Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Date of Birth:

Feb 10, 1974

Place of Birth:

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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).

filmography:

Asteroids! Asteroids!

2017

The Happytime Murders The Happytime Murders

2018

Power Rangers Power Rangers

2017

Pitch Perfect 3 Pitch Perfect 3

2017

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

2017

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

2018

Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels

2019

Brightburn Brightburn

2019

Pitch Perfect Pitch Perfect

2012

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

2014

Pitch Perfect 2 Pitch Perfect 2

2015

Little Accidents Little Accidents

2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015

Face in the Crowd Face in the Crowd

2013

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015

Timms Valley Timms Valley

2013

Magic Mike XXL Magic Mike XXL

2015

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

2017

The Power of the Present The Power of the Present

2017

Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman

2015

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

Uninvited Uninvited

2000

A Mistake A Mistake

2024

Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

2012

Migration Migration

2023

Skincare Skincare

1970

Dreamquil Dreamquil

1970

The Beanie Bubble The Beanie Bubble

2023

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

2014

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

2015

Surrender Dorothy Surrender Dorothy

1998

Shaft Shaft

2000

The Invisible Woman The Invisible Woman

1970

This Is Not Sex This Is Not Sex

2008

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

2012

The Details The Details

2012

Call Jane Call Jane

2022

The Lego Movie The Lego Movie

2014

Love & Mercy Love & Mercy

2015

Definitely, Maybe Definitely, Maybe

2008

Invincible Invincible

2006

The 40 Year Old Virgin The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005

Slither Slither

2006

Swept Away Swept Away

2002

Heights Heights

2005

Meet Bill Meet Bill

2007

The Baxter The Baxter

2005

Meet Dave Meet Dave

2008

Fred Claus Fred Claus

2007

Catch Me If You Can Catch Me If You Can

2002

Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2

2004

Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3

2007

Wet Hot American Summer Wet Hot American Summer

2001

Zack and Miri Make a Porno Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008

Daltry Calhoun Daltry Calhoun

2005

Seabiscuit Seabiscuit

2003

W. W.

2008

The Uninvited The Uninvited

2009

The Next Three Days The Next Three Days

2010

Love, Marilyn Love, Marilyn

2013

People Like Us People Like Us

2012

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013

Ordinary Sinner Ordinary Sinner

2001

Just a Little Heart Attack Just a Little Heart Attack

2011

Walk of Shame Walk of Shame

2014

Every Secret Thing Every Secret Thing

2014

Big Breaks Big Breaks

2008

Movie 43 Movie 43

2013

Our Idiot Brother Our Idiot Brother

2011

The Sisters The Sisters

2005

Sexual Life Sexual Life

2005

Role Models Role Models

2008

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

2009

Man on a Ledge Man on a Ledge

2012

What to Expect When You're Expecting What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012

Lovely, Still Lovely, Still

2012

The Hunger Games The Hunger Games

2012

Spider-Man Spider-Man

2002

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