Elizabeth Banks
Known for Acting · 136 credits
- Born
- 1974-02-10 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Elizabeth Casey · Elizabeth Irene Mitchell · Elizabeth Mitchell
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
TV Shows (53)
The Boys
2019
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jaina Jansen
The Simpsons
1989
as Persephone (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Pam Fishman (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Becky Arangino (voice) / Lisa Silver (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009
as Sal
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Without a Trace
2002
as Clarissa
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Elizabeth Banks
Scrubs
2001
as Dr. Kim Briggs
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Sex and the City
1998
as Catherine
30 Rock
2006
as Avery Jessup
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Third Watch
1999
as Elaine Elchisak
Robot Chicken
2005
as Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self
The Better Sister
2025
as Nicky Macintosh
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Miniature Wife
2026
as Lindy Littlejohn
Mrs. America
2020
as Jill Ruckelshaus
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015
as Lindsay
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Lindsay
The Frame
2013
as Effie Trinket
The Muppets
2015
as Self
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Critics Choice Awards
2001
as Self - Presenter
Comanche Moon
2008
as Maggie
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Moonbeam City
2015
as Pizzaz Miller (voice)
Press Your Luck
2019
as Self - Host
Resident Advisors
2015
as Doctor
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
2026
as Self
Untitled Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Series
as Heidi
The Puzzle Room with David Kwong
2026
as Self - Guest
Movies (83)
Spider-Man
2002
as Miss Brant
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Miss Brant
Migration
2023
as Pam Mallard (voice)
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Lucy
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
as Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
as Effie Trinket
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Miss Brant
The Hunger Games
2012
as Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
as Effie Trinket
The Lego Movie
2014
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Power Rangers
2017
as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Pitch Perfect
2012
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Brightburn
2019
as Tori Breyer
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
as Beth
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Charlie's Angels
2019
as Boz
Slither
2006
as Starla Grant
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
as Miri
Movie 43
2013
as Amy (segment "Beezel")
Shaft
2000
as Trey's Friend
Pitch Perfect 3
2017
as Gail
Meet Dave
2008
as Gina Morrison
Role Models
2008
as Beth
The Next Three Days
2010
as Lara Brennan
Definitely, Maybe
2008
as Emily
The Power of the Present
2017
as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
What to Expect When You're Expecting
2012
as Wendy Cooper
Seabiscuit
2003
as Marcela Howard
Fred Claus
2007
as Charlene
The Uninvited
2009
as Rachael
Magic Mike XXL
2015
as Paris
Man on a Ledge
2012
as Lydia Mercer
Invincible
2006
as Janet Cantrell
Walk of Shame
2014
as Meghan
W.
2008
as Laura Bush
People Like Us
2012
as Frankie Davis
Swept Away
2002
as Debi
The Happytime Murders
2018
as Jenny
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
as Elizabeth Banks
Meet Bill
2007
as Jess
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
2012
as Self - Effie Trinket
Love & Mercy
2015
as Melinda Ledbetter
Sexual Life
2005
as Sarah
Call Jane
2022
as Joy
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Miranda Rochlin
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Lindsay
Every Secret Thing
2014
as Detective Nancy Porter
The Beanie Bubble
2023
as Robbie
Skincare
2024
as Hope Goldman
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
2015
as Self - Effie Trinket
The Details
2012
as Nealy Lang
DreamQuil
2026
as Carol
Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
The Sisters
2005
as Nancy Pecket
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009
as Self
A Mistake
2023
as Liz Taylor
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002
as Yoga Student
Heights
2005
as Isabel
Daltry Calhoun
2005
as May
The Baxter
2005
as Caroline Swann
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
2018
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2014
as Self - Effie Trinket
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self
Lovely, Still
2009
as Alex
Resident Advisors
2015
as Doctor
Little Accidents
2014
as Diane Doyle
This Is Not Sex
2008
Big Breaks
2008
as Starlet
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2015
as Self
Ordinary Sinner
2001
as Rachel
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
2017
as Bird-Lady
Surrender Dorothy
1998
as Vicki
The Trade
2003
as Sioux Sever
Timms Valley
2013
as Beth Billings-Timms
Uninvited
2000
as Lady Reporter
Asteroids!
2017
as Cheez
Show Her the Money
2023
as Herself
Face in the Crowd
2013
as Face
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2003
as Self
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
2017
as Herself - Host
Just a Little Heart Attack
2011
as Woman
About Elizabeth Banks
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 Cocain… With 136 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Elizabeth Banks has appeared in 83 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elizabeth Banks Movies
- Spider-Man (2002) — as Miss Brant
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) — as Miss Brant
- Migration (2023) — as Pam Mallard (voice)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Lucy
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) — as Effie Trinket
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