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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Show Her the Money | Herself | 2023-09-21 |
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Migration | Pam Mallard (voice) | 2023-12-06 |
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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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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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Brightburn | Tori Breyer | 2019-05-09 |
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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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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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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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The Power of the Present | Self - Green Ranger (2017) | 2017-06-27 |
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Asteroids! | Cheez | 2017-01-21 |
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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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Magic Mike XXL | Paris | 2015-07-01 |
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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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Resident Advisors | Doctor | 2015-04-09 |
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Pitch Perfect 2 | Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2015-05-07 |
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Love & Mercy | Melinda Ledbetter | 2015-05-29 |
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Little Accidents | Diane Doyle | 2014-04-04 |
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The Lego Movie | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2014-02-06 |
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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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Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials | Various (voice) (archive sound) | 2014-11-18 |
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Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Self - Effie Trinket | 2014-03-07 |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Effie Trinket | 2014-11-19 |
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Movie 43 | Amy (segment "Beezel") | 2013-01-24 |
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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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Face in the Crowd | Face | 2013-11-23 |
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Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
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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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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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What to Expect When You're Expecting | Wendy Cooper | 2012-05-17 |
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The Details | Nealy Lang | 2012-11-02 |
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People Like Us | Frankie Davis | 2012-06-29 |
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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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Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' | Self | 2009-02-03 |
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The Uninvited | Rachael | 2009-01-30 |
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Lovely, Still | Alex | 2009-10-03 |
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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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Definitely, Maybe | Emily | 2008-02-08 |
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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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Role Models | Beth | 2008-11-07 |
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W. | Laura Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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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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Fred Claus | Charlene | 2007-11-09 |
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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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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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Daltry Calhoun | May | 2005-09-25 |
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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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Seabiscuit | Marcela Howard | 2003-07-22 |
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Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend | Self | 2003-12-16 |
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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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Catch Me If You Can | Lucy | 2002-12-16 |
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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 |
