Elizabeth Banks

Biography

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).

Known For

The Hunger Games

as Effie Trinket

Spider-Man

as Miss Brant

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

as Effie Trinket

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

as Effie Trinket

Catch Me If You Can

as Lucy

Spider-Man 2

as Miss Brant

Spider-Man 3

as Miss Brant

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

as Effie Trinket

The Boys

as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)

The Simpsons

as Persephone (voice)