Elizabeth Banks

Known For: Acting
Born: February 10, 1974
Place of Birth: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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-O…

Filmography

DreamQuil

2026 · Carol, Producer

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

2026 · Elizabeth Banks

The Puzzle Room with David Kwong

2026 · Self - Guest

Bear Grylls is Running Wild

2026 · Self

The Miniature Wife

2026 · Lindy McMichael Littlejohn, Executive Producer

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025 · Self

The Better Sister

2025 · Nicky Macintosh, Executive Producer

Skincare

2024 · Hope Goldman

Migration

2023 · Pam Mallard (voice)

Cat Person

2023 · Executive Producer

Show Her the Money

2023 · Herself

A Mistake

2023 · Liz Taylor

Bottoms

2023 · Producer

The Beanie Bubble

2023 · Robbie

Cocaine Bear: The True Story

2023 · Executive Producer

Cocaine Bear

2023 · Producer, Director

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

2022 · Executive Producer

Call Jane

2022 · Joy

Mrs. America

2020 · Jill Ruckelshaus

Charlie's Angels

2019 · Boz, Director, Screenplay, Producer

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

The Boys

2019 · Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)

Press Your Luck

2019 · Self - Host, Executive Producer

Brightburn

2019 · Tori Breyer

Shrill

2019 · Executive Producer

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019 · Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

2018 · Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)

The Happytime Murders

2018 · Jenny

Pitch Perfect 3

2017 · Gail, Producer

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

2017 · Bird-Lady

The Russell Howard Hour

2017 · Self

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

2017 · Herself - Host, Executive Producer

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

2017 · Lindsay

The Power of the Present

2017 · Self - Green Ranger (2017)

The Gong Show

2017 · Self - Judge

Power Rangers

2017 · Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017 · Producer

Asteroids!

2017 · Cheez

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015 · Effie Trinket

The Muppets

2015 · Self

Moonbeam City

2015 · Pizzaz Miller (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015 · Self

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

2015 · Lindsay

Magic Mike XXL

2015 · Paris

Love & Mercy

2015 · Melinda Ledbetter

Pitch Perfect 2

2015 · Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Director, Producer

Resident Advisors

2015 · Doctor, Executive Producer

Resident Advisors

2015 · Doctor, Executive Producer

Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

2015 · Self

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

2015 · Self - Effie Trinket

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 · Self

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014 · Effie Trinket

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

2014 · Various (voice) (archive sound)

Walk of Shame

2014 · Meghan

Every Secret Thing

2014 · Detective Nancy Porter

Little Accidents

2014 · Diane Doyle

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2014 · Self - Effie Trinket

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

The Lego Movie

2014 · Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)

Timms Valley

2013 · Beth Billings-Timms

Face in the Crowd

2013 · Face

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013 · Effie Trinket

Love, Marilyn

2013 · Self

The Frame

2013 · Effie Trinket

Movie 43

2013 · Amy (segment "Beezel"), Director

The Details

2012 · Nealy Lang

Pitch Perfect

2012 · Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Producer

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

2012 · Self - Effie Trinket

People Like Us

2012 · Frankie Davis

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012 · Self

What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012 · Wendy Cooper

The Hunger Games

2012 · Effie Trinket

Man on a Ledge

2012 · Lydia Mercer

Just a Little Heart Attack

Just a Little Heart Attack

2011 · Woman, Director

Our Idiot Brother

2011 · Miranda Rochlin

The Next Three Days

2010 · Lara Brennan

Conan

2010 · Self

Lovely, Still

2009 · Alex

Surrogates

2009 · Executive Producer

Modern Family

2009 · Sal

The Jay Leno Show

2009 · Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

2009 · Self

The Uninvited

2009 · Rachael

Big Breaks

2008 · Starlet

Role Models

2008 · Beth

W.

2008 · Laura Bush

This Is Not Sex

This Is Not Sex

2008

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008 · Miri

Meet Dave

2008 · Gina Morrison

Definitely, Maybe

2008 · Emily

Comanche Moon

2008 · Maggie

Fred Claus

2007 · Charlene

Meet Bill

2007 · Jess

Spider-Man 3

2007 · Miss Brant

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Self

30 Rock

2006 · Avery Jessup

Invincible

2006 · Janet Cantrell

Slither

2006 · Starla Grant

Made in Hollywood

2005 · Self

Daltry Calhoun

2005 · May

The Baxter

2005 · Caroline Swann

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005 · Beth

Heights

2005 · Isabel

The Sisters

2005 · Nancy Pecket

Robot Chicken

2005 · Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)

American Dad!

2005 · Becky Arangino (voice), Lisa Silver (voice)

Sexual Life

2005 · Sarah

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · Self

Spider-Man 2

2004 · Miss Brant

Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

2003 · Self

Seabiscuit

2003 · Marcela Howard

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self, Self - Guest

The Trade

2003 · Sioux Sever

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

2002 · Yoga Student

Catch Me If You Can

2002 · Lucy

Swept Away

2002 · Debi

Without a Trace

2002 · Clarissa

Spider-Man

2002 · Miss Brant

Ordinary Sinner

2001 · Rachel

Scrubs

2001 · Dr. Kim Briggs

Wet Hot American Summer

2001 · Lindsay

Critics Choice Awards

2001 · Self - Presenter

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Elizabeth Banks

Shaft

2000 · Trey's Friend

Uninvited

2000 · Lady Reporter

The Early Show

1999 · Self

Third Watch

1999 · Elaine Elchisak

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Jaina Jansen

Family Guy

1999 · Pam Fishman (voice)

Sex and the City

1998 · Catherine

Surrender Dorothy

1998 · Vicki

The View

1997 · Self - Guest

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Simpsons

1989 · Persephone (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

Entertainment Tonight

1981 · Self

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The Emmy Awards

1949 · Self

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus

— · Ms. Frizzle, Producer

Signal Hill

— · Mary Neiswender

Untitled Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Series

Untitled Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Series

— · Heidi, Executive Producer

Where the Fore Are We?

Where the Fore Are We?

— · Producer

The Greater Good

The Greater Good

— · Director

Cocaine Bear 2

— · Producer

The Grace Year

— · Director, Producer

Harness

— · Producer

Betas

— · Producer

Bad Hand

— · Producer

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