Elizabeth Banks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Elizabeth Banks (born February 10, 1974) is an American actress, producer and director. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She went on to direct, write, produce, and star in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019). She also directed and produced the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman. Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy (1998). She has appeared in the films Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Invincible (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Role Models (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), Man on a Ledge (2012), Movie 43 (2013), The Lego Movie (2014) and its 2019 sequel, Love & Mercy (2014), Walk of Shame (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Power Rangers (2017), and The Beanie Bubble (2023).
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Filmography
The Magic School Bus
Movie · as Ms. Frizzle
Untitled Karen Read Series
TV · as Karen Read · 1 ep
She's Fine
TV · as Heidi · 10 eps
DreamQuil
Movie · as Carol
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Movie · as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Mighty Mary
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Miniature Wife
TV · as Lindy McMichael Littlejohn · 10 eps
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Puzzle Room with David Kwong
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Better Sister
TV · as Nicky Macintosh · 8 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Skincare
Movie · as Hope Goldman
A Mistake
Movie · as Liz Taylor
The Beanie Bubble
Movie · as Robbie
Migration
Movie · as Pam Mallard (voice)
Show Her the Money
Movie · as Herself
Call Jane
Movie · as Joy
Mrs. America
TV · as Jill Ruckelshaus · 9 eps
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Movie · as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Brightburn
Movie · as Tori Breyer
Charlie's Angels
Movie · as Boz
The Boys
TV · as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited) · 1 ep
Press Your Luck
TV · as Self - Host · 73 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self - Contestant · 18 eps
The Happytime Murders
Movie · as Jenny
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
Movie · as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
Power Rangers
Movie · as Rita Repulsa
Pitch Perfect 3
Movie · as Gail
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
Movie · as Self - Host
Asteroids!
Movie · as Cheez
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Movie · as Bird-Lady
The Power of the Present
Movie · as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TV · as Lindsay · 8 eps
The Gong Show
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love & Mercy
Movie · as Melinda Ledbetter
Magic Mike XXL
Movie · as Paris
Pitch Perfect 2
Movie · as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Movie · as Effie Trinket
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Movie · as Self
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Movie · as Self
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Movie · as Self - Effie Trinket
Resident Advisors
Movie · as Doctor
Resident Advisors
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TV · as Lindsay · 8 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Moonbeam City
TV · as Pizzaz Miller (voice) · 10 eps
The Muppets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Movie · as Self - Effie Trinket
The Lego Movie
Movie · as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Walk of Shame
Movie · as Meghan
Little Accidents
Movie · as Diane Doyle
Every Secret Thing
Movie · as Detective Nancy Porter
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Movie · as Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Movie · as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Movie 43
Movie · as Amy (segment "Beezel")
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Movie · as Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn
Movie · as Self
Timms Valley
Movie · as Beth Billings-Timms
Face in the Crowd
Movie · as Face
The Frame
TV · as Effie Trinket · 1 ep
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Movie · as Self - Effie Trinket
Man on a Ledge
Movie · as Lydia Mercer
The Hunger Games
Movie · as Effie Trinket
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Movie · as Wendy
People Like Us
Movie · as Frankie Davis
Pitch Perfect
Movie · as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
The Details
Movie · as Nealy Lang
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Idiot Brother
Movie · as Miranda Rochlin
Just a Little Heart Attack
Movie · as Woman
The Next Three Days
Movie · as Lara Brennan
Conan
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Uninvited
Movie · as Rachael
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Movie · as Self
Lovely, Still
Movie · as Alex
Modern Family
TV · as Sal · 7 eps
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
W.
Movie · as Laura Bush
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Movie · as Miri
Meet Dave
Movie · as Gina Morrison
Definitely, Maybe
Movie · as Emily
Role Models
Movie · as Beth
Big Breaks
Movie · as Starlet
This Is Not Sex
Movie
Comanche Moon
TV · as Maggie · 3 eps
Spider-Man 3
Movie · as Miss Brant
Fred Claus
Movie · as Charlene
Meet Bill
Movie · as Jess
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Invincible
Movie · as Janet Cantrell
Slither
Movie · as Starla Grant
30 Rock
TV · as Avery Jessup · 14 eps
Daltry Calhoun
Movie · as May
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Movie · as Beth
The Baxter
Movie · as Caroline Swann
Heights
Movie · as Isabel
Sexual Life
Movie · as Sarah
The Sisters
Movie · as Nancy Pecket
American Dad!
TV · as Becky Arangino (voice), Lisa Silver (voice) · 1 ep
Made in Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice) · 1 ep
Spider-Man 2
Movie · as Miss Brant
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Seabiscuit
Movie · as Marcela Howard
The Trade
Movie · as Sioux Sever
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Spider-Man
Movie · as Miss Brant
Catch Me If You Can
Movie · as Lucy
Swept Away
Movie · as Debi
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Movie · as Yoga Student
Without a Trace
TV · as Clarissa · 1 ep
Wet Hot American Summer
Movie · as Lindsay
Ordinary Sinner
Movie · as Rachel
Critics Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Scrubs
TV · as Dr. Kim Briggs · 16 eps
Uninvited
Movie · as Lady Reporter
Shaft
Movie · as Trey's Friend
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Elizabeth Banks · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Jaina Jansen · 1 ep
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Pam Fishman (voice) · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Elaine Elchisak · 1 ep
Surrender Dorothy
Movie · as Vicki
Sex and the City
TV · as Catherine · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Persephone (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep