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Ilana Glazer

Ilana Glazer

Actor, writer and producer · Born April 12, 1987 (39) · Long Island, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American comedian, director, producer, writer, and actor. They co-created and co-starred, with Abbi Jacobson, in the Comedy Central series Broad City, which is based on the web series of the same name. They were twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the series. Glazer also starred in the 2017 film Rough Night and released their debut stand-up comedy special, The Planet Is Burning, in January 2020. In 2022, they won the Tony Award for Best Musical for serving as a producer for the Broadway show A Strange Loop.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 12, 1987 (39)
From
Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 32 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 21% in 30 days

What are Ilana Glazer's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
34%
Self
28%
Survival
13%
Society
10%
Morality
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Trickster
2 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
7
Joyful
7
Contemplative
7
Tense
4
Manic
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Ilana Glazer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Ilana Glazer'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

32 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Good Night, and Good Luck(2025)

    as Shirley Wershba

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ilana Glazer: Human Magic(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Babes(2024)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Eden

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 远方的家·旅行加速度 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as 嘉宾

  • Queen of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Diabolical(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Afterparty(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chelsea

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021(2021)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Teenage Euthanasia(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • False Positive(2021)

    Producer · Writer · as Lucia "Lucy" Martin

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Ilana Glazer: The Planet Is Burning(2020)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Green Eggs and Ham(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · as Eb (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special(2018)

    as Ms. Noodle

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Rough Night(2017)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Time Traveling Bong(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Sharee

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Before(2015)

    as Rebecca Grinch

    Midcredits score: 55th 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 Ilana Wexler

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Penny Carson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

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

    as Vet Assistant

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

    as Animal Shelter Worker

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Ilana Wexler

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Sister

  • How to Follow Strangers(2013)

    as Ellie

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nature Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elle

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

    Show 25 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Ilana

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Co-Hostess · as Self - Guest

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • A Nightmare on Malcolm X Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • I Run Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Off Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

  • Rest & Relaxation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 28 of them dated from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

The Night Before (2015)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

Broad City (2014)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19882025

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting26 of 32: 19 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting2 of 32: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting9 of 32: 2 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thProducing8 of 32: 1 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew3 of 32: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

32 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s16 · 16 acting · 4 crew2020s11 · 7 acting · 6 crew

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.

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 Ilana Glazer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021 (2021)

95th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

BoJack Horseman (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 36. 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 Ilana Glazer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles12–80 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles31–70 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles42–91 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles27–87 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles15–74 · median 29 · 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 Ilana Glazer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ilana Glazer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul W. Downs shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles