Elizabeth Banks

American actress and director

Photo by: Empire Movies · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:February 10, 1974

Age:52

Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

Children:2

Born in:Pittsfield, United States

Residence:Los Angeles, United States

Languages:English

Television Actor Film Actor Voice Actor Actor Film Director Film Producer Game Show Host

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Famous For

Notable Work

The Hunger GamesThe 40-Year-Old VirginDefinitely, MaybeZack and Miri Make a Porno

Movies & TV

Spider-ManCatch Me If You CanThe Hunger GamesSpider-Man 2Spider-Man 3

Songs & Albums

Everyday People

Awards

Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (2020)Crystal Award (2017)MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation (2015)CinemaCon (2015)Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2014)

Elizabeth Banks

American actress and director

Biography

Elizabeth Banks (née Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and an ICCA commentator 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 directed the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019) and the black comedy horror film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in 2002 with her husband, Max Handelman. Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy (1998). She has appeared in films such as Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Seabiscuit (2003), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Slither (2006), Invincible (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Role Models (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), Man on a Ledge (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), Movie 43 (2013), The Lego Movie film series (2014–2019), Love & Mercy (2014), Walk of Shame (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Power Rangers (2017), Brightburn (2019), Call Jane (2022), Migration (2023), and Skincare (2024). On television, Banks had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2010–2012), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She had recurring roles on the comedy series Scrubs (2006–2009) and Modern Family (2009–2020), the latter of which earned her a third Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She also starred in the Netflix miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017). Banks began hosting the ABC revival of the game show Press Your Luck in 2019.

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Quotes

“Those who have the privilege and honor of directing and producing films should be held to account for our mistakes, whether it’s about diversity or inaccurate statements. I’m very sorry.”

— Elizabeth Banks Apologizes for Forgetting ‘The Color Purple’ in Steven Spielberg Comments Variety

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Photos

Elizabeth Banks during interview, November 2019.

Bagram Air Field Garrison C-130 hangar served as the venue for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff "Holiday USOTroop Visit" Dec. 8. Gen. Joseph Dunford opened the show for several hundred ‪#‎US4A‬ Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Civilians by introducing the star-studded cast that included actress Elizabeth Banks, comedians David Wain and Sydney Castillo, singer Chris Daughtry, Boston Red Sox pitchers Heath Hembree and Steven Wright, music producers/song writers Kyle Jacobs, Brett James, and Billy Montana. Photos by Kevin Walston, USFOR-A Public Affairs)

Actress Elizabeth Banks at L.A.'s Promise Annual Gala honoring Robert Rodriguez and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Jeff Shell on September 30, 2014

Elizabeth Banks

Actress Elizabeth Banks speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016 (A. Shaker/VOA)

Actress Elizabeth Banks has lunch with US service members during a USO visit at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released)

Elizabeth Banks speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.