Elizabeth Banks

About

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...

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Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The SimpsonsSeries • 1989Family GuySeries • 1999American Dad!Series • 2005Modern FamilySeries • 2009The BoysSeries • 2019Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000ScrubsSeries • 200130 RockSeries • 2006Without a TraceSeries • 2002Robot ChickenSeries • 2005Sex and the CitySeries • 1998Third WatchSeries • 1999Spider-ManMovie • 2002The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Movie • 2014The Hunger Games: Catching FireMovie • 2013MigrationMovie • 2023Catch Me If You CanMovie • 2002Spider-Man 3Movie • 2007The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Movie • 2015The Hunger GamesMovie • 2012The Lego MovieMovie • 2014The Better SisterSeries • 2025SurrogatesMovie • 2009