Elizabeth Banks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

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

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • The Power of the Present

    The Power of the Present

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

  • Migration

    Migration

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

  • Fred Claus

    Fred Claus

  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games

  • Pitch Perfect

    Pitch Perfect

  • Pitch Perfect 3

    Pitch Perfect 3

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • The Lego Movie

    The Lego Movie

  • Shaft

    Shaft

  • Pitch Perfect 2

    Pitch Perfect 2

  • Invincible

    Invincible

  • The Better Sister

    The Better Sister

  • Meet Bill

    Meet Bill

  • Swept Away

    Swept Away

  • The Details

    The Details

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Mrs. America

    Mrs. America

  • Power Rangers

    Power Rangers

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

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

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Slither

    Slither

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

  • The Next Three Days

    The Next Three Days

  • A Mistake

    A Mistake

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Brightburn

    Brightburn

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

    Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

  • Skincare

    Skincare

  • Surrender Dorothy

    Surrender Dorothy

  • Role Models

    Role Models

  • Definitely, Maybe

    Definitely, Maybe

  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno

    Zack and Miri Make a Porno

  • Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

  • The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting

    What to Expect When You're Expecting

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Daltry Calhoun

    Daltry Calhoun

  • Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still

  • Man on a Ledge

    Man on a Ledge

  • The Baxter

    The Baxter

  • Big Breaks

    Big Breaks

  • Magic Mike XXL

    Magic Mike XXL

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

    Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

  • Walk of Shame

    Walk of Shame

  • Meet Dave

    Meet Dave

  • Critics Choice Awards

    Critics Choice Awards

  • Sexual Life

    Sexual Life

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Ordinary Sinner

    Ordinary Sinner

  • The Happytime Murders

    The Happytime Murders

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Wet Hot American Summer

    Wet Hot American Summer

  • Press Your Luck

    Press Your Luck

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Every Secret Thing

    Every Secret Thing

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • Moonbeam City

    Moonbeam City

  • Resident Advisors

    Resident Advisors

  • DreamQuil

    DreamQuil

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Beanie Bubble

    The Beanie Bubble

  • The Trade

    The Trade

  • Timms Valley

    Timms Valley

  • Uninvited

    Uninvited

  • The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

  • Love & Mercy

    Love & Mercy

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

    Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

  • Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

    Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

  • W.

    W.

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002

    Stella Shorts 1998-2002

  • Face in the Crowd

    Face in the Crowd

  • Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

    Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

  • Little Accidents

    Little Accidents

  • Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

    Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

  • The Miniature Wife

    The Miniature Wife

  • Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

    Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

  • Resident Advisors

    Resident Advisors

  • Call Jane

    Call Jane

  • Show Her the Money

    Show Her the Money

  • Heights

    Heights

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

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

  • Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

    Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

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

    Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • This Is Not Sex

    This Is Not Sex

  • Just a Little Heart Attack

    Just a Little Heart Attack

  • Asteroids!

    Asteroids!

  • Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

    Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend