Acting
Elizabeth Banks
EN cinema · 99 credits
Born
10 February 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Elizabeth Casey · Elizabeth Irene Mitchell · Elizabeth Mitchell
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
Filmography
The Magic School Bus
as Ms. Frizzle, Producer
The Grace Year
The Grace Year
Director, Producer
Harness
Harness
Producer
Betas
Betas
Producer
Bad Hand
Bad Hand
Producer
Throttled
Throttled
Producer
DreamQuil
as Carol, Producer
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Mighty Mary
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Skincare
as Hope Goldman
A Mistake
as Liz Taylor
The Beanie Bubble
as Robbie
Migration
as Pam Mallard (voice)
Show Her the Money
as Herself
Cocaine Bear
Director, Producer
Cat Person
Executive Producer
Bottoms
Producer
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
Executive Producer
Call Jane
as Joy
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Brightburn
as Tori Breyer
Charlie's Angels
as Boz, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
Power Rangers
as Rita Repulsa
Pitch Perfect 3
as Gail, Producer
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
as Self - Host, Executive Producer
Asteroids!
as Cheez
The Power of the Present
as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Love & Mercy
as Melinda Ledbetter
Magic Mike XXL
as Paris
Pitch Perfect 2
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Director, Producer
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Effie Trinket
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Effie Trinket
Resident Advisors
as Doctor, Executive Producer
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Self - Effie Trinket
The Lego Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Walk of Shame
as Meghan
Little Accidents
as Diane Doyle
Every Secret Thing
as Detective Nancy Porter
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Movie 43
as Amy (segment "Beezel"), Director
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn
as Self
Timms Valley
as Beth Billings-Timms
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Effie Trinket
Man on a Ledge
as Lydia Mercer
The Hunger Games
as Effie Trinket
People Like Us
as Frankie Davis
Pitch Perfect
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Producer
The Details
as Nealy Lang
Our Idiot Brother
as Miranda Rochlin
Just a Little Heart Attack
2011
Just a Little Heart Attack
as Woman, Director
The Next Three Days
as Lara Brennan
The Uninvited
as Rachael
Lovely, Still
as Alex
Surrogates
Executive Producer
W.
as Laura Bush
Meet Dave
as Gina Morrison
Definitely, Maybe
as Emily
Role Models
as Beth
Big Breaks
2008
Big Breaks
as Starlet
Spider-Man 3
as Miss Brant
Fred Claus
as Charlene
Meet Bill
as Jess
Invincible
as Janet Cantrell
Slither
as Starla Grant
The Baxter
as Caroline Swann
Heights
as Isabel
Sexual Life
as Sarah
The Sisters
as Nancy Pecket
Spider-Man 2
as Miss Brant
Seabiscuit
as Marcela Howard
The Trade
as Sioux Sever
Spider-Man
as Miss Brant
Swept Away
as Debi
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
as Yoga Student
Wet Hot American Summer
as Lindsay
Ordinary Sinner
as Rachel
Uninvited
as Lady Reporter
Shaft
as Trey's Friend
Surrender Dorothy
as Vicki