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Elizabeth Banks

Acting
Known For

51 Years Old

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).

Born

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA on 10th February 1974

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