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).
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Movies (99)
DreamQuil
2026 · Carol, Producer
Mighty Mary
2026 · Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Gail Daughtry y el vale por un rollo VIP
2026 · Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
El Precio De La Belleza
2024 · Hope Goldman
¡Patos!
2023 · Pam Mallard (voice)
Cat Person
2023 · Executive Producer
Show Her the Money
2023 · Herself
Un error mortal
2023 · Liz Taylor
El club de las peleadoras
2023 · Producer
La fiebre de los peluches Beanie
2023 · Robbie
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
2023 · Executive Producer
Oso intoxicado
2023 · Director, Producer
Habla con Jane
2022 · Joy
Ángeles de Charlie
2019 · Boz, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Brightburn: Hijo de la oscuridad
2019 · Tori Breyer
La Gran Aventura LEGO 2
2019 · Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
2018 · Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
¿Quién mató a los Puppets?
2018 · Jenny
Notas Perfectas 3
2017 · Gail, Producer
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
2017 · Bird-Lady
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
2017 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
The Power of the Present
2017 · Self - Green Ranger (2017)
Power Rangers
2017 · Rita Repulsa
La mujer mas odiada en America
2017 · Producer
Asteroids!
2017 · Cheez
Los juegos del hambre: Sinsajo - Parte 2
2015 · Effie Trinket
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015 · Self
Magic Mike XXL
2015 · Paris
Amor y piedad: La historia de Brian Wilson
2015 · Melinda Ledbetter
Más Notas Perfectas
2015 · Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Director, Producer
Resident Advisors
2015 · Doctor, Executive Producer
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
Los juegos del hambre: Sinsajo - Parte 1
2014 · Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014 · Various (voice) (archive sound)
La Peor Noche de mi Vida
2014 · Meghan
Every Secret Thing
2014 · Detective Nancy Porter
Pequeños Accidentes
2014 · Diane Doyle
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2014 · Self - Effie Trinket
La Gran Aventura LEGO
2014 · Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Timms Valley
2013 · Beth Billings-Timms
Face in the Crowd
2013 · Face
Los juegos del hambre: En llamas
2013 · Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn
2013 · Self
Proyecto 43
2013 · Amy (segment "Beezel"), Director
Los Pequeños Detalles
2012 · Nealy Lang
Notas perfectas
2012 · Gail Abernathy-McKadden, Producer
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
2012 · Self - Effie Trinket
Así somos
2012 · Frankie Davis
Qué esperar cuando se está esperando
2012 · Wendy
Los juegos del hambre
2012 · Effie Trinket
Al borde del abismo
2012 · Lydia Mercer
Just a Little Heart Attack
2011 · Woman, Director
Nuestro Hermano Idiota (Our Idiot Brother)
2011 · Miranda Rochlin
Los próximos tres días
2010 · Lara Brennan
Lovely, Still
2009 · Alex
Identidad Sustituta
2009 · Executive Producer
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009 · Self
La maldición de las hermanas
2009 · Rachael
Big Breaks
2008 · Starlet
Un par nada ejemplar
2008 · Beth
W.
2008 · Laura Bush
This Is Not Sex
2008
Zack y Miri hacen una porno
2008 · Miri
Tripulación Dave
2008 · Gina Morrison
Definitivamente, tal vez
2008 · Emily
El hermano de Santa
2007 · Charlene
Aprendiendo de mí
2007 · Jess
El hombre araña 3
2007 · Miss Brant
Invencible
2006 · Janet Cantrell
Criaturas Rastreras
2006 · Starla Grant
Daltry Calhoun
2005 · May
The Baxter
2005 · Caroline Swann
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005 · Beth
Heights
2005 · Isabel
The Sisters
2005 · Nancy Pecket
Sexual Life
2005 · Sarah
El hombre araña 2
2004 · Miss Brant
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2003 · Self
Alma de héroes
2003 · Marcela Howard
The Trade
2003 · Sioux Sever
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002 · Yoga Student
Atrápame si puedes
2002 · Lucy
Swept Away
2002 · Debi
El hombre araña
2002 · Miss Brant
Ordinary Sinner
2001 · Rachel
Wet Hot American Summer
2001 · Lindsay
Shaft
2000 · Trey's Friend
Uninvited
2000 · Lady Reporter
Surrender Dorothy
1998 · Vicki
The Magic School Bus
· Ms. Frizzle, Producer
Where the Fore Are We?
· Producer
The Greater Good
· Director
Cocaine Bear 2
· Producer
The Grace Year
· Director, Producer
Harness
· Producer
Betas
· Producer
Bad Hand
· Producer
Throttled
· Producer
TV shows (59)
The Puzzle Room with David Kwong
2026 · Self - Guest
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
2026 · Self
La mujer miniatura
2026 · Lindy McMichael Littlejohn, Executive Producer
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025 · Self
The Better Sister
2025 · Nicky Macintosh, Executive Producer
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022 · Executive Producer
Mrs. America
2020 · Jill Ruckelshaus
I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
2019 · Self - Contestant
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The Boys
2019 · Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
Press Your Luck
2019 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
Shrill
2019 · Executive Producer
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 · Self
Wet Hot American Summer: 10 años después
2017 · Lindsay
The Gong Show
2017 · Self - Judge
Los Muppets
2015 · Self
Moonbeam City
2015 · Pizzaz Miller (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015 · Lindsay
Resident Advisors
2015 · Doctor, Executive Producer
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
The Frame
2013 · Effie Trinket
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self
Una Familia Moderna
2009 · Sal
The Jay Leno Show
2009 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Comanche Moon
2008 · Maggie
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
30 Rock
2006 · Avery Jessup
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Self
Pollo Robot
2005 · Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
American Dad!
2005 · Becky Arangino (voice), Lisa Silver (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
Sin rastro
2002 · Clarissa
Scrubs
2001 · Dr. Kim Briggs
Critics Choice Awards
2001 · Self - Presenter
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Elizabeth Banks
The Early Show
1999 · Self
Third Watch
1999 · Elaine Elchisak
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Jaina Jansen
Padre de Familia
1999 · Pam Fishman (voice)
Sexo en la Ciudad
1998 · Catherine
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Audience Member
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Los Simpson
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
She's Fine
· Heidi, Executive Producer
Untitled Karen Read Series
· Karen Read, Executive Producer