1974-02-10 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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).
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A Mistake | Liz Taylor | 2024-09-20 |
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Skincare | Hope Goldman | 2024-08-15 |
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The Beanie Bubble | Robbie | 2023-07-21 |
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Show Her the Money | Herself | 2023-09-21 |
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Migration | Pam Mallard (voice) | 2023-12-06 |
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Call Jane | Joy | 2022-10-27 |
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022-05-03 |
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Brightburn | Tori Breyer | 2019-05-09 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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Charlie's Angels | Boz | 2019-11-14 |
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The Happytime Murders | Jenny | 2018-08-22 |
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Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short | Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice) | 2018-12-10 |
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Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber | Herself - Host | 2017-08-06 |
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Power Rangers | Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger | 2017-03-23 |
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Pitch Perfect 3 | Gail | 2017-12-20 |
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Asteroids! | Cheez | 2017-01-21 |
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The Power of the Present | Self - Green Ranger (2017) | 2017-06-27 |
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Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase | Bird-Lady | 2017-11-11 |
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Pitch Perfect 2 | Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2015-05-07 |
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Magic Mike XXL | Paris | 2015-07-01 |
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Love & Mercy | Melinda Ledbetter | 2015-05-29 |
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Resident Advisors | Doctor | 2015-04-09 |
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The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 | Self (Effie Trinket) | 2015-03-06 |
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Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman | Self | 2015-03-06 |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Effie Trinket | 2015-11-18 |
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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Self | 2015-07-31 |
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Little Accidents | Diane Doyle | 2014-04-04 |
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Walk of Shame | Meghan | 2014-05-02 |
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The Lego Movie | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2014-02-06 |
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Every Secret Thing | Detective Nancy Porter | 2014-04-20 |
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Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials | Various (voice) (archive sound) | 2014-11-18 |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Effie Trinket | 2014-11-19 |
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Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Self (Effie Trinket) | 2014-03-07 |
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Movie 43 | Amy (segment "Beezel") | 2013-01-24 |
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Face in the Crowd | Face | 2013-11-23 |
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Effie Trinket | 2013-11-15 |
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Timms Valley | Beth Billings-Timms | 2013-12-31 |
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Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
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The Details | Nealy Lang | 2012-11-02 |
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Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special | Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice) | 2012-12-16 |
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The Hunger Games | Effie Trinket | 2012-03-12 |
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Man on a Ledge | Lydia Mercer | 2012-01-13 |
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What to Expect When You're Expecting | Wendy Cooper | 2012-05-17 |
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People Like Us | Frankie Davis | 2012-06-29 |
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The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games | Self (Effie Trinket) | 2012-08-18 |
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Pitch Perfect | Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2012-09-28 |
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Our Idiot Brother | Miranda Rochlin | 2011-08-26 |
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Just a Little Heart Attack | Woman | 2011-09-06 |
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The Next Three Days | Lara | 2010-11-18 |
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The Uninvited | Rachael | 2009-01-30 |
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Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' | Self | 2009-02-03 |
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Lovely, Still | Alex | 2009-10-03 |
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Meet Dave | Gina Morrison | 2008-07-08 |
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Definitely, Maybe | Emily | 2008-02-08 |
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Role Models | Beth | 2008-11-07 |
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Big Breaks | Starlet | 2008-12-31 |
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W. | Laura Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Miri | 2008-09-18 |
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This Is Not Sex | 2008-10-14 | |
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Meet Bill | Jess | 2007-09-07 |
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Fred Claus | Charlene | 2007-11-09 |
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Spider-Man 3 | Miss Brant | 2007-05-01 |
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Invincible | Janet Cantrell | 2006-08-25 |
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Slither | Starla Grant | 2006-03-31 |
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Daltry Calhoun | May | 2005-09-25 |
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The Baxter | Caroline Swann | 2005-08-26 |
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The 40 Year Old Virgin | Beth | 2005-08-11 |
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The Sisters | Nancy Pecket | 2005-04-23 |
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Sexual Life | Sarah | 2005-01-05 |
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Heights | Isabel | 2005-07-15 |
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Spider-Man 2 | Miss Brant | 2004-06-25 |
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Seabiscuit | Marcela Howard | 2003-07-22 |
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Catch Me If You Can | Lucy | 2002-12-16 |
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Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | Yoga Student | 2002-12-20 |
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Swept Away | Debi | 2002-10-11 |
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Spider-Man | Miss Brant | 2002-05-01 |
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Ordinary Sinner | Rachel | 2001-10-21 |
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Wet Hot American Summer | Lindsay | 2001-07-27 |
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Shaft | Trey's Friend | 2000-06-15 |
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Uninvited | Lady Reporter | 2000-05-19 |
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Surrender Dorothy | Vicki | 1998-01-21 |
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DreamQuil | Carol |
