Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

1974-02-10

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).

Also appears in

Migration

Migration

7.4

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

7.3

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

6.4

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

7.4

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

6.8

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

8.0

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

6.9

Skincare

Skincare

5.9

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2

6.9

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

7.2

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect

7.3

Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

6.4

Power Rangers

Power Rangers

6.3

Brightburn

Brightburn

6.1

The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie

7.4

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

5.8

The 40 Year Old Virgin

The 40 Year Old Virgin

6.4

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

7.3

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

6.7

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

6.3