Elizabeth Banks
Acting
🎂 1974-02-10
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).
Cast credits(133)
Jaina Jansen
1999
Persephone (voice)
1989
Pam Fishman (voice)
1999
Becky Arangino (voice)
2005
Lisa Silver (voice)
2005
Self
1996
Sal
2009
Self
2014
Self
2007
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
2019
Catherine
1998
Elizabeth Banks
2000
Self
2014
Clarissa
2002
Self
2019
Dr. Kim Briggs
2001
Self - Host
1975
Self - Guest
2009
Miss Brant
2002
Self
2010
Self
2015
Avery Jessup
2006
Elaine Elchisak
1999
Nicky Macintosh
2025
Miss Brant
2007
Lucy
2002
Self
2014
Self - Guest
1997
Pam Mallard (voice)
2023
Effie Trinket
2014
1992
Self - Guest
1988
Self
2004
Self
2003
Effie Trinket
2013
Self
2012
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2015
Self
1953
Beth
2005
Effie Trinket
2015
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2014
Miss Brant
2004
Effie Trinket
2012
Self
2005
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2012
Tori Breyer
2019
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2019
Amy (segment "Beezel")
2013
Starla Grant
2006
Beth
2008
Boz
2019
Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
2017
Gail
2017
Self - Green Ranger (2017)
2017
Liz Taylor
2024
Self
2015
Trey's Friend
2000
Self
2009
Self
2017
Lara
2010
Wendy Cooper
2012
Lindsay
2015
Self (archive footage)
2022
Jill Ruckelshaus
2020
Miri
2008
Paris
2015
Debi
2002
Emily
2008
Gina Morrison
2008
Lydia Mercer
2012
Self
1981
Self - Contestant
2019
Meghan
2014
Marcela Howard
2003
Frankie Davis
2012
Lindsay
2017
Effie Trinket
2013
Jenny
2018
Rachael
2009
Charlene
2007
Janet Cantrell
2006
Self - Judge
2017
Hope Goldman
2024
Jess
2007
Joy
2022
Laura Bush
2008
Robbie
2023
Melinda Ledbetter
2015
Sioux Sever
2003
Miranda Rochlin
2011
Maggie
2008
Self - Effie Trinket
2015
2008
Diane Doyle
2014
Nealy Lang
2012
Lindsay
2001
Self - Effie Trinket
2012
Detective Nancy Porter
2014
Isabel
2005
Self
2013
Self - Presenter
2001
Doctor
2015
Self - Effie Trinket
2014
Beth Billings-Timms
2013
Pizzaz Miller (voice)
2015
Self - Host
2019
Sarah
2005
May
2005
Self
2015
Bird-Lady
2017
Yoga Student
2002
Carol
Alex
2009
Caroline Swann
2005
Lady Reporter
2000
Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
2018
Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
Doctor
2015
Nancy Pecket
2005
Lindy
Self
2009
Self
1999
Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
2012
Woman
2011
Vicki
1998
Rachel
2001
Self
2015
Face
2013
Cheez
2017
Herself - Host
2017
Starlet
2008
Herself
2023
Production (24)
Executive Producer
2025
Producer
2015
Producer
2012
Producer
2023
Producer
2019
Producer
2017
Executive Producer
2009
Producer
2023
Executive Producer
2019
Executive Producer
2023
Executive Producer
2022
Producer
2017
Executive Producer
2015
Executive Producer
2019
Executive Producer
2023
Producer
Executive Producer
2015
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2017
Producer
Producer
Producer
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