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).
Available on CineVibes
Full Filmography
All Credits (130)
The Magic School Bus
as Ms. Frizzle
DreamQuil
as Carol
Mighty Mary
as Narrator (voice)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
The Puzzle Room with David Kwong
as Self - Guest
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
as Self
The Miniature Wife
as Lindy McMichael Littlejohn
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self
The Better Sister
as Nicky Macintosh
Skincare
as Hope Goldman
Migration
as Pam Mallard (voice)
Show Her the Money
as Herself
A Mistake
as Liz Taylor
The Beanie Bubble
as Robbie
Call Jane
as Joy
Mrs. America
as Jill Ruckelshaus
Charlie's Angels
as Boz
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Press Your Luck
as Self - Host
Brightburn
as Tori Breyer
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
The Happytime Murders
as Jenny
Pitch Perfect 3
as Gail
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
as Bird-Lady
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
as Self - Host
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Lindsay
The Power of the Present
as Self - Green Ranger (2017)
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge
Power Rangers
as Rita Repulsa
Asteroids!
as Cheez
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Effie Trinket
The Muppets
as Self
Moonbeam City
as Pizzaz Miller (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Self
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Lindsay
Magic Mike XXL
as Paris
Love & Mercy
as Melinda Ledbetter
Pitch Perfect 2
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
Resident Advisors
as Doctor
Resident Advisors
as Doctor
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Effie Trinket
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Effie Trinket
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Walk of Shame
as Meghan
Every Secret Thing
as Detective Nancy Porter
Little Accidents
as Diane Doyle
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Self - Effie Trinket
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Lego Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Timms Valley
as Beth Billings-Timms
Face in the Crowd
as Face
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Effie Trinket
Love, Marilyn
as Self
The Frame
as Effie Trinket
Movie 43
as Amy (segment "Beezel")
The Details
as Nealy Lang
Pitch Perfect
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Effie Trinket
People Like Us
as Frankie Davis
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
What to Expect When You're Expecting
as Wendy
The Hunger Games
as Effie Trinket
Man on a Ledge
as Lydia Mercer
Our Idiot Brother
as Miranda Rochlin
The Next Three Days
as Lara Brennan
Conan
as Self
Lovely, Still
as Alex
Modern Family
as Sal
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
as Self
The Uninvited
as Rachael
Role Models
as Beth
W.
as Laura Bush
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Miri
Meet Dave
as Gina Morrison
Definitely, Maybe
as Emily
Comanche Moon
as Maggie
Fred Claus
as Charlene
Meet Bill
as Jess
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
30 Rock
as Avery Jessup
Invincible
as Janet Cantrell
Slither
as Starla Grant
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Daltry Calhoun
as May
The Baxter
as Caroline Swann
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
as Beth
Heights
as Isabel
The Sisters
as Nancy Pecket
Robot Chicken
as Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice)
American Dad!
as Becky Arangino (voice)
American Dad!
as Lisa Silver (voice)
Sexual Life
as Sarah
Seabiscuit
as Marcela Howard
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Trade
as Sioux Sever
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
as Yoga Student
Catch Me If You Can
as Lucy
Swept Away
as Debi
Without a Trace
as Clarissa
Ordinary Sinner
as Rachel
Scrubs
as Dr. Kim Briggs
Wet Hot American Summer
as Lindsay
Critics Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Elizabeth Banks
Shaft
as Trey's Friend
Uninvited
as Lady Reporter
The Early Show
as Self
Third Watch
as Elaine Elchisak
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jaina Jansen
Family Guy
as Pam Fishman (voice)
Sex and the City
as Catherine
Surrender Dorothy
as Vicki
The View
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Unknown
The Simpsons
as Persephone (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Oscars
as Self
The Emmy Awards
as Self