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  • BIRTH 10/02/1974
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 30
  • MOVIES 56
  • DIRECTOR 4
  • SCRIPT 1
  • PRODUCTION 10

Elizabeth Banks

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).

Elizabeth Banks

Shows (30)

The Boys
The Boys
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Modern Family
Modern Family
Sal
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Persephone (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jaina Jansen
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Catherine
Scrubs
Scrubs
Dr. Kim Briggs
Family Guy
Family Guy
Pam Fishman (voice)
American Dad!
American Dad!
Becky Arangino (voice) / Lisa Silver (voice)
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Clarissa
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
Nancy (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Elizabeth Banks
30 Rock
30 Rock
Avery Jessup
Mrs. America
Mrs. America
Jill Ruckelshaus
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer
Lindsay
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
LEGO Masters (US)
LEGO Masters (US)
Self - Judge
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The View
The View
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Muppets
The Muppets
Herself
Moonbeam City
Moonbeam City
Pizzaz Miller (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Herself
Comanche Moon
Comanche Moon
Maggie
The Gong Show (2017)
The Gong Show (2017)
Self - Judge

Movies (56)

Migration
Migration
Pam Mallard (voice)
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Effie Trinket
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Miss Brant
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Effie Trinket
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
Miss Brant
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Effie Trinket
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
Miss Brant
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
Lucy
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Boz
The Lego Movie
The Lego Movie
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Brightburn
Brightburn
Tori Breyer
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 3
Gail
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Beth
Skincare
Skincare
Hope Goldman
Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days
Lara
Magic Mike XXL
Magic Mike XXL
Paris
Meet Dave
Meet Dave
Gina Morrison
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Wendy Cooper
Man on a Ledge
Man on a Ledge
Lydia Mercer
Slither
Slither
Starla Grant
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Miri
Invincible
Invincible
Janet Cantrell
Fred Claus
Fred Claus
Charlene
Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe
Emily
Love & Mercy
Love & Mercy
Melinda Ledbetter
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
Rachael
The Beanie Bubble
The Beanie Bubble
Robbie
Role Models
Role Models
Beth
The Happytime Murders
The Happytime Murders
Jenny
Call Jane
Call Jane
Joy
A Mistake
A Mistake
Liz Taylor
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer
Lindsay
People Like Us
People Like Us
Frankie Davis
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
Marcela Howard
Walk of Shame
Walk of Shame
Meghan
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother
Miranda Rochlin
Meet Bill
Meet Bill
Jess
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
Self
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
Detective Nancy Porter
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Daltry Calhoun
Daltry Calhoun
May
Face in the Crowd
Face in the Crowd
Face
Little Accidents
Little Accidents
Diane Doyle
Swept Away
Swept Away
Debi
The Baxter
The Baxter
Caroline Swann
The Details
The Details
Nealy Lang
Big Breaks
Big Breaks
Starlet
Surrender Dorothy
Surrender Dorothy
Vicki
Asteroids!
Asteroids!
Cheez
Heights
Heights
Isabel
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Bird-Lady

Director (4)

Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2
Movie 43
Movie 43

Script

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels

Production (10)

Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Bottoms
Bottoms
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 3
Surrogates
Surrogates
Cat Person
Cat Person
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Most Hated Woman in America
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
Cocaine Bear: The True Story