Elizabeth Banks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1974
- Birthplace
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Filmography
- Throttled
Throttled TBA
Producer
- Bad Hand
Bad Hand TBA
Producer
- Betas
Betas TBA
Producer
- Harness
Harness TBA
Producer
- The Grace Year
The Grace Year TBA
Producer, Director
- Cocaine Bear 2
Cocaine Bear 2 TBA
Producer
- The Greater Good
The Greater Good TBA
Director
- Where the Fore Are We?
Where the Fore Are We? TBA
Producer
The Magic School Bus TBA
as Ms. Frizzle, Producer
DreamQuil 2026
as Carol, Producer
Mighty Mary 2026
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass 2026
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Skincare 2024
as Hope Goldman
Migration 2023
as Pam Mallard (voice)
Cat Person 2023
Executive Producer
Show Her the Money 2023
as Herself
A Mistake 2023
as Liz Taylor
Bottoms 2023
Producer
The Beanie Bubble 2023
as Robbie
Cocaine Bear: The True Story 2023
Executive Producer
Cocaine Bear 2023
Director, Producer
Call Jane 2022
as Joy
Charlie's Angels 2019
as Boz, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Brightburn 2019
as Tori Breyer
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2019
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short 2018
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
The Happytime Murders 2018
as Jenny
Pitch Perfect 3 2017
as Gail, Producer
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase 2017
as Bird-Lady
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber 2017
as Self - Host, Executive Producer
The Power of the Present 2017
as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Power Rangers 2017
as Rita Repulsa
The Most Hated Woman in America 2017
Producer
Asteroids! 2017
as Cheez
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2015
as Effie Trinket
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot 2015
as Self
Magic Mike XXL 2015
as Paris
Love & Mercy 2015
as Melinda Ledbetter
Pitch Perfect 2 2015
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Director, Producer
Resident Advisors 2015
as Doctor, Executive Producer
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 2015
as Self - Effie Trinket
- Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman 2015
as Self
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014
as Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials 2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Walk of Shame 2014
as Meghan
Every Secret Thing 2014
as Detective Nancy Porter
Little Accidents 2014
as Diane Doyle
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2014
as Self - Effie Trinket
The Lego Movie 2014
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Timms Valley 2013
as Beth Billings-Timms
Face in the Crowd 2013
as Face
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
as Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn 2013
as Self
Movie 43 2013
as Amy (segment "Beezel"), Director
The Details 2012
as Nealy Lang
Pitch Perfect 2012
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Producer
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games 2012
as Self - Effie Trinket
People Like Us 2012
as Frankie Davis
What to Expect When You're Expecting 2012
as Wendy
The Hunger Games 2012
as Effie Trinket
Man on a Ledge 2012
as Lydia Mercer
- Just a Little Heart Attack
Just a Little Heart Attack 2011
as Woman, Director
Our Idiot Brother 2011
as Miranda Rochlin
The Next Three Days 2010
as Lara Brennan
Lovely, Still 2009
as Alex
Surrogates 2009
Executive Producer
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' 2009
as Self
The Uninvited 2009
as Rachael
- Big Breaks
Big Breaks 2008
as Starlet
Role Models 2008
as Beth
W. 2008
as Laura Bush
- This Is Not Sex
This Is Not Sex 2008
Actor
Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2008
as Miri
Meet Dave 2008
as Gina Morrison
Definitely, Maybe 2008
as Emily
Fred Claus 2007
as Charlene
Meet Bill 2007
as Jess
Spider-Man 3 2007
as Miss Brant
Invincible 2006
as Janet Cantrell
Slither 2006
as Starla Grant
Daltry Calhoun 2005
as May
The Baxter 2005
as Caroline Swann
The 40 Year-Old Virgin 2005
as Beth
Heights 2005
as Isabel
The Sisters 2005
as Nancy Pecket
Sexual Life 2005
as Sarah
Spider-Man 2 2004
as Miss Brant
- Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend 2003
as Self
Seabiscuit 2003
as Marcela Howard
The Trade 2003
as Sioux Sever
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 2002
as Yoga Student
Catch Me If You Can 2002
as Lucy
Swept Away 2002
as Debi
Spider-Man 2002
as Miss Brant
Ordinary Sinner 2001
as Rachel
Wet Hot American Summer 2001
as Lindsay
Shaft 2000
as Trey's Friend
Uninvited 2000
as Lady Reporter
Surrender Dorothy 1998
as Vicki
Credits from TMDB.