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-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
DreamQuil
as Carol
DreamQuil
as Carol
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Skincare
as Hope Goldman
Skincare
as Hope Goldman
Migration
as Pam Mallard (voice)
Migration
as Pam Mallard (voice)
Show Her the Money
as Herself
Show Her the Money
as Herself
A Mistake
as Liz Taylor
A Mistake
as Liz Taylor
The Beanie Bubble
as Robbie
The Beanie Bubble
as Robbie
Call Jane
as Joy
Call Jane
as Joy
Charlie's Angels
as Boz
Charlie's Angels
as Boz
Brightburn
as Tori Breyer
Brightburn
as Tori Breyer
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
The Happytime Murders
as Jenny
The Happytime Murders
as Jenny
Pitch Perfect 3
as Gail
Pitch Perfect 3
as Gail
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
as Bird-Lady
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
as Bird-Lady
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
as Self - Host
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
as Self - Host
The Power of the Present
as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
The Power of the Present
as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Power Rangers
as Rita Repulsa
Power Rangers
as Rita Repulsa
Asteroids!
as Cheez
Asteroids!
as Cheez
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Effie Trinket
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Self
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Self
Magic Mike XXL
as Paris
Magic Mike XXL
as Paris
Love & Mercy
as Melinda Ledbetter
Love & Mercy
as Melinda Ledbetter
Pitch Perfect 2
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Pitch Perfect 2
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Resident Advisors
as Doctor
Resident Advisors
as Doctor
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Self
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Self
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Effie Trinket
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Walk of Shame
as Meghan
Walk of Shame
as Meghan
Every Secret Thing
as Detective Nancy Porter
Every Secret Thing
as Detective Nancy Porter
Little Accidents
as Diane Doyle
Little Accidents
as Diane Doyle
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Self - Effie Trinket
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Self - Effie Trinket
The Lego Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
The Lego Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Timms Valley
as Beth Billings-Timms
Timms Valley
as Beth Billings-Timms
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn
as Self
Love, Marilyn
as Self
Movie 43
as Amy (segment "Beezel")
Movie 43
as Amy (segment "Beezel")
The Details
as Nealy Lang
The Details
as Nealy Lang
Pitch Perfect
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Pitch Perfect
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Effie Trinket
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Effie Trinket
What to Expect When You're Expecting
as Wendy Cooper
What to Expect When You're Expecting
as Wendy Cooper
The Hunger Games
as Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games
as Effie Trinket
Man on a Ledge
as Lydia Mercer
Man on a Ledge
as Lydia Mercer
Just a Little Heart Attack
as Woman
Just a Little Heart Attack
as Woman
Our Idiot Brother
as Miranda Rochlin
Our Idiot Brother
as Miranda Rochlin
The Next Three Days
as Lara Brennan
The Next Three Days
as Lara Brennan
Lovely, Still
as Alex
Lovely, Still
as Alex
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
as Self
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
as Self
The Uninvited
as Rachael
The Uninvited
as Rachael
Big Breaks
as Starlet
Big Breaks
as Starlet
Role Models
as Beth
Role Models
as Beth
W.
as Laura Bush
W.
as Laura Bush
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Miri
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Miri
Meet Dave
as Gina Morrison
Meet Dave
as Gina Morrison
Definitely, Maybe
as Emily
Definitely, Maybe
as Emily
Fred Claus
as Charlene
Fred Claus
as Charlene
Meet Bill
as Jess
Meet Bill
as Jess
Spider-Man 3
as Miss Brant
Spider-Man 3
as Miss Brant
Invincible
as Janet Cantrell
Invincible
as Janet Cantrell
Slither
as Starla Grant
Slither
as Starla Grant
Daltry Calhoun
as May
Daltry Calhoun
as May
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Beth
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Beth
The Sisters
as Nancy Pecket
The Sisters
as Nancy Pecket
Sexual Life
as Sarah
Sexual Life
as Sarah
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
as Self
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
as Self
Spider-Man
as Miss Brant
Spider-Man
as Miss Brant
Ordinary Sinner
as Rachel
Ordinary Sinner
as Rachel
Wet Hot American Summer
as Lindsay
Wet Hot American Summer
as Lindsay
Shaft
as Trey's Friend
Shaft
as Trey's Friend
Uninvited
as Lady Reporter
Uninvited
as Lady Reporter
The Magic School Bus
as Ms. Frizzle
The Magic School Bus
as Ms. Frizzle