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Abbi Jacobson Biography

Birth Name:Abbi Jacobson

Birth Place:Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actress, Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art and trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York
  • Broad City, a web series starring her, was featured in the "New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal" and "The AV Club․"
  • In addition to performing, she works as a writer and a visual artist
  • Best known as the co-creator, co-writer, and co-star of the web and TV series "Broad City" with Ilana Glazer
  • Performed a solo show in New York City and Las Angeles in 2011 called "Welcome to Camp․"
  • First met Ilana Glazer in an improv-practice team called Secret Promise Circle in New York in 2006
  • Created two coloring books for publication by Chronicle Books

Awards

  • 2010Judge's Award - July-: winner
  • 2014INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2016WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Comedic Performance: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021IFJA Award-Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: nominated
  • 2021WAFCA Award-Best Voice Performance: nominated
  • 2022EDA Female Focus Award-Best Animated Female: nominated
  • 2022Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature: winner
  • 2022AFCA Award-Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance: winner
  • 2022HCA Award-Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance: nominated
  • 2022LEJA Award-Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance: nominated
  • 2022NCFCA Award-Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media: nominated
  • 2022OFTA Film Award-Best Voice-Over Performance: nominated
  • 2023Queerty-TV Performance: nominated
  • 2026Annie-Best Voice Acting - TV/Media: nominated