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.
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).
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0006969
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219373
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/elizabethbanks
Filmography (Movies)
A Mistake
Character:Liz Taylor
Release Date:20/09/2024
Skincare
Character:Hope Goldman
Release Date:15/08/2024
Migration
Character:Pam Mallard (voice)
Release Date:06/12/2023
Show Her the Money
Character:Herself
Release Date:21/09/2023
The Beanie Bubble
Character:Robbie
Release Date:21/07/2023
Call Jane
Character:Joy
Release Date:27/10/2022
Charlie's Angels
Character:Boz
Release Date:14/11/2019
Brightburn
Character:Tori Breyer
Release Date:09/05/2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Character:Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2019
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
Character:Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
Release Date:10/12/2018
The Happytime Murders
Character:Jenny
Release Date:22/08/2018
Pitch Perfect 3
Character:Gail
Release Date:20/12/2017
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Character:Bird-Lady
Release Date:11/11/2017
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
Character:Herself - Host
Release Date:06/08/2017
The Power of the Present
Character:Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Release Date:27/06/2017
Power Rangers
Character:Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
Release Date:23/03/2017
Asteroids!
Character:Cheez
Release Date:21/01/2017
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Character:Effie Trinket
Release Date:18/11/2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/2015
Magic Mike XXL
Character:Paris
Release Date:01/07/2015
Love & Mercy
Character:Melinda Ledbetter
Release Date:29/05/2015
Pitch Perfect 2
Character:Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Release Date:07/05/2015
Resident Advisors
Character:Doctor
Release Date:09/04/2015
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Character:Self - Effie Trinket
Release Date:06/03/2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Character:Effie Trinket
Release Date:19/11/2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Character:Various (voice) (archive sound)
Release Date:18/11/2014
Walk of Shame
Character:Meghan
Release Date:02/05/2014
Every Secret Thing
Character:Detective Nancy Porter
Release Date:20/04/2014
Little Accidents
Character:Diane Doyle
Release Date:04/04/2014
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Character:Self - Effie Trinket
Release Date:07/03/2014
The Lego Movie
Character:Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2014
Timms Valley
Character:Beth Billings-Timms
Release Date:31/12/2013
Face in the Crowd
Character:Face
Release Date:23/11/2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Character:Effie Trinket
Release Date:15/11/2013
Love, Marilyn
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2013
Movie 43
Character:Amy (segment "Beezel")
Release Date:24/01/2013
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
Character:Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2012
The Details
Character:Nealy Lang
Release Date:02/11/2012
Pitch Perfect
Character:Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Release Date:28/09/2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Character:Self - Effie Trinket
Release Date:18/08/2012
People Like Us
Character:Frankie Davis
Release Date:29/06/2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Character:Wendy Cooper
Release Date:17/05/2012
The Hunger Games
Character:Effie Trinket
Release Date:12/03/2012
Man on a Ledge
Character:Lydia Mercer
Release Date:13/01/2012
Just a Little Heart Attack
Character:Woman
Release Date:06/09/2011
Our Idiot Brother
Character:Miranda Rochlin
Release Date:26/08/2011
The Next Three Days
Character:Lara
Release Date:18/11/2010
Lovely, Still
Character:Alex
Release Date:03/10/2009
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2009
The Uninvited
Character:Rachael
Release Date:30/01/2009
Big Breaks
Character:Starlet
Release Date:31/12/2008
Role Models
Character:Beth
Release Date:07/11/2008
W.
Character:Laura Bush
Release Date:17/10/2008
This Is Not Sex
Character:
Release Date:14/10/2008
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Character:Miri
Release Date:18/09/2008
Meet Dave
Character:Gina Morrison
Release Date:08/07/2008
Definitely, Maybe
Character:Emily
Release Date:08/02/2008
Fred Claus
Character:Charlene
Release Date:09/11/2007
Meet Bill
Character:Jess
Release Date:07/09/2007
Spider-Man 3
Character:Miss Brant
Release Date:01/05/2007
Invincible
Character:Janet Cantrell
Release Date:25/08/2006
Slither
Character:Starla Grant
Release Date:31/03/2006
Daltry Calhoun
Character:May
Release Date:25/09/2005
The Baxter
Character:Caroline Swann
Release Date:26/08/2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Character:Beth
Release Date:11/08/2005
Heights
Character:Isabel
Release Date:15/07/2005
The Sisters
Character:Nancy Pecket
Release Date:23/04/2005
Sexual Life
Character:Sarah
Release Date:05/01/2005
Spider-Man 2
Character:Miss Brant
Release Date:25/06/2004
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/2003
Seabiscuit
Character:Marcela Howard
Release Date:22/07/2003
The Trade
Character:Sioux Sever
Release Date:01/01/2003
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Character:Yoga Student
Release Date:20/12/2002
Catch Me If You Can
Character:Lucy
Release Date:16/12/2002
Swept Away
Character:Debi
Release Date:11/10/2002
Spider-Man
Character:Miss Brant
Release Date:01/05/2002
Ordinary Sinner
Character:Rachel
Release Date:21/10/2001
Wet Hot American Summer
Character:Lindsay
Release Date:27/07/2001
Shaft
Character:Trey's Friend
Release Date:15/06/2000
Uninvited
Character:Lady Reporter
Release Date:19/05/2000
Surrender Dorothy
Character:Vicki
Release Date:21/01/1998
Television Appearances
The Better Sister
Character:Nicky Macintosh
Mrs. America
Character:Jill Ruckelshaus
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Boys
Character:Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Press Your Luck
Character:Self - Host
The Russell Howard Hour
Character:Self
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Character:Lindsay
The Gong Show
Character:Self - Judge
The Muppets
Character:Self
Moonbeam City
Character:Pizzaz Miller (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Character:Lindsay
Resident Advisors
Character:Doctor
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Frame
Character:Effie Trinket
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Modern Family
Character:Sal
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Comanche Moon
Character:Maggie
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
30 Rock
Character:Avery Jessup
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
Robot Chicken
Character:Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Becky Arangino (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Lisa Silver (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Without a Trace
Character:Clarissa
Scrubs
Character:Dr. Kim Briggs
Critics Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Elizabeth Banks
The Early Show
Character:Self
Third Watch
Character:Elaine Elchisak
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Jaina Jansen
Family Guy
Character:Pam Fishman (voice)
Sex and the City
Character:Catherine
The View
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Persephone (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
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