Elizabeth Banks
Born February 10, 1974 (Age: 52)
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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).
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).
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Filmography
A Mistake
2024
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as Liz Taylor
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Age: 50
Skincare
2024
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as Hope Goldman
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Age: 50
Migration
2023
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as Pam Mallard (voice)
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Age: 49
Charlie's Angels
2019
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as Boz
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Age: 45
Brightburn
2019
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as Tori Breyer
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Age: 45
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
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as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
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Age: 44
The Happytime Murders
2018
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as Jenny
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Age: 44
Pitch Perfect 3
2017
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as Gail
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Age: 43
Power Rangers
2017
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as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
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Age: 43
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
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as Effie Trinket
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Age: 41
Magic Mike XXL
2015
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as Paris
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Age: 41
Love & Mercy
2015
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as Melinda Ledbetter
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Age: 41
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
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as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
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Age: 41
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
2015
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as Self - Effie Trinket
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Age: 41
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
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as Effie Trinket
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Age: 40
Walk of Shame
2014
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as Meghan
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Age: 40
Every Secret Thing
2014
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as Detective Nancy Porter
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Age: 40
The Lego Movie
2014
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as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
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Age: 39
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
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as Effie Trinket
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Age: 39
Movie 43
2013
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as Amy (segment "Beezel")
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Age: 38
The Details
2012
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as Nealy Lang
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Age: 38
Pitch Perfect
2012
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as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
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Age: 38
People Like Us
2012
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as Frankie Davis
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Age: 38
What to Expect When You're Expecting
2012
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as Wendy Cooper
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Age: 38
The Hunger Games
2012
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as Effie Trinket
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Age: 38
Man on a Ledge
2012
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as Lydia Mercer
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Age: 37
Our Idiot Brother
2011
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as Miranda Rochlin
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Age: 37
The Next Three Days
2010
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as Lara
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Age: 36
Lovely, Still
2009
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as Alex
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Age: 35
The Uninvited
2009
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as Rachael
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Age: 34
Role Models
2008
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as Beth
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Age: 34
W.
2008
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as Laura Bush
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Age: 34
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
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as Miri
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Age: 34
Meet Dave
2008
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as Gina Morrison
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Age: 34
Definitely, Maybe
2008
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as Emily
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Age: 33
Fred Claus
2007
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as Charlene
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Age: 33
Meet Bill
2007
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as Jess
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Age: 33
Spider-Man 3
2007
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as Miss Brant
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Age: 33
Invincible
2006
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as Janet Cantrell
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Age: 32
Slither
2006
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as Starla Grant
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Age: 32
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
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as Beth
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Age: 31
Heights
2005
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as Isabel
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Age: 31
The Sisters
2005
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as Nancy Pecket
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Age: 31
Spider-Man 2
2004
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as Miss Brant
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Age: 30
Seabiscuit
2003
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as Marcela Howard
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Age: 29
Catch Me If You Can
2002
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as Lucy
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Age: 28
Swept Away
2002
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as Debi
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Age: 28
Spider-Man
2002
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as Miss Brant
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Age: 28
Shaft
2000
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as Trey's Friend
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Age: 26
Uninvited
2000
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as Lady Reporter
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Age: 26