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Elizabeth Banks
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn February 10, 1974 (51 years)
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).
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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| 2025 | The Better Sister (TV Series) · as Nicky Macintosh |
| 2024 | A Mistake · as Liz Taylor |
| 2024 | Skincare · as Hope Goldman |
| 2023 | Migration · as Pam Mallard (voice) |
| 2023 | The Beanie Bubble · as Robbie |
| 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mrs. America (TV Series) · as Jill Ruckelshaus |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels · as Boz |
| 2019 | The Boys (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Brightburn · as Tori Breyer |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) |
| 2018 | Emmet's Holiday Party: A Lego Movie Short · as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice) |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders · as Jenny |
| 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 · as Gail |
| 2017 | The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special · as Bird-Lady |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (TV Series) · as Lindsay |
| 2017 | Power Rangers · as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger |
| 2016 | The Lego Movie 4D: A New Adventure · as Wyldstyle |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 · as Effie Trinket |
| 2015 | Moonbeam City (TV Series) · as Pizzaz Miller (voice) |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer (TV Series) · as Lindsay |
| 2015 | Magic Mike XXL · as Paris |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 · as Gail Abernathy-Mckadden |
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Movie Awards · as Effie Trinket |
| 2015 | Resident Advisors (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 2015 | Resident Advisors · as Doctor |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 · as Effie Trinket |
| 2014 | Love & Mercy · as Melinda Ledbetter |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials · as Various (voice) (archive Sound) |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame · as Meghan |
| 2014 | Every Secret Thing · as Detective Nancy Porter |
| 2014 | Little Accidents · as Diane Doyle |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie · as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as Effie Trinket |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as Effie Trinket |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect · as Gail Abernathy-Mckadden |
| 2012 | People Like Us · as Frankie Davis |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting · as Wendy Cooper |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games · as Effie Trinket |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Effie Trinket (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge · as Lydia Mercer |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother · as Miranda Rochlin |
| 2011 | The Details · as Nealy Lang |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days · as Lara |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story · as Beth |
| 2009 | Modern Family (TV Series) · as Sal |
| 2009 | The Uninvited · as Rachael |
| 2009 | Big Breaks · as Starlet |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Role Models · as Beth |
| 2008 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno · as Miri |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Meet Dave · as Gina Morrison |
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe · as Emily |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon (TV Series) · as Maggie |
| 2008 | Lovely, Still · as Alex |
| 2007 | Fred Claus · as Charlene |
| 2007 | Meet Bill · as Jess |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Grulinda |
| 2007 | Wainy Days (TV Series) · as Shelly |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 · as Miss Brant |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Avery Jessup |
| 2006 | Invincible · as Janet Cantrell |
| 2006 | Slither · as Starla Grant |
| 2005 | Daltry Calhoun · as May |
| 2005 | The Baxter · as Caroline Swann |
| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin · as Beth |
| 2005 | Heights · as Isabel |
| 2005 | Stella (TV Series) · as Tamara |
| 2005 | The Sisters · as Nancy Pecket |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Mrs. Claus |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Becky Arangino (voice) |
| 2004 | Sexual Life · as Sarah |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 · as Miss Brant |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit · as Marcela Howard |
| 2003 | The Trade · as Sioux Sever |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can · as Lucy |
| 2002 | Stella Shorts 1998-2002 · as Yoga Student |
| 2002 | Swept Away · as Debi |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Clarissa |
| 2002 | Spider-Man · as Miss Brant |
| 2001 | Ordinary Sinner · as Rachel |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Dr. Kim Briggs |
| 2001 | Wet Hot American Summer · as Lindsay |
| 2000 | Shaft · as Trey's Friend |
| 1999 | Uninvited · as Lady Reporter |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Elaine Elchisak |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Jaina Jansen |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Pam Fishman (voice) |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Catherine |
| 1998 | Surrender Dorothy · as Vicki |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Persephone (voice) |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Rosalie |