Elizabeth Banks
Acting
Born: 1974-02-10 in 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).
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jaina Jansen
The Simpsons
Persephone (voice)
Family Guy
Pam Fishman (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
American Dad!
Becky Arangino (voice)
American Dad!
Lisa Silver (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Modern Family
Sal
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Boys
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Conan
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The View
Self - Guest
Without a Trace
Clarissa
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
30 Rock
Avery Jessup
Robot Chicken
Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
Spider-Man
Miss Brant
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Elizabeth Banks
The Miniature Wife
Lindy McMichael Littlejohn
Scrubs
Dr. Kim Briggs
Sex and the City
Catherine
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Spider-Man 3
Miss Brant
Third Watch
Elaine Elchisak
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Effie Trinket
Catch Me If You Can
Lucy
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Migration
Pam Mallard (voice)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Effie Trinket
Spider-Man 2
Miss Brant