Elizabeth Banks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-02-10 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Banks

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Migration

    Migration

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • The Better Sister

    The Better Sister

  • Skincare

    Skincare

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • The Lego Movie

    The Lego Movie

  • Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still

  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games

  • Invincible

    Invincible

  • A Mistake

    A Mistake

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

    Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Walk of Shame

    Walk of Shame

  • Sexual Life

    Sexual Life

  • Pitch Perfect

    Pitch Perfect

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • Big Breaks

    Big Breaks

  • Pitch Perfect 2

    Pitch Perfect 2

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Trade

    The Trade

  • Magic Mike XXL

    Magic Mike XXL

  • Ordinary Sinner

    Ordinary Sinner

  • Surrender Dorothy

    Surrender Dorothy

  • The Power of the Present

    The Power of the Present

  • Every Secret Thing

    Every Secret Thing

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

  • Man on a Ledge

    Man on a Ledge

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Role Models

    Role Models

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno

    Zack and Miri Make a Porno

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Power Rangers

    Power Rangers

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Slither

    Slither

  • Shaft

    Shaft

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • Wet Hot American Summer

    Wet Hot American Summer

  • Brightburn

    Brightburn

  • Mrs. America

    Mrs. America

  • Pitch Perfect 3

    Pitch Perfect 3

  • The Next Three Days

    The Next Three Days

  • Daltry Calhoun

    Daltry Calhoun

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Swept Away

    Swept Away

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting

    What to Expect When You're Expecting

  • Meet Dave

    Meet Dave

  • Definitely, Maybe

    Definitely, Maybe

  • The Happytime Murders

    The Happytime Murders

  • The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

    Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

  • Critics Choice Awards

    Critics Choice Awards

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • Fred Claus

    Fred Claus

  • Resident Advisors

    Resident Advisors

  • Moonbeam City

    Moonbeam City

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Meet Bill

    Meet Bill

  • W.

    W.

  • DreamQuil

    DreamQuil

  • Love & Mercy

    Love & Mercy

  • Show Her the Money

    Show Her the Money

  • Press Your Luck

    Press Your Luck

  • The Miniature Wife

    The Miniature Wife

  • The Details

    The Details

  • Call Jane

    Call Jane

  • Heights

    Heights

  • The Beanie Bubble

    The Beanie Bubble

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Little Accidents

    Little Accidents

  • Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

    Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002

    Stella Shorts 1998-2002

  • The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

    The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

  • Timms Valley

    Timms Valley

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Asteroids!

    Asteroids!

  • This Is Not Sex

    This Is Not Sex

  • The Baxter

    The Baxter

  • The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

  • Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

    Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

  • Resident Advisors

    Resident Advisors

  • Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

  • Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

    Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

  • Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

    Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

  • Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

    Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

  • Face in the Crowd

    Face in the Crowd

  • Uninvited

    Uninvited

  • Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

    Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

  • Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

    Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

  • Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

    Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

  • Just a Little Heart Attack

    Just a Little Heart Attack