Gillian Jacobs is making school cool again thanks to her role as a sassy student with something to prove on Community. The smartly written sitcom has already won fans from coast-to-coast and has transformed Jacobs into one of television’s most talked about new starlets. “We’re so thrilled about this show and thankfully people seem to be excited about it too,” she says. “If we can maintain [the program’s] high level of quality and keep me consistently employed so I don’t have to go back to babysitting, then I’ll be a happy girl!"
Success
Gillian Jacobs is used to being recognized. Unfortunately for her, it’s not always for being an actress. "I was at a bar [recently] and this guy says, 'You look familiar,'" she recalls. "I got secretly excited and thought, 'This is my first big moment of someone recognizing me!' Then he says, 'I asked you out once and you never called me back.' We both smiled uncomfortable smiles and walked away." Encounters like that should soon be a thing of the past as folks from Maine to California start recognizing Jacobs for her role as Britta on NBC’s Community. Although the sitcom is overflowing with talent, Jacobs is primed to become the show’s breakaway star thanks to her irresistible blend of beauty and sass.
Sexiness
For a woman who insists she isn’t a bad girl, Gillian Jacobs is awfully good at playing them on screen. Since gradating from Juilliard in 2004, this Pittsburgh native has delivered one titillating performance after another as an oversexed drug addict in The Little Flower of East Orange, a teenage prostitute in Gardens of Night, an exotic dancer in Blackbird, and a pole-twirling stripper named Cherry Daiquiri in Choke. "I thought I was going to be the ingenue, playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet or some innocent young thing, and instead I'm playing these lost girls,” she says. “I've snorted fake coke, smoked fake heroin. It's been an education." It’s also been a pleasure to watch, as the aforementioned roles have required Jacobs to show off her fabulous figure in various states of undress. Although she isn’t likely to snort coke or perform any lap dances on Community, Jacobs will continue to make us watch her every move thanks to her beautiful bedroom eyes and seriously sexy swagger.
Quotes
"I had play rehearsal at Juilliard while the MTV Awards were filming at Lincoln Center. You're trying to get to class and it's like, 'Out of my way, Whitney Houston!'"
- Gillian Jacobs
Biography
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Gillian Jacobs never let anything get in the way of becoming an actress. Not even the city’s notoriously inclement weather. “I remember one time there was a really heavy rain and my mom said, ‘You’re not gonna be able to go to acting class today because there’s flooding on the bridges,’ and I was like, ‘We're going!’” Jacobs’ commitment to her craft elevated her to the top of her class and before long she was starring in a number of prominent productions at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. She remained at the theater until 2000 when she left the Steel City for the bright lights of New York to attended Juilliard. “I got no academic education,” she says, “but I got very intense acting training. I was basically locked in a room with 15 people for four years.”
Gillian jacobs makes her big screen debut
Gillian Jacobs graduated from Juilliard in 2004 and made her big screen debut the following year in Building Girl, a charming romantic comedy about a pair of young lovers in Manhattan. Unfortunately, the film received minimal distribution and Jacobs retreated into the theater later that year where she performed in Chris Denham’s psychosexual thriller Cagelove. Jason Zinoman of The New York Times was particularly complimentary of Jacobs’s performance, urging readers to “Remember the name of Gillian Jacobs, a stunning Juilliard graduate who has the glow of a star in the making.”
gillian jacobs stays up all night
Gillian Jacobs received more rave reviews for her work in 2007 thanks to a pair of strong performances in the gritty independent drama Blackbird and the amusing comedy Up All Night, a made-for-TV movie about a group of regulars who hang out at their favorite watering hole until the wee hours of the morning. She also returned to the theater in The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero, an off-Broadway production brimming with sharp dialogue and racy characters.
Gillian jacobs stars in choke
Gillian Jacobs received her big break in 2008 when she was cast in Choke, an inventive comedy about a con-man who plays on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death. Written by Chuck Palahniuk and starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston, the film received the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to enjoy a successful run in theaters across North America. It also gave Jacobs’ career a tremendous boost and she cashed in with a starring role in Gardens of the Night, a gripping drama about a pair of teenage exiles attempting to survive life on the street. The film became a huge hit on the festival circuit and earned director Damian Harris major awards from the Deuville Film Festival and the Mons International Festival of Love. Jacobs capped off her career year in 2008 by starring in The Little Flower of East Orange, an off-Broadway play directed by Academy Award-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Gillian jacobs is cast in community
Gillian Jacobs came charging out of the gates in 2009 with a trio of well-received guest-starring roles in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Royal Pains and The Good Wife. She also found a recurring gig as a series regular when she was cast as a former high school dropout in the NBC sitcom Community. “I read the pilot and I loved it,” she recalls. “It was the sort of girl who I’d want to play and want to watch. So I was really excited about the script in terms of the project.” Jacobs has also been excited about the chemistry the cast has developed. “All of us just seem to genuinely get along and like each other… and thank god, since we’re an ensemble show!” she says. “But you can’t really plan that. So I feel really lucky to be a part of this cast.”
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