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Elizabeth Banks

Acting
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).
Known For 129 titles
Sex and the City (1998) subtitle poster
Sex and the City
1998 TV
as Catherine
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) subtitle poster
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 TV
as Self - Guest
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Robot Chicken (2005) subtitle poster
Robot Chicken
2005 TV
as Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
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Third Watch (1999) subtitle poster
Third Watch
1999 TV
as Elaine Elchisak
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) subtitle poster
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 TV
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Spider-Man (2002) subtitle poster
Spider-Man
2002 Movie
as Miss Brant
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) subtitle poster
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 TV
as Self
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The Miniature Wife (2026) subtitle poster
The Miniature Wife
2026 TV
as Lindy Littlejohn
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The Lego Movie (2014) subtitle poster
The Lego Movie
2014 Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
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Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012) subtitle poster
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 TV
as Self
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) subtitle poster
Spider-Man 3
2007 Movie
as Miss Brant
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The Oscars (1953) subtitle poster
The Oscars
1953 TV
as Self
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) subtitle poster
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 Movie
as Effie Trinket
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Catch Me If You Can (2002) subtitle poster
Catch Me If You Can
2002 Movie
as Lucy
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The Jay Leno Show (2009) subtitle poster
The Jay Leno Show
2009 TV
as Self
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Migration (2023) subtitle poster
Migration
2023 Movie
as Pam Mallard (voice)
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Made in Hollywood (2005) subtitle poster
Made in Hollywood
2005 TV
as Self
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) subtitle poster
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 Movie
as Effie Trinket
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Mrs. America (2020) subtitle poster
Mrs. America
2020 TV
as Jill Ruckelshaus
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) subtitle poster
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015 Movie
as Effie Trinket
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The Hunger Games (2012) subtitle poster
The Hunger Games
2012 Movie
as Effie Trinket
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) subtitle poster
Spider-Man 2
2004 Movie
as Miss Brant
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Pitch Perfect (2012) subtitle poster
Pitch Perfect
2012 Movie
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
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Movie 43 (2013) subtitle poster
Movie 43
2013 Movie
as Amy (segment "Beezel")
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