American film, theater and television actress
Studied acting at the Juilliard School, in New York City, graduating in 2004.
Starred in such off-Broadway productions as "Little Flower of East Orange", which was directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman , as well as "A Feminine Ending", directed by Blair Brown.
Made her New York stage debut in 2006 in "Cagelove". Her performance as an assault victim was praised in a New York Times review, which said she "has the glow of a star in the making".
Her first love is theater. She started acting at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and frequently competed in an annual Shakespeare Monologue Contest.
Good friends with "Community" co-star Joel McHale.
Jacobs is of Irish, Scottish, German, and French heritage.
Was accepted to Harvard and Northwestern University but chose to attend Julliard.
Niece of former Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner.
First name is pronounced with a hard "G".
I had some years of definite frustration. Auditioning and not working as,much as I would have liked to, or working and being paid a pittance,and sort of scrounging by in New York and sleeping on a chair that,folded out into a bed.
NBC gives comedies a chance to find their legs.
I used to like to make myself sad, so I would listen to Bill Callahan as Smog.
I think maybe my mom thought that Katharine Hepburn would be a good role model of, like, a strong, smart, independent woman. Maybe she steered me in that direction. You know, because she was really so ahead of her time.
