Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Elizabeth Banks
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.9
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 9281
IMDb ID: nm0006969
Known for: Acting
Born: February 10, 1974
Age: 52
Place of birth: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q219373
Also known as
Ελίζαμπεθ Μίτσελ • 엘리자베스 뱅크스 • Elizabeth Casey • Elizabeth Irene Mitchell • Elizabeth Mitchell • الیزابت بنکس
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Executive Producer (11)Producer (5)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Elizabeth Banks.
Series
Upcoming Series
Next announced series projects with Elizabeth Banks.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Elizabeth Banks.
8.0
Catch Me If You Can
as Lucy
2002 Movie
7.4
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Effie Trinket
2013 Movie
7.4
The Lego Movie
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2014 Movie
7.4
Migration
as Pam Mallard (voice)
2023 Movie
7.3
Spider-Man
as Miss Brant
2002 Movie
7.3
Spider-Man 2
as Miss Brant
2004 Movie
7.3
Pitch Perfect
Producer
2012 Movie
7.2
The Hunger Games
as Effie Trinket
2012 Movie
7.1
Seabiscuit
as Marcela Howard
2003 Movie
7.1
The Next Three Days
as Lara
2010 Movie
7.1
Love & Mercy
as Melinda Ledbetter
2015 Movie
7.0
Invincible
as Janet Cantrell
2006 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Elizabeth Banks.
8.4
The Boys
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited) • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Elizabeth Banks • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.0
Scrubs
as Dr. Kim Briggs • 16 eps
2001 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Persephone (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jaina Jansen • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Third Watch
as Elaine Elchisak • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Sal • 7 eps
2009 Series
7.7
Robot Chicken
as Mrs. Claus / Scarlett (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Avery Jessup • 14 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Pam Fishman (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
as Catherine • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Mrs. America
as Jill Ruckelshaus • 9 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Elizabeth Banks.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Elizabeth Banks.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Persephone (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jaina Jansen • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Pam Fishman (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Becky Arangino (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Sal • 7 eps
2009 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
8.4
The Boys
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited) • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Elizabeth Banks • 1 eps
2000 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Elizabeth Banks.
5.7
Cat Person
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.7
Bottoms
Producer
2023 Movie
5.2
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.0
Cocaine Bear
Producer
2023 Movie
6.5
Pitch Perfect 3
Producer
2017 Movie
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.2
The Most Hated Woman in America
Producer
2017 Movie
Resident Advisors
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
7.3
Pitch Perfect
Producer
2012 Movie
6.1
Surrogates
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Elizabeth Banks.
Apr 9
The Miniature Wife
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2026 Series
6.9
The Better Sister
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Press Your Luck
Executive Producer • 65 eps
2019 Series
6.3
Shrill
Executive Producer • 22 eps
2019 Series
6.0
Resident Advisors
Executive Producer • 7 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Elizabeth Banks.
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026 Movie
6.2
A Mistake
as Liz Taylor
2024 Movie
6.0
Skincare
as Hope Goldman
2024 Movie
7.4
Migration
as Pam Mallard (voice)
2023 Movie
10.0
Show Her the Money
as Herself
2023 Movie
6.4
The Beanie Bubble
as Robbie
2023 Movie
6.5
Call Jane
as Joy
2022 Movie
6.4
Charlie's Angels
as Boz
2019 Movie
6.1
Brightburn
as Tori Breyer
2019 Movie
6.7
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
2019 Movie
6.3
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
as Lucy / Wyldstyle (voice)
2018 Movie
5.8
The Happytime Murders
as Jenny
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Elizabeth Banks.
Apr 9
The Miniature Wife
as Lindy • 10 eps
2026 Series
6.9
The Better Sister
as Nicky Macintosh • 8 eps
2025 Series
7.3
Mrs. America
as Jill Ruckelshaus • 9 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.4
The Boys
as Elizabeth Banks (uncredited) • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.7
Press Your Luck
as Self - Host • 71 eps
2019 Series
8.0
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Lindsay • 8 eps
2017 Series
5.6
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.0
The Muppets
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.8
Moonbeam City
as Pizzaz Miller (voice) • 10 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series