Elizabeth Banks

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

Homepage http://elizabethbanks.com
Birth Location Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Born 1974-02-10

Movies

Migration as Pam Mallard (voice)
2023
The Beanie Bubble as Robbie
2023
Call Jane as Joy
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
2022
Charlie's Angels as Bosley
2019
Brightburn as Tori Breyer
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2019
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
2018
2018
Pitch Perfect 3 as Gail
2017
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber as Herself - Host
2017
The Power of the Present as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
2017
Power Rangers as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
2017
Asteroids! as Cheez
2017
Magic Mike XXL as Paris
2015
Love & Mercy as Melinda Ledbetter
2015
Pitch Perfect 2 as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2015
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
Walk of Shame as Meghan
2014
Every Secret Thing as Detective Nancy Porter
2014
Little Accidents as Diane Doyle
2014
The Lego Movie as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2014
Timms Valley as Beth Billings-Timms
2013
2013
2013
Love, Marilyn as Self
2013
Movie 43 as Amy (segment "Beezel")
2013
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special as Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara (voice)
2012
Lovely, Still as Alex
2012
The Details as Nealy Lang
2012
Pitch Perfect as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2012
2012
People Like Us as Frankie Davis
2012
The Hunger Games as Effie Trinket
2012
Man on a Ledge as Lydia Mercer
2012
Our Idiot Brother as Miranda
2011
2010
The Uninvited as Rachael
2009
Big Breaks as Starlet
2008
Role Models as Beth
2008
W. as Laura Bush
2008
Meet Dave as Gina Morrison
2008
2008
Fred Claus as Charlene
2007
Meet Bill as Jess
2007
Spider-Man 3 as Miss Brant
2007
Invincible as Janet Cantrell
2006
Slither as Starla Grant
2006
2005
The Baxter as Caroline Swann
2005
2005
Heights as Isabel
2005
The Sisters as Nancy Pecket
2005
Sexual Life as Sarah
2005
Spider-Man 2 as Miss Brant
2004
Seabiscuit as Marcela Howard
2003
2002
Swept Away as Debi
2002
Spider-Man as Miss Brant
2002
Ordinary Sinner as Rachel
2001
2001
Shaft as Trey's Friend
2000
Uninvited as Lady Reporter
2000
1998
Dreamquil as Carol
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Movies

Cat Person Executive Producer
2023
Bottoms Producer
2023
Cocaine Bear: The True Story Executive Producer
2023
Cocaine Bear Producer
2023
Cocaine Bear Director
2023
Charlie's Angels Screenplay
2019
Charlie's Angels Producer
2019
Charlie's Angels Director
2019
Pitch Perfect 3 Producer
2017
Pitch Perfect 2 Producer
2015
Pitch Perfect 2 Director
2015
Movie 43 Director
2013
Pitch Perfect Producer
2012
Surrogates Executive Producer
2009
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The Grace Year Producer
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The Grace Year Director
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The Greater Good Director
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