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
Acting
2012
asSelf (Effie Trinket)
2014
asSelf (Effie Trinket)
2002
asMiss Brant
2007
asMiss Brant
2004
asMiss Brant
2002
asLucy
2001
asLindsay
2008
asLaura Bush
2024
asLiz Taylor
2008
asMiri
2012
asMrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
2003
asMarcela Howard
2007
asCharlene
2005
asMay
2008
asGina Morrison
2005
asBeth
2006
asJanet Cantrell
2008
asEmily
2006
asStarla Grant
2002
asDebi
2007
asJess
2005
asCaroline Swann
2005
asIsabel
2009
asRachael
2010
asLara
2008
asBeth
2005
asSarah
2005
asNancy Pecket
2009
asSelf
2012
asLydia Mercer
2023
asRobbie
2012
asEffie Trinket
asCarol
2009
asAlex
2000
asLady Reporter
2012
asWendy Cooper
2011
asMiranda Rochlin
2013
asEffie Trinket
2013
asAmy (segment "Beezel")
2012
asFrankie Davis
2024
asHope Goldman
2013
asSelf
2012
asGail Abernathy-McKadden
2014
asWyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2011
asWoman
2014
asMeghan
2008
asStarlet
2022
asSelf (archive footage)
2014
asDiane Doyle
2014
asDetective Nancy Porter
2015
asMelinda Ledbetter
2014
asEffie Trinket
2015
asParis
2015
asGail Abernathy-McKadden
2001
asRachel
2015
asEffie Trinket
2015
asSelf
2023
asPam Mallard (voice)
2013
asBeth Billings-Timms
2015
asSelf
2017
asRita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
2017
asGail
2014
asVarious (voice) (archive sound)
2013
asFace
2018
asJenny
2017
asHerself - Host
2017
asCheez
2019
asWyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2019
asTori Breyer
2019
asBoz
2018
asLucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
2017
asBird-Lady
2017
asSelf - Green Ranger (2017)
2000
asTrey's Friend
1998
asVicki
2015
asSelf (Effie Trinket)
2008
as
2022
asJoy
2012
asNealy Lang
2023
asHerself
2002
asYoga Student
2015
asDoctor
2003
asSioux Sever
asSelf
asSal
asBecky Arangino (voice)
asSelf
asJaina Jansen
asClarissa
asSelf
asAvery Jessup
asDr. Kim Briggs
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
as 
asMaggie
asSelf - Presenter
asDoctor
asLindsay
asSelf
asPizzaz Miller (voice)
asSelf
asSelf
asLisa Silver (voice)
asSelf
asSelf - Host
asElizabeth Banks
asCatherine
asSelf
asLindsay
asSelf
asSelf - Judge
asPersephone (voice)
asElizabeth Banks (uncredited)
as
asSelf
asEffie Trinket
asEffie Trinket (archive footage)
asSelf - Guest
asLindy
asSelf - Host
asSelf
asSelf
asNicky Macintosh
asPam Fishman (voice)
asSelf
asJill Ruckelshaus
asSelf
asSelf
asElaine Elchisak
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asSelf - Contestant
Production
2023
as2012
asas 2015
asas 2017
as
2017
as
2023
as
2023
as
2023
asas 2019
asas 
2009
as2017
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asas as Crew
Directing
2023
as2013
as2011
as2015
as2019
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