|Monsters vs. Aliens]]''
| [[List of Monsters vs. Aliens characters#Sta'abi|Sta'abi]] (voice)
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''{{sortname|The|Greatest Event in Television History}}''
| Sonny
| Episode: "Bosom Buddies"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Christy (voice)
| Episode: "[[Introducing the Naughty Stewardesses]]"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories]]''
| Young patient
| Episode: "Toes"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
| Mimi-Rose Howard
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| M.A.R.G.L.E.S. (voice)
| Episode: "[[You Forgot Your Floaties]]"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Long Live the Royals]]''
| Rosalind/additional voices
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Great Minds with Dan Harmon]]''
| [[Ada Lovelace]]
| Episode: "Ada Lovelace"
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''
| Mickey Dobbs
| 34 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Dr. Ken]]''
| Erin
| Episode: "Ken's New Intern"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Regular Show]]''
| Blu-ray (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]]''
| Jenny Tanner
| Episode: "Chelsea Leight-Leigh Lately"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Justice League Action]]''
| [[Roxy Rocket]] (voice)
| Episode: "The Fatal Fare"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Rick and Morty]]''
| Supernova (voice)
| Episode: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[HarmonQuest]]''
| Chip
| Episode: "The Quest Continues"
|}
===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Funny or Die|Don Cheadle is Captain Planet]]''
| Linka
|
|-
| 2012
| ''{{sortname|The|Book Club|nolink=1}}''
| Penelope
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''Tiny Commando''
| Mitzi McNeil
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''STRANGER THINGS: A Bad Lip Reading''
| Nancy Wheeler (voice)
|
|}
===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''cagelove''
| Katie
| Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
|-
| 2007
| ''The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero''
| Girl
| DR2 Theatre
|-
| 2007
| ''A Feminine Ending''
| Amanda Blue
| [[Playwrights Horizons]]
|-
| 2008
| ''The Little Flower of East Orange''
| Nadine/Cathleen
| [[The Public Theater]]
|-
| 2018
| ''Kings''
| Kate
| [[The Public Theater]]
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|2010
|[[Method Fest Independent Film Festival|Method Fest Award]]
|Best Actress
|''Nonames''
|{{won}}
|-
|2010
|[[Phoenix Film Festival|Phoenix Film Festival Award]]
|Best Ensemble Acting
|''Nonames''
|{{won}}
|-
|2010
|[[Phoenix Film Festival|Phoenix Film Festival Award]]
|Acting Achievement
|''Nonames''
|{{won}}
|-
|2012
|[[2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Award]]
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actress|Best Comedy Supporting Actress]]
|''Community''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2012
|[[TV Guide Award]]
|Favorite Ensemble
|''Community''
|{{won}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Gillian Jacobs}}
* {{IMDb name|1843026}}
* {{iobdb name |35358}}
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[[Category:American stage actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:American voice actresses]]
[[Category:Juilliard School alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]' |
New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{Infobox person
| name = Gillian Jacobs
| image = Gillian Jacobs 2014 Comic Con (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jacobs in July 2014
| birth_name = Gillian MacLaren Jacobs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Juilliard School]]
| occupation = Actress/comedienne
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
'''Gillian MacLaren Jacobs'''<ref name=purple>{{cite web |url=http://purple.fr/magazine/s-s-2009-issue-11/article/248 |title=A New Generation |work=[[Purple (magazine)|Purple]] |date=Spring–Summer 2009 |quote=''What's your full name?'' - Gillian Maclaren Jacobs ... ''What are your parents' names?'' - Martina Magenau Jacobs and William F Jacobs Jr. |accessdate=February 8, 2017 |archivedate=February 8, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208225853/http://purple.fr/magazine/ss-2009-issue-11/a-new-generation/ |deadurl=yes |df= }} (Scroll down to Jacobs entry.)</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|l|i|ə|n}}; born October 19, 1982)<ref name=nndb>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/112/000348065/ | title=Gillian Jacobs| publisher=[[NNDB.com]]| accessdate=February 8, 2017| archivedate=August 25, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825201719/http://www.nndb.com/people/112/000348065/| deadurl=no}}</ref> is an American actress. She is known for portraying [[Britta Perry]] on the [[NBC]]/[[Yahoo! Screen]] comedy series ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' and Mickey Dobbs on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''. Jacobs had a recurring role as Mimi-Rose Howard on the fourth season of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'' and has appeared in films such as ''[[Gardens of the Night]]'' (2008), ''[[The Lookalike (2014 film)|The Lookalike]]'' (2014), ''[[Life Partners]]'' (2014), ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]'' (2015), ''[[Don't Think Twice]]'' (2016), ''[[Brother Nature (film)|Brother Nature]]'' (2016), ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]'' (2018) and ''[[Ibiza (film)|Ibiza]]'' (2018).
==Early life==
Jacobs was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=tvg>{{cite web| url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gillian-jacobs/bio/238179/| title=Gillian Jacobs Biography| publisher= [[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]| accessdate= February 8, 2017| archivedate= January 30, 2017| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170130021941/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gillian-jacobs/bio/238179/ |deadurl=no}}</ref> Her parents, Martina Magenau Jacobs and William F. Jacobs Jr.,<ref name=purple/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=carol-marie-spiller-magenau&pid=20344852 |title=Carol Marie Spiller Magenau Obituary| date= December 18, 2006| via= Legacy.com| work=[[Erie Times-News]]| location = Erie, Pennsylvania| accessdate=August 26, 2015| archivedate= March 3, 2016| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210622/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=carol-marie-spiller-magenau&pid=20344852| deadurl=no}}</ref> work respectively in alumni relations at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and as an [[investment banker]].<ref name="pittsburghmagazine"/> She was raised in [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="pittsburghmagazine"/> Jacobs was raised by her mother. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Martin Magenau Jr.|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=158667705|via=Legacy.com|work=Erie Times-News|location = Erie, Pennsylvania| accessdate=June 30, 2013|date=July 22, 2012| archivedate= March 3, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181340/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=158667705| deadurl=no|quote=Martin was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and the Siebel Institute of Brewing, and served as President and CEO of the Erie Brewing Company until its closing in 1978.}} Note: This is not the same [[Erie Brewing Company]] founded in 1994.</ref>
Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight, and attended acting classes on Saturdays at the [[Pittsburgh Playhouse]] while growing up.<ref name="pittsburghmagazine"/> She performed with the [[Pittsburgh Public Theater]], where she was a perennial contender in the Public's [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] Monologue Contest, leading her to be cast as [[Titania]] in its production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.<ref>"OnStage". ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''. May 1, 2006.</ref>
After graduating from [[Mt. Lebanon High School]] in 2000, Jacobs moved to [[New York City]] to attend the [[Juilliard School]], where she graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in 2004.<ref name="pittsburghmagazine">{{cite web |last=Randall |first=Reese |url=http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/April-2010/Gillian-Jacobs/ |title=Gillian Jacobs |work=[[Pittsburgh Magazine]] |date=April 2010 |accessdate=July 5, 2013| archivedate= April 16, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160416093127/http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/April-2010/Gillian-Jacobs/ |deadurl=no}}</ref>
==Career==
Jacobs' first acting role came as Adele Congreve on the television series ''[[The Book of Daniel (TV series)|The Book of Daniel]]''. Although she played Kim in the pilot of ''[[Traveler (TV series)|Traveler]]'', the role was given to [[Pascale Hutton]] when [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] acquired the series. Jacobs subsequently made guest appearances on ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''. In 2006, 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curtainup.com/cagelove.html |title=''cagelove'', A CurtainUp Review |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |author=Les Gutman |date=May 14, 2006 |work= |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8260 |title=''cagelove'', Review on TheaterMania |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |author1=Siegel, Barbara |author2=Siegel, Scott |date=May 16, 2006 |work= |publisher= |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925180920/http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8260 |archivedate=September 25, 2008 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/05_15_06.html |title=''cagelove'' Theater Review |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |author=Murray, Matthew |publisher=Talkin' Broadway |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926093128/http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/05_15_06.html |archivedate=September 26, 2008 |df= }}</ref> ''[[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".<ref>{{cite web |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/theater/reviews/17cage.html |title=In 'Cagelove,' a Triangle (Sort of), Including a Man Offstage (Sort Of) |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 17, 2006 |accessdate=August 21, 2008 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508015928/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/theater/reviews/17cage.html |archivedate=May 8, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
Jacobs has appeared in theatrical productions such as ''The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero'' (2007), ''A Feminine Ending'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/theater/reviews/18femi.html |title=Torn Between Two Loves: The Oboe and the 'Hot Mess' |work=The New York Times |date=October 18, 2007 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605071750/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/theater/reviews/18femi.html |archivedate=June 5, 2015 |df= }}</ref> and ''The Little Flower of East Orange'' (2008).<ref name="interviewmag">{{cite web |last=Silberman |first=Lucy |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/gillian-jacobs/ |title=Gillian Jacobs |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=August 1, 2008 |accessdate=January 6, 2010| archivedate=September 28, 2009| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090928034931/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/gillian-jacobs}}</ref>
In March 2009, Jacobs joined the cast of the [[NBC]] single-camera comedy series ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' as [[Britta Perry]], a high school dropout who aspires to become a psychologist. Her film work includes ''[[Blackbird (2007 film)|Blackbird]]'' (2007), ''[[Choke (film)|Choke]]'' (2008), ''[[Gardens of the Night]]'' (2008), ''[[The Box (2009 film)|The Box]]'' (2009), ''[[Revenge for Jolly!]]'' (2012), ''[[Bad Milo!]]'' (2013), ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]'' (2014), ''[[The Lookalike (2014 film)|The Lookalike]]'' (2014), ''[[Life Partners]]'' (2014), ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]'' (2015), ''[[Don't Think Twice]]'' (2016), and ''[[Brother Nature (film)|Brother Nature]]'' (2016). Jacobs also provided the voice of the character Sta'abi in the [[Nickelodeon]] series ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series)|Monsters vs. Aliens]]''. ''Community'' was canceled by NBC on May 9, 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last=Snierson |first=Dan |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/09/community-cancelled/ |title='Community' canceled |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]] |date=May 9, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711003346/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/09/community-cancelled/ |archivedate=July 11, 2014 |df= }}</ref> and later that month, it was reported that Jacobs had landed a recurring role as Mimi-Rose Howard in the fourth season of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |url=http://tvline.com/2014/05/21/gillian-jacobs-girls-season-4-cast/ |title=''Girls'' Exclusive: ''Community''{{'}}s Gillian Jacobs Nabs Recurring Role In Season 4 |publisher=[[TVLine]]. [[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=May 21, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724043839/http://tvline.com/2014/05/21/gillian-jacobs-girls-season-4-cast/ |archivedate=July 24, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
In June 2014, [[Yahoo! Screen]] picked up ''Community'' for a sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/community-sixth-season/ |title='Community' saved! Yahoo orders sixth season |work=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time |date=June 30, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182301/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/community-sixth-season/ |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |df= }}</ref> It was announced on September 16, 2014 that Jacobs had been cast to star as Mickey in the [[Netflix]] original comedy series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]'', which premiered in February 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://deadline.com/2014/09/judd-apatow-comedy-series-netflix-paul-rust-gillian-jacobs-star-829825/ |title=Netflix Nabs Judd Apatow Comedy Series With 2-Season Order; Paul Rust & Gillian Jacobs To Star, Legendary TV To Produce |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]. Penske Media Corporation |date=September 16, 2014 |accessdate=October 27, 2014| archivedate= January 29, 2017| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129064137/http://deadline.com/2014/09/judd-apatow-comedy-series-netflix-paul-rust-gillian-jacobs-star-829825/| deadurl=no}}</ref>
Jacobs directed the 2015 [[documentary]] [[short film|short]] ''The Queen of Code'' about [[computer scientist]] and [[United States Navy]] [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] [[Grace Hopper]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12205119 |title=''Signals: The Queen of Code'' – ESPN News |work=ESPN Video |date=January 21, 2015 |accessdate=January 29, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201012810/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12205119 |archivedate=February 1, 2015 |df= }}</ref> Also in 2015 she co-starred in the thriller film ''Visions'' with [[Jim Parsons]], [[Isla Fisher]] and [[Anson Mount]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117681/visions-captured-in-a-trailer-and-image-gallery/ |title=Visions |publisher=´Dread Central |date=September 16, 2014 |accessdate=October 27, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808130704/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117681/visions-captured-in-a-trailer-and-image-gallery/ |archivedate=August 8, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Jacobs is a [[Teetotalism|teetotaler]]. She says she made a choice while young to never have an alcoholic beverage or do drugs.<ref>''Community'' Season 2 DVD commentary (episode: "Mixology Certification")</ref><ref>{{cite episode |series=The Late Late Show |serieslink=The Late Late Show (CBS TV series) |season=9 |number=39 |airdate=March 7, 2013 |network=[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref name=OffCamera>{{cite episode |series=[[Off Camera]] |season=6 |number=25 (92) |airdate=February 27, 2017 |network=[[Audience (TV network)|Audience]]}}</ref> She says her father is an addict, and together with reading the cautionary tale in the [[young adult novel]] ''[[Go Ask Alice]]'', about a 15-year-old drug addict, she became fearful of ruining her life the same way.<ref name=OffCamera/>
In May 2018, Jacobs had her ears pierced for the first time, live on national American television, on the Jimmy Kimmel show. She claimed that she had been terrified of having her ears pierced, and the only way she would be able to commit to it was to have it done on television.
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''Building Girl''
| Katie
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Blackbird (2007 film)|Blackbird]]''
| Froggy
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Choke (film)|Choke]]''
| Cherry Daiquiri/Beth
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Gardens of the Night]]''
| Leslie
|
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Box|dab=2009 film}}''
| Dana
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]''
| Tall girl
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Helena from the Wedding]]''
| Helena
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Nonames''
| CJ
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Coach''
| Zoe
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Let Go (film)|Let Go]]''
| Darla DeMint
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Watching TV with the Red Chinese]]''
| Suzanne
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Revenge for Jolly!]]''
| Tina
|
|-
| 2012
| ''Adventures in the Sin Bin''
| Lauren
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Seeking a Friend for the End of the World]]''
| Katie
|
|-
| 2013
| ''{{sortname|The|Incredible Burt Wonderstone}}''
| Miranda
|
|-
| 2013
| ''It's Not You, It's Me''
| Babe
| Short film
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Bad Milo!]]''
| Sarah
|
|-
| 2013
| ''{{sortname|The|Big Ask|dab=film}}''
| Emily
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Made in Cleveland]]''
| Martha
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Crush''
| Shira
| Short film
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Life Partners]]''
| Paige Kearns
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]''
| Rose
|
|-
| 2014
| ''{{sortname|The|Lookalike|dab=2014 film}}''
| Lacey/Sadie
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Black or White (film)|Black or White]]''
| Fay
|
|-
| 2015
| ''{{sortname|The|Queen of Code|nolink=1}}''
| {{n/a}}
| Documentary short; director
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]''
| Jill
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[No Way Jose]]''
| Penny
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Visions (film)|Visions]]''
| Sadie
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Don't Think Twice (film)|Don't Think Twice]]''
| Samantha
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Dean (film)|Dean]]''
| Nicky
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Brother Nature (film)|Brother Nature]]''
| Gwen Turley
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Lemon (2017 film)|Lemon]]''
| Tracy
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Ibiza (film)|Ibiza]]''
| Harper
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Magic Camp (film)|Magic Camp]]''
| Christina Darkwood
| In post-production
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''{{sortname|The|Book of Daniel|dab=TV series}}''
| Adele Congreve
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Traveler (TV series)|Traveler]]''
| Kimberly
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''
| Joanne Ostler
| Episode: "[[The Equation]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Sue Smith
| Episode: "[[Rock Star (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)|Rock Star]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Royal Pains]]''
| Tess Frimoli
| Episode: "[[There Will Be Food]]"
|-
| 2009–2015
| ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''
| [[Britta Perry]]
| 110 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Good Wife}}''
| Sonia
| Episode: "[[Pilot (The Good Wife)|Pilot]]"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
| Carl's wife (voice)
| Episode: "[[Larry Miller Hair System]]"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Various voices
| Episode: "Punctured Jugular"
|-
| 2012–2013<br>2016
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| Post-apocalypse woman / Herself
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''{{sortname|The|Venture Bros.}}''
| Marsha Backwood (voice)
| Episode: "Venture Libre"
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series)|Monsters vs. Aliens]]''
| [[List of Monsters vs. Aliens characters#Sta'abi|Sta'abi]] (voice)
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''{{sortname|The|Greatest Event in Television History}}''
| Sonny
| Episode: "Bosom Buddies"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Christy (voice)
| Episode: "[[Introducing the Naughty Stewardesses]]"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories]]''
| Young patient
| Episode: "Toes"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
| Mimi-Rose Howard
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| M.A.R.G.L.E.S. (voice)
| Episode: "[[You Forgot Your Floaties]]"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Long Live the Royals]]''
| Rosalind/additional voices
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Great Minds with Dan Harmon]]''
| [[Ada Lovelace]]
| Episode: "Ada Lovelace"
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''
| Mickey Dobbs
| 34 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Dr. Ken]]''
| Erin
| Episode: "Ken's New Intern"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Regular Show]]''
| Blu-ray (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]]''
| Jenny Tanner
| Episode: "Chelsea Leight-Leigh Lately"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Justice League Action]]''
| [[Roxy Rocket]] (voice)
| Episode: "The Fatal Fare"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Rick and Morty]]''
| Supernova (voice)
| Episode: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[HarmonQuest]]''
| Chip
| Episode: "The Quest Continues"
|}
===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Funny or Die|Don Cheadle is Captain Planet]]''
| Linka
|
|-
| 2012
| ''{{sortname|The|Book Club|nolink=1}}''
| Penelope
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''Tiny Commando''
| Mitzi McNeil
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''STRANGER THINGS: A Bad Lip Reading''
| Nancy Wheeler (voice)
|
|}
===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''cagelove''
| Katie
| Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
|-
| 2007
| ''The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero''
| Girl
| DR2 Theatre
|-
| 2007
| ''A Feminine Ending''
| Amanda Blue
| [[Playwrights Horizons]]
|-
| 2008
| ''The Little Flower of East Orange''
| Nadine/Cathleen
| [[The Public Theater]]
|-
| 2018
| ''Kings''
| Kate
| [[The Public Theater]]
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|2010
|[[Method Fest Independent Film Festival|Method Fest Award]]
|Best Actress
|''Nonames''
|{{won}}
|-
|2010
|[[Phoenix Film Festival|Phoenix Film Festival Award]]
|Best Ensemble Acting
|''Nonames''
|{{won}}
|-
|2010
|[[Phoenix Film Festival|Phoenix Film Festival Award]]
|Acting Achievement
|''Nonames''
|{{won}}
|-
|2012
|[[2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Award]]
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actress|Best Comedy Supporting Actress]]
|''Community''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2012
|[[TV Guide Award]]
|Favorite Ensemble
|''Community''
|{{won}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|1843026}}
* {{iobdb name |35358}}
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[[Category:Juilliard School alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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