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Elizabeth Banks is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is best known for starring as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). Banks 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 also directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019).
Birth Name
Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell
Born
Sunday, 10 February 1974
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Migration | Pam / Pam Mallard (voice) | 2023 |
| The Beanie Bubble | Robbie | 2023 |
| Call Jane | Joy | 2022 |
| Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Jill Ruckelshaus | 2020 |
| Charlie's Angels | Bosley / Boz | 2019 |
| The Boys | Elizabeth Banks | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Migration | Pam / Pam Mallard (voice) | 2023 |
| The Beanie Bubble | Robbie | 2023 |
| Call Jane | Joy | 2022 |
| Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Jill Ruckelshaus | 2020 |
| Charlie's Angels | Bosley / Boz | 2019 |
| The Boys | Elizabeth Banks | 2019 |
| Press Your Luck | Self - Host | 2019 |
| Brightburn | Tori Breyer | 2019 |
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Wyldstyle (voice) / Wyldstyle / Lucy | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Show Me the Movie! | Self | 2018 |
| The Happytime Murders | Jenny | 2018 |
| Pitch Perfect 3 | Gail | 2017 |
| The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special | Bird-Lady | 2017 |
| The Russell Howard Hour | Self | 2017 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Lindsay | 2017 |
| The Gong Show | Self - Judge | 2017 |
| Temporary | Self | 2017 |
| Power Rangers | Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger | 2017 |
| Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| The Lego Movie 4D: A New Adventure | Wyldstyle | 2016 |
| Birthday Stories with Lynn Hirschberg | Self | 2015 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Effie Trinket | 2015 |
| The Hunger Games: The Phenomenon | Self | 2015 |
| Moonbeam City | Pizzaz Miller / Pizzaz Miller (voice) | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Lindsay | 2015 |
| Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Herself / Self | 2015 |
| The Muppets. | Elizabeth Banks | 2015 |
| Celebrity Conversations | Self | 2015 |
| Magic Mike XXL | Paris | 2015 |
| Red Nose Day | 2015 | |
| Pitch Perfect 2 | Gail / Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2015 |
| Resident Advisors | Doctor | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Little Accidents | Diana Doyle / Diane Doyle | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Effie Trinket | 2014 |
| Love & Mercy | Melinda Ledbetter | 2014 |
| Bystander Revolution | Self | 2014 |
| Every Secret Thing | Detective Nancy Porter / Nancy Porter | 2014 |
| Walk of Shame | Meghan | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest / Self | 2014 |
| The Lego Movie | Lucy (voice) / Wyldstyle / Lucy | 2014 |
| Unscripted | Self | 2014 |
| Face in the Crowd | Face | 2013 |
| Ask a Badass with Elizabeth Banks | Self | 2013 |
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Effie Trinket | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Love, Marilyn | Self - Reader / Self | 2013 |
| Movie 43 | Amy (segment "Beezel") | 2013 |
| The Details | Nealy Lang | 2012 |
| Pitch Perfect | Gail / Gail Abernathy-McKadden | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Celebrity Style Story | Self | 2012 |
| People Like Us | Frankie / Frankie Davis | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | 2012 |
| What to Expect When You're Expecting | Wendy / Wendy Cooper | 2012 |
| Reggie Makes Music | Self | 2012 |
| The Hunger Games | Effie Trinket | 2012 |
| Man on a Ledge | Lydia Mercer | 2012 |
| Just a Little Heart Attack | Woman | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | Beth | 2011 |
| Our Idiot Brother | Miranda | 2011 |
| The Next Three Days | Lara Brennan / Lara | 2010 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
| Film Fiend | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Lovely, Still | Alex / Alex Malone | 2012 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Hostess: Scientific & Technical Awards | 2010 |
| Modern Family | Sal | 2009 |
| The Jay Leno Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Uninvited | Rachel / Rachael | 2009 |
| Big Breaks | Starlet | 2008 |
| Role Models | Beth | 2008 |
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Miri | 2008 |
| W. | Laura Bush | 2008 |
| Meet Dave | Gina Morrison | 2008 |
| Definitely, Maybe | Emily | 2008 |
| Comanche Moon | Maggie | 2008 |
| Fred Claus | Charlene | 2007 |
| Meet Bill | Jess | 2007 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Grulinda | 2007 |
| Wainy Days | Shelly | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Spider-Man 3 | Miss Brant | 2007 |
| 30 Rock | Avery Jessup | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | Self | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Invincible | Janet / Janet Cantrell | 2006 |
| Slither | Starla Grant | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Daltry Calhoun | May | 2005 |
| The Baxter | Caroline Swann | 2005 |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Beth | 2005 |
| Stella | Tamara | 2005 |
| Heights | Isabel | 2005 |
| The Sisters | Nancy Pecket | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Lisa Silver / Becky Arangino | 2005 |
| Sexual Life | Sarah | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Insider | Herself | 2004 |
| Spider-Man 2 | Miss Brant | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself / Herself - The Hunger Games / Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Seabiscuit | Marcela Howard | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest / Herself - The Hunger Games / Herself | 2003 |
| The Trade | Sioux Sever | 2003 |
| Catch Me If You Can | Lucy | 2002 |
| Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | Woman at Yoga Class | 2002 |
| 'Catch Me If You Can': The Casting of the Film | Lucy | 2002 |
| Swept Away | Debi | 2002 |
| Without a Trace | Clarissa | 2002 |
| Spider-Man | Miss Brant | 2002 |
| Ordinary Sinner | Rachel | 2001 |
| Scrubs | Dr. Kim Briggs | 2001 |
| Wet Hot American Summer | Lindsay | 2001 |
| Robot Chicken | Mrs. Claus / Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara | 2001 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Elizabeth Banks | 2000 |
| Shaft | Trey's Friend | 2000 |
| Uninvited | Lady Reporter | 2000 |
| Third Watch | Elaine Elchisak | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jaina Jansen | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Pam Fishman | 1999 |
| Sex and the City | Catherine | 1998 |
| Surrender Dorothy | Vicki | 1998 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1993 |
| The Simpsons | Persephone Odair | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| The New Statesman | Nun | 1987 |
| Wheel of Fortune | Self | 1983 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Infinity + 5 / Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Cocaine Bear | 2023 |
| Charlie's Angels | 2019 |
| Pitch Perfect 2 | 2015 |
| Movie 43 | 2013 |
| Just a Little Heart Attack | 2011 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Cat Person | 2023 |
| Bottoms | 2023 |
| Cocaine Bear: The True Story | 2023 |
| Cocaine Bear | 2023 |
| Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | 2022 |
| Charlie's Angels | 2019 |
| Shrill | 2019 |
| Patty's Auto | 2019 |
| Pitch Perfect 3 | 2017 |
| The Most Hated Woman in America | 2017 |
| Pitch Perfect 2 | 2015 |
| Resident Advisors | 2015 |
| Pitch Perfect | 2012 |
| Surrogates | 2009 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
