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Elizabeth Banks
Born · February 10, 1974 (50 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Bio
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).
A Mistake
Liz Taylor
6.3
2024
Show Her the Money
Herself
10.0
2023
The Beanie Bubble
Robbie
6.5
2023
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self (Effie Trinket)
6.1
2014
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
0.0
2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self (Effie Trinket)
8.2
2012
The Hunger Games
Effie Trinket
7.2
2012
Man on a Ledge
Lydia Mercer
6.4
2012
The Next Three Days
Lara
7.1
2010
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Self
7.2
2009
The Uninvited
Rachael
6.5
2009
Role Models
Beth
6.5
2008
W.
Laura Bush
6.2
2008
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Miri
6.3
2008
Meet Dave
Gina Morrison
5.3
2008
Definitely, Maybe
Emily
6.9
2008
Fred Claus
Charlene
5.8
2007
Meet Bill
Jess
6.1
2007
Spider-Man 3
Miss Brant
6.4
2007
Invincible
Janet Cantrell
7.0
2006
Slither
Starla Grant
6.5
2006
Daltry Calhoun
May
5.1
2005
The Baxter
Caroline Swann
6.1
2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Beth
6.4
2005
Heights
Isabel
6.6
2005
The Sisters
Nancy Pecket
5.3
2005
Sexual Life
Sarah
5.0
2005
Spider-Man 2
Miss Brant
7.3
2004
Seabiscuit
Marcela Howard
7.1
2003
Catch Me If You Can
Lucy
8.0
2002
Swept Away
Debi
4.8
2002
Spider-Man
Miss Brant
7.3
2002
Wet Hot American Summer
Lindsay
6.3
2001
DreamQuil
Carol
0.0
Skincare
Hope Goldman
5.9
2024
Migration
Pam Mallard (voice)
7.4
2023
Call Jane
Joy
6.6
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2022
Charlie's Angels
Boz
6.4
2019
Brightburn
Tori Breyer
6.1
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
6.7
2019
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
6.3
2018
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Bird-Lady
7.3
2017
The Power of the Present
Self - Green Ranger (2017)
8.7
2017
Asteroids!
Cheez
5.0
2017
The Muppets
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
2015
Moonbeam City
Pizzaz Miller (voice) · (10 episodes)
5.8
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Lindsay · (8 episodes)
6.4
2015
Resident Advisors
Doctor · (1 episode)
6.3
2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self (Effie Trinket)
7.1
2015
The Details
Nealy Lang
6.0
2012
Modern Family
Sal · (7 episodes)
7.9
2009
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.6
2009
This Is Not Sex
0.0
2008
Comanche Moon
Maggie · (3 episodes)
7.0
2008
30 Rock
Avery Jessup · (14 episodes)
7.4
2006
American Dad!
Becky Arangino (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.1
2004
Without a Trace
Clarissa · (1 episode)
7.3
2002
Scrubs
Dr. Kim Briggs · (16 episodes)
8.0
2001
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.5
2001
Shaft
Trey's Friend
6.0
2000
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jaina Jansen · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Surrender Dorothy
Vicki
4.7
1998
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.2
1988
Red Queen
(1 episode)
0.0
Ultra City Smiths
Beth Billings-Timms · (1 episode)
6.4
2021
Mrs. America
Jill Ruckelshaus · (9 episodes)
7.4
2020
I'm a LA... Get Me Out of Here!
Self - Contestant · (20 episodes)
0.0
2019
The Boys
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited) · (1 episode)
8.5
2019
Press Your Luck
Self - Host · (59 episodes)
6.8
2019
The Happytime Murders
Jenny
5.7
2018
Pitch Perfect 3
Gail
6.5
2017
The Russell Howard Hour
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
2017
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
Herself - Host
0.0
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Lindsay · (8 episodes)
6.4
2017
The Gong Show
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
6.1
2017
Power Rangers
Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
6.3
2017
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Effie Trinket
6.9
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
6.4
2015
Magic Mike XXL
Paris
6.2
2015
Love & Mercy
Melinda Ledbetter
7.1
2015
Pitch Perfect 2
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
6.9
2015
Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self
0.0
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Effie Trinket
6.8
2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
8.3
2014
Walk of Shame
Meghan
6.0
2014
Every Secret Thing
Detective Nancy Porter
6.2
2014
Little Accidents
Diane Doyle
5.4
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
5.8
2014
The Lego Movie
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
7.4
2014
Timms Valley
Beth Billings-Timms
6.2
2013
Face in the Crowd
Face
0.0
2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Effie Trinket
7.4
2013
Love, Marilyn
Self
6.6
2013
The Frame
Effie Trinket · (1 episode)
10.0
2013
Movie 43
Amy (segment "Beezel")
4.6
2013
Lovely, Still
Alex
6.5
2012
Pitch Perfect
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
7.3
2012
People Like Us
Frankie Davis
6.8
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · (1 episode)
6.1
2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Wendy Cooper
6.0
2012
Honest Trailers
Effie Trinket (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.4
2012
Just a Little Heart Attack
Woman
6.2
2011
Our Idiot Brother
Miranda Rochlin
6.2
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
Big Breaks
Starlet
4.0
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
7.2
2007
Made in Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2005
American Dad!
Lisa Silver (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Ordinary Sinner
Rachel
4.5
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Elizabeth Banks · (1 episode)
8.0
2000
Uninvited
Lady Reporter
6.0
2000
Third Watch
Elaine Elchisak · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Family Guy
Pam Fishman (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Sex and the City
Catherine · (1 episode)
7.4
1998
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
The Simpsons
Persephone (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Miniature Wife
Lindy · (2 episodes)
0.0
The Better Sister
Nicky · (1 episode)
0.0
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953