Elizabeth Banks
American actress, producer, and director celebrated for her versatile work across blockbuster franchises, independent films, and bold directorial ventures.
Elizabeth Banks - Personal Information
- Name: Elizabeth Banks
- Date of Birth: February 10, 1974
- Place of Birth: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
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).
Selected Filmography
A selection of Elizabeth Banks' most notable recent screen appearances and voice performances.
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
- The Miniature Wife (TV - 2026) as Lindy
- DreamQuil (2026) as Carol
- The Better Sister (TV - 2025) as Nicky Macintosh
- A Mistake (2024) as Liz Taylor
- Skincare (2024) as Hope Goldman
- Migration (2023) as Pam Mallard (voice)
- Show Her the Money (2023) as Herself
- The Beanie Bubble (2023) as Robbie
- Call Jane (2022) as Joy
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