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Abbi Jacobson

Abbi Jacobson

Actor, also director · Born February 1, 1984 (42) · Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Abbi Jacobson (born 1 February 1984) is an American comedian, writer, actress, illustrator and producer. She co-created and co-starred in the Comedy Central series Broad City (2014–2019) with Ilana Glazer, based on the web series of the same name. She studied fine arts and video production at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), graduating in 2006 with a B.F.A. in General Fine Arts. Jacobson moved to New York City after graduating from MICA. She began taking classes with the Atlantic Theater Company and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, where she met Ilana Glazer. Her other roles include voicing Katie Mitchell in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Nya in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and Princess Bean in the series Disenchantment (2018–2023), in addition to appearing in the live-action films Person to Person (2017) and 6 Balloons (2018).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1984 (42)
From
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Abbi Jacobson's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
33%
Survival
10%
Society
7%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Morality
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Warm
7
Joyful
4
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Abbi Jacobson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Abbi Jacobson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tangles(2026)

    as Sarah Leavitt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mating Season(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Summer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Long Story Short(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shira (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • No Good Deed(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Leslie Fisher

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as The Voice of Kleen Stik Commercial (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Mae Martin: SAP(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A League of Their Own(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Carson Shaw

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dog Cop / Katie (voice)

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021)

    as Katie / Dog Cop (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Disenchantment(2018)

    Show 50 episodes · as Princess Bean (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • 6 Balloons(2018)

    as Katie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)

    as Nya (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Person to Person(2017)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Chicken (Voice)

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    as Jessica Baiers

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Just for Laughs All Access - With Broad City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Hack Into Broad City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · as Abbi Abrams

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Emily (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • High and Dry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Studio Mate

  • Intimate Semaphores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Studio Mate

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Abbi Abrams

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Sister

  • Special Things to Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mary

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Megan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Broad City - Do The Right Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Abbi

  • Broad City: The Web Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Abbi

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Bean (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Mitchells vs. the Mitchells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Katie (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

$124M worldwide

Highest rated

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Broad City (2014)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 24 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting2 of 30: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 30: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 30: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 30: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

30 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s17 · 17 acting · 4 crew2020s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  3. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Abbi Jacobson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Tangles (2026)

76th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

BoJack Horseman (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Abbi Jacobson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles8–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles21–49 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles14–73 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles6–88 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles20–41 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Abbi Jacobson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Abbi Jacobson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dave Franco shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers