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).
Acting
Movie
The Hunger Games
as Effie Trinket
2012
Movie
Spider-Man
as Miss Brant
2002
Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Effie Trinket
2013
Movie
Catch Me If You Can
as Lucy
2002
Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Effie Trinket
2014
Movie
Spider-Man 2
as Miss Brant
2004
Movie
Spider-Man 3
as Miss Brant
2007
Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Effie Trinket
2015
TV
The Boys
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited)
2019
TV
The Simpsons
as Persephone (voice)
1989
Movie
The Lego Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2014
Movie
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Beth
2005
Movie
Pitch Perfect
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2012
Movie
Pitch Perfect 2
as Gail Abernathy-McKadden
2015
TV
Family Guy
as Pam Fishman (voice)
1999
Movie
Power Rangers
as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger
2017
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jaina Jansen
1999
Movie
Brightburn
as Tori Breyer
2019
Movie
Pitch Perfect 3
as Gail
2017
TV
Modern Family
as Sal
2009
Movie
Charlie's Angels
as Boz
2019
Movie
The Next Three Days
as Lara Brennan
2010
Movie
Man on a Ledge
as Lydia Mercer
2012
Movie
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Miri
2008
Crew
Movie
Pitch Perfect
Producer
2012
Movie
Pitch Perfect 2
Director
2015
Movie
Pitch Perfect 3
Producer
2017
Movie
Surrogates
Executive Producer
2009
Movie
Charlie's Angels
Director
2019
Movie
Movie 43
Director
2013
Movie
Cocaine Bear
Producer
2023
Movie
Bottoms
Producer
2023
Movie
The Most Hated Woman in America
Producer
2017
Movie
Cat Person
Executive Producer
2023
TV
The Better Sister
Executive Producer
2025
TV
Shrill
Executive Producer
2019