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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DreamQuil | Carol | 2026-09-24 |
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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass | Elizabeth Banks | 2026-07-10 |
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Skincare | Hope Goldman | 2024-08-15 |
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A Mistake | Liz Taylor | 2023-09-14 |
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The Beanie Bubble | Robbie | 2023-07-21 |
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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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Call Jane | Joy | 2022-10-27 |
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Brightburn | Tori Breyer | 2019-05-09 |
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Charlie's Angels | Boz | 2019-11-14 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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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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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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Asteroids! | Cheez | 2017-01-21 |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Effie Trinket | 2015-11-18 |
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Pitch Perfect 2 | Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2015-05-07 |
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Resident Advisors | Doctor | 2015-04-09 |
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Love & Mercy | Melinda Ledbetter | 2015-05-29 |
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Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman | Self | 2015-03-06 |
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Magic Mike XXL | Paris | 2015-07-01 |
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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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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Self | 2015-07-31 |
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Walk of Shame | Meghan | 2014-05-02 |
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Every Secret Thing | Detective Nancy Porter | 2014-04-20 |
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Little Accidents | Diane Doyle | 2014-04-04 |
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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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The Lego Movie | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2014-02-06 |
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Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Effie Trinket | 2013-11-15 |
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Face in the Crowd | Face | 2013-11-23 |
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Movie 43 | Amy (segment "Beezel") | 2013-01-24 |
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Timms Valley | Beth Billings-Timms | 2013-12-31 |
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The Details | Nealy Lang | 2012-11-02 |
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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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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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People Like Us | Frankie Davis | 2012-06-29 |
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What to Expect When You're Expecting | Wendy Cooper | 2012-05-17 |
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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 Brennan | 2010-11-18 |
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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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The Uninvited | Rachael | 2009-01-30 |
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Meet Dave | Gina Morrison | 2008-07-08 |
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Role Models | Beth | 2008-11-07 |
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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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Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Miri | 2008-09-18 |
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Definitely, Maybe | Emily | 2008-02-08 |
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W. | Laura Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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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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Heights | Isabel | 2005-07-15 |
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Sexual Life | Sarah | 2005-01-05 |
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Daltry Calhoun | May | 2005-09-25 |
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The Sisters | Nancy Pecket | 2005-04-23 |
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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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Spider-Man 2 | Miss Brant | 2004-06-25 |
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The Trade | Sioux Sever | 2003-01-01 |
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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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Catch Me If You Can | Lucy | 2002-12-16 |
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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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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 |
