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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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass | 2026-07-10 | |
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DreamQuil | Carol | 2026-03-16 |
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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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Migration | Pam Mallard (voice) | 2023-12-06 |
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Show Her the Money | Herself | 2023-09-21 |
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The Beanie Bubble | Robbie | 2023-07-21 |
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Call Jane | Joy | 2022-10-27 |
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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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Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short | Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice) | 2018-12-10 |
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The Happytime Murders | Jenny | 2018-08-22 |
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Pitch Perfect 3 | Gail | 2017-12-20 |
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Power Rangers | Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger | 2017-03-23 |
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Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber | Herself - Host | 2017-08-06 |
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Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase | Bird-Lady | 2017-11-11 |
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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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Magic Mike XXL | Paris | 2015-07-01 |
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Pitch Perfect 2 | Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2015-05-07 |
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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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Love & Mercy | Melinda Ledbetter | 2015-05-29 |
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Resident Advisors | Doctor | 2015-04-09 |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Effie Trinket | 2015-11-18 |
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Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman | Self | 2015-03-06 |
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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Self | 2015-07-31 |
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The Lego Movie | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2014-02-06 |
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Little Accidents | Diane Doyle | 2014-04-04 |
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Every Secret Thing | Detective Nancy Porter | 2014-04-20 |
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Walk of Shame | Meghan | 2014-05-02 |
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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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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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Movie 43 | Amy (segment "Beezel") | 2013-01-24 |
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The Hunger Games | Effie Trinket | 2012-03-12 |
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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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What to Expect When You're Expecting | Wendy Cooper | 2012-05-17 |
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Man on a Ledge | Lydia Mercer | 2012-01-13 |
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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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People Like Us | Frankie Davis | 2012-06-29 |
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Just a Little Heart Attack | Woman | 2011-09-06 |
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Our Idiot Brother | Miranda Rochlin | 2011-08-26 |
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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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Role Models | Beth | 2008-11-07 |
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W. | Laura Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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This Is Not Sex | 2008-10-14 | |
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Big Breaks | Starlet | 2008-12-31 |
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Definitely, Maybe | Emily | 2008-02-08 |
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Miri | 2008-09-18 |
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Meet Dave | Gina Morrison | 2008-07-08 |
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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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Meet Bill | Jess | 2007-09-07 |
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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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Heights | Isabel | 2005-07-15 |
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The Sisters | Nancy Pecket | 2005-04-23 |
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The 40 Year Old Virgin | Beth | 2005-08-11 |
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Sexual Life | Sarah | 2005-01-05 |
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The Baxter | Caroline Swann | 2005-08-26 |
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Spider-Man 2 | Miss Brant | 2004-06-25 |
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Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend | Self | 2003-12-16 |
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Seabiscuit | Marcela Howard | 2003-07-22 |
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The Trade | Sioux Sever | 2003-01-01 |
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Spider-Man | Miss Brant | 2002-05-01 |
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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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Catch Me If You Can | Lucy | 2002-12-16 |
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Wet Hot American Summer | Lindsay | 2001-07-27 |
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Ordinary Sinner | Rachel | 2001-10-21 |
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Uninvited | Lady Reporter | 2000-05-19 |
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Shaft | Trey's Friend | 2000-06-15 |
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Surrender Dorothy | Vicki | 1998-01-21 |
