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Aliases: Ελίζαμπεθ Μίτσελ , 엘리자베스 뱅크스 , Elizabeth Casey , Elizabeth Irene Mitchell , Elizabeth Mitchell

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Homepage: http://elizabethbanks.com

Movie Involvements: 67

TV Involvements: 21


Most Famous Work

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

The Boys
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8

The Boys

(2019) Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Jaina Jansen
Without a Trace
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7

Without a Trace

(2002) Clarissa
Honest Trailers
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6

Honest Trailers

(2012) Effie Trinket (archive footage)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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7
Entertainment Tonight
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4

Entertainment Tonight

(1981) Self
Spider-Man
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7

Spider-Man

(2002) Miss Brant
Spider-Man 3
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6

Spider-Man 3

(2007) Miss Brant

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Hope Goldman
Liz Taylor
2023 Pam Mallard (voice)
Robbie
2022 Joy
Self (archive footage)
2021 Beth Billings-Timms
2020 Jill Ruckelshaus
2019 Bosley
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Self - Host
Tori Breyer
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2018 Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
Jenny
2017 Gail
Bird-Lady
Self
Herself - Host
Lindsay
Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Self - Judge
Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
Cheez
2016 Wyldstyle
2015 Effie Trinket
Herself
Pizzaz Miller (voice)
Self
Lindsay
Herself
Paris
Melinda Ledbetter
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Doctor
Self (Effie Trinket)
Self
2014 Self
Effie Trinket
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Meghan
Detective Nancy Porter
Diane Doyle
Self (Effie Trinket)
Self
Self
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2013 Beth Billings-Timms
Face
Effie Trinket
Self
Effie Trinket
Amy (segment "Beezel")
2012 Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
Alex
Nealy Lang
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Self (Effie Trinket)
Frankie Davis
Self
Wendy Cooper
Effie Trinket
Effie Trinket (archive footage)
Lydia Mercer
2011 Woman
Miranda Rochlin
2010 Lara
Self
2009 Sal
Self
Self
Rachael
2008 Starlet
Beth
Laura Bush
N/A
Miri
Gina Morrison
Emily
Maggie
2007 Charlene
Jess
Miss Brant
Self
2006 Avery Jessup
Janet Cantrell
Starla Grant
2005 Self
May
Caroline Swann
Beth
Isabel
Nancy Pecket
Becky Arangino (voice)
Lisa Silver (voice)
Sarah
2004 Self
Miss Brant
2003 Marcela Howard
Self
2002 Lucy
Debi
Clarissa
Miss Brant
2001 Rachel
Dr. Kim Briggs
Lindsay
2000 Elizabeth Banks
Trey's Friend
Lady Reporter
1999 Self
Jaina Jansen
Pam Fishman (voice)
1998 Catherine
Vicki
1997 Self - Guest
1996 Self
Herself - Presenter
1992 N/A
1989 Persephone (voice)
1988 Self - Guest
1981 Self
1975 Self - Host
1953 Self
Nicky
Carol
Lindy
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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