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).
Born: 10 February 1974
Played In
DreamQuil
Carol
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Elizabeth Banks
The Puzzle Room with David Kwong
Self - Guest
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
Self
The Miniature Wife
Lindy Littlejohn
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
The Better Sister
Nicky Macintosh
Skincare
Hope Goldman
Migration
Pam Mallard (voice)
Show Her the Money
Herself
A Mistake
Liz Taylor
The Beanie Bubble
Robbie
Call Jane
Joy
Mrs. America
Jill Ruckelshaus
Charlie's Angels
Boz
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Boys
Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Press Your Luck
Self - Host
Brightburn
Tori Breyer
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
The Happytime Murders
Jenny
Pitch Perfect 3
Gail
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Bird-Lady
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
Herself - Host
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Lindsay
The Power of the Present
Self - Green Ranger (2017)
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
Power Rangers
Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
Asteroids!
Cheez
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Effie Trinket
The Muppets
Self
Moonbeam City
Pizzaz Miller (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Lindsay
Magic Mike XXL
Paris
Love & Mercy
Melinda Ledbetter
Pitch Perfect 2
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Resident Advisors
Doctor
Resident Advisors
Doctor
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self - Effie Trinket
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Walk of Shame
Meghan
Every Secret Thing
Detective Nancy Porter
Little Accidents
Diane Doyle
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self - Effie Trinket
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Lego Movie
Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Timms Valley
Beth Billings-Timms
Face in the Crowd
Face
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn
Self
The Frame
Effie Trinket
Movie 43
Amy (segment "Beezel")
The Details
Nealy Lang
Pitch Perfect
Gail Abernathy-McKadden
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self - Effie Trinket
People Like Us
Frankie Davis
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Wendy Cooper
The Hunger Games
Effie Trinket
Man on a Ledge
Lydia Mercer
Just a Little Heart Attack
Woman
Our Idiot Brother
Miranda Rochlin
The Next Three Days
Lara Brennan
Conan
Self - Guest
Lovely, Still
Alex
Modern Family
Sal
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Self
The Uninvited
Rachael
Big Breaks
Starlet
Role Models
Beth
W.
Laura Bush
This Is Not Sex
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Miri
Meet Dave
Gina Morrison
Definitely, Maybe
Emily
Comanche Moon
Maggie
Fred Claus
Charlene
Meet Bill
Jess
Spider-Man 3
Miss Brant
The Graham Norton Show
Self
30 Rock
Avery Jessup
Invincible
Janet Cantrell
Slither
Starla Grant
Made in Hollywood
Self
Daltry Calhoun
May
The Baxter
Caroline Swann
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Beth
Heights
Isabel
The Sisters
Nancy Pecket
Robot Chicken
Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
American Dad!
Becky Arangino (voice)
American Dad!
Lisa Silver (voice)
Sexual Life
Sarah
The Tony Danza Show
Self
Spider-Man 2
Miss Brant
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
Self
Seabiscuit
Marcela Howard
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Trade
Sioux Sever
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Yoga Student
Catch Me If You Can
Lucy
Swept Away
Debi
Without a Trace
Clarissa
Spider-Man
Miss Brant
Ordinary Sinner
Rachel
Scrubs
Dr. Kim Briggs
Wet Hot American Summer
Lindsay
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Elizabeth Banks
Shaft
Trey's Friend
Uninvited
Lady Reporter
The Early Show
Self
Third Watch
Elaine Elchisak
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jaina Jansen
Family Guy
Pam Fishman (voice)
Sex and the City
Catherine
Surrender Dorothy
Vicki
The View
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
Persephone (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Oscars
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self
Untitled Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Series
Heidi