Elizabeth Banks
Acting
🎂 1974-02-10
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).
Cast credits(134)
Self
2015
Self
2010
Self
1996
Self
2019
Self
2014
Self
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Self
2007
Persephone (voice)
1989
Pam Fishman (voice)
1999
Jaina Jansen
1999
Self
2004
Self - Guest
1997
Becky Arangino (voice)
2005
Lisa Silver (voice)
2005
Self - Guest
1988
Elizabeth Banks
2000
Self
2009
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
2019
1992
Sal
2009
Self
2003
Catherine
1998
Avery Jessup
2006
Nicky Macintosh
2025
Self
2014
Self - Host
1975
Clarissa
2002
Dr. Kim Briggs
2001
Self
2005
Lindsay
2015
Self
1953
Lindsay
2017
Effie Trinket
2013
Jill Ruckelshaus
2020
Elaine Elchisak
1999
Pizzaz Miller (voice)
2015
Effie Trinket (archive footage)
2012
Self
2015
Miss Brant
2007
Miss Brant
2002
Pam Mallard (voice)
2023
Self
2012
Maggie
2008
Self
1981
Lucy
2002
Effie Trinket
2014
Doctor
2015
Self
1999
Effie Trinket
2013
Self - Host
2019
Effie Trinket
2015
Effie Trinket
2012
Self - Presenter
2001
Self
2017
Self - Contestant
2019
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2014
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2012
Miss Brant
2004
Beth
2005
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2015
Amy (segment "Beezel")
2013
Boz
2019
Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
2017
Trey's Friend
2000
Wendy Cooper
2012
Self - Green Ranger (2017)
2017
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2019
Tori Breyer
2019
Self - Judge
2017
Lara
2010
Gail
2017
Miri
2008
Gina Morrison
2008
Lydia Mercer
2012
Starla Grant
2006
Emily
2008
Rachael
2009
Jenny
2018
Debi
2002
Hope Goldman
2024
Charlene
2007
Meghan
2014
Beth
2008
Paris
2015
Janet Cantrell
2006
Marcela Howard
2003
Joy
2022
Self (archive footage)
2022
Laura Bush
2008
Melinda Ledbetter
2015
Miranda Rochlin
2011
Lindsay
2001
Frankie Davis
2012
Robbie
2023
Liz Taylor
2024
Detective Nancy Porter
2014
Lindy
Jess
2007
Nealy Lang
2012
Self
2013
Sarah
2005
Self (Effie Trinket)
2012
Beth Billings-Timms
2013
Self (Effie Trinket)
2015
May
2005
Self
2009
Caroline Swann
2005
Isabel
2005
Vicki
1998
Self (Effie Trinket)
2014
Alex
2009
Diane Doyle
2014
Self
2015
Nancy Pecket
2005
Yoga Student
2002
Self
2015
Bird-Lady
2017
Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
2018
Cheez
2017
Lady Reporter
2000
Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
Herself
2023
Doctor
2015
Carol
Woman
2011
Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
2012
2008
Rachel
2001
Face
2013
Sioux Sever
2003
Starlet
2008
Herself - Host
2017
Production (23)
Executive Producer
2025
Executive Producer
2022
Executive Producer
2019
Executive Producer
2015
Executive Producer
2019
Producer
2023
Producer
2012
Executive Producer
Producer
2015
Producer
2019
Producer
2023
Executive Producer
2009
Producer
2017
Executive Producer
2023
Executive Producer
Producer
2017
Executive Producer
2023
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
2017