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
Credits
- 2025 · The Better Sister as Nicky
- 2024 · A Mistake as Liz Taylor
- 2024 · Skincare as Hope Goldman
- 2023 · Migration as Pam Mallard (voice)
- 2023 · The Beanie Bubble as Robbie
- 2022 · Call Jane as Joy
- 2018 · The Happytime Murders as Jenny
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
- 2015 · Moonbeam City as Pizzaz Miller (voice)
- 2015 · Magic Mike XXL as Paris
- 2015 · Love & Mercy as Melinda Ledbetter
- 2015 · Resident Advisors as Doctor
- 2014 · Walk of Shame as Meghan
- 2014 · Every Secret Thing as Detective Nancy Porter
- 2013 · Love, Marilyn as Self
- 2013 · The Frame as Effie Trinket
- 2012 · People Like Us as Frankie Davis
- 2012 · What to Expect When You're Expecting as Wendy Cooper
- 2012 · Man on a Ledge as Lydia Mercer
- 2011 · Our Idiot Brother as Miranda Rochlin
- 2009 · Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' as Self
- 2009 · The Uninvited as Rachael
- 2008 · Role Models as Beth
- 2008 · W. as Laura Bush
- 2008 · Meet Dave as Gina Morrison
- 2008 · Comanche Moon as Maggie
- 2007 · Fred Claus as Charlene
- 2007 · Meet Bill as Jess
- 2006 · Invincible as Janet Cantrell
- 2006 · Slither as Starla Grant
- 2002 · Swept Away as Debi
- 2001 · Wet Hot American Summer as Lindsay
- 2000 · Shaft as Trey's Friend
- Future · The Miniature Wife as Lindy
- 2023 · Show Her the Money as Herself
- 2022 · Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Ultra City Smiths as Beth Billings-Timms
- 2020 · Mrs. America as Jill Ruckelshaus
- 2019 · Charlie's Angels as Boz
- 2019 · The Boys as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
- 2019 · Press Your Luck as Self - Host
- 2019 · Brightburn as Tori Breyer
- 2019 · The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
- 2018 · Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
- 2017 · Pitch Perfect 3 as Gail
- 2017 · Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase as Bird-Lady
- 2017 · The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- 2017 · Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber as Herself - Host
- 2017 · Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Lindsay
- 2017 · The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- 2017 · Power Rangers as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
- 2017 · Asteroids! as Cheez
- 2015 · The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Effie Trinket
- 2015 · The Muppets as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Lindsay
- 2015 · Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
- 2015 · Pitch Perfect 2 as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
- 2015 · The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 as Self (Effie Trinket)
- 2015 · Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Effie Trinket
- 2014 · Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various (voice) (archive sound)
- 2014 · Little Accidents as Diane Doyle
- 2014 · Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Self (Effie Trinket)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Lego Movie as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
- 2013 · Timms Valley as Beth Billings-Timms
- 2013 · Face in the Crowd as Face
- 2013 · The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Effie Trinket
- 2013 · Movie 43 as Amy (segment "Beezel")
- 2012 · 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 · The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games as Self (Effie Trinket)
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · The Hunger Games as Effie Trinket
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Effie Trinket (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Baxter as Caroline Swann
- 2005 · Sexual Life as Sarah
- Future · DreamQuil as Carol
- 2005 · Daltry Calhoun as May
- Future · Red Queen as
- 2011 · Just a Little Heart Attack as Woman
- 2010 · The Next Three Days as Lara
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Modern Family as Sal
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2008 · Big Breaks as Starlet
- 2008 · This Is Not Sex as
- 2008 · Zack and Miri Make a Porno as Miri
- 2008 · Definitely, Maybe as Emily
- 2007 · Spider-Man 3 as Miss Brant
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Avery Jessup
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The 40 Year Old Virgin as Beth
- 2005 · Heights as Isabel
- 2005 · The Sisters as Nancy Pecket
- 2005 · American Dad! as Becky Arangino (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Lisa Silver (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as Miss Brant
- 2003 · Seabiscuit as Marcela Howard
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Yoga Student
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Lucy
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Clarissa
- 2002 · Spider-Man as Miss Brant
- 2001 · Ordinary Sinner as Rachel
- 2001 · Scrubs as Dr. Kim Briggs
- 2001 · Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Elizabeth Banks
- 2000 · Uninvited as Lady Reporter
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Third Watch as Elaine Elchisak
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jaina Jansen
- 1999 · Family Guy as Pam Fishman (voice)
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Catherine
- 1998 · Surrender Dorothy as Vicki
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Persephone (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self