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 | 2024-06-11 |
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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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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022-05-03 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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Charlie's Angels | Bosley | 2019-11-14 |
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Brightburn | Tori Breyer | 2019-05-09 |
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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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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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Asteroids! | Cheez | 2017-01-21 |
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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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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 | Herself | 2015-07-31 |
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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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Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman | Self | 2015-03-06 |
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Love & Mercy | Melinda Ledbetter | 2015-05-29 |
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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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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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Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Self (Effie Trinket) | 2014-03-07 |
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Every Secret Thing | Detective Nancy Porter | 2014-04-20 |
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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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Timms Valley | Beth Billings-Timms | 2013-12-31 |
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Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
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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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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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Pitch Perfect | Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2012-09-28 |
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The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games | Self (Effie Trinket) | 2012-08-18 |
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The Details | Nealy Lang | 2012-11-02 |
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The Hunger Games | Effie Trinket | 2012-03-12 |
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Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special | Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice) | 2012-12-16 |
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Lovely, Still | Alex | 2012-12-09 |
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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 | 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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Definitely, Maybe | Emily | 2008-02-08 |
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W. | Laura Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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Meet Dave | Gina Morrison | 2008-07-08 |
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Miri | 2008-09-18 |
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Big Breaks | Starlet | 2008-12-31 |
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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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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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The 40 Year Old Virgin | Beth | 2005-08-11 |
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The Baxter | Caroline Swann | 2005-08-26 |
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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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Spider-Man 2 | Miss Brant | 2004-06-25 |
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Seabiscuit | Marcela Howard | 2003-07-22 |
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Spider-Man | Miss Brant | 2002-05-01 |
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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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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 |
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Dreamquil | Carol |
