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Elizabeth Banks

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1974-02-10

Birth Place

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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30 Rock

2006

7.4

TV
A Mistake

A Mistake

2024

6.3

Movie
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American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
Asteroids!

Asteroids!

2017

5.0

Movie
Big Breaks

Big Breaks

2008

4.0

Movie
Brightburn

Brightburn

2019

6.1

Movie
Call Jane

Call Jane

2022

6.6

Movie
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002

8.0

Movie
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

2019

6.4

Movie
poster

Comanche Moon

2008

7.0

TV
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Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012

6.1

TV
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Conan

2010

7.0

TV
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Critics Choice Awards

2001

5.5

TV
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Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

8.0

TV
Daltry Calhoun

Daltry Calhoun

2005

5.1

Movie
Definitely, Maybe

Definitely, Maybe

2008

6.9

Movie
DreamQuil

DreamQuil

0.0

Movie
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

2018

6.3

Movie
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Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

2014

6.2

Movie
Face in the Crowd

Face in the Crowd

2013

0.0

Movie
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Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
Fred Claus

Fred Claus

2007

5.8

Movie
Heights

Heights

2005

6.6

Movie
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Honest Trailers

2012

6.4

TV
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015

6.4

Movie
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I'm a LA... Get Me Out of Here!

2019

0.0

TV
Invincible

Invincible

2006

7.0

Movie
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Just a Little Heart Attack

Just a Little Heart Attack

2011

6.2

Movie
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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
Little Accidents

Little Accidents

2014

5.4

Movie
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

2015

7.1

Movie
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013

6.6

Movie
Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

2012

6.5

Movie
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Made in Hollywood

2005

4.0

TV
Magic Mike XXL

Magic Mike XXL

2015

6.2

Movie
Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

2012

6.4

Movie
Meet Bill

Meet Bill

2007

6.1

Movie
Meet Dave

Meet Dave

2008

5.3

Movie
Migration

Migration

2023

7.4

Movie
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Modern Family

2009

7.9

TV
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Moonbeam City

2015

5.8

TV
Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

4.6

Movie
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Mrs. America

2020

7.4

TV
Ordinary Sinner

Ordinary Sinner

2001

4.5

Movie
Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011

6.2

Movie
People Like Us

People Like Us

2012

6.8

Movie
Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect

2012

7.3

Movie
Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2

2015

6.9

Movie
Pitch Perfect 3

Pitch Perfect 3

2017

6.5

Movie
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

2009

7.2

Movie
Power Rangers

Power Rangers

2017

6.3

Movie
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Press Your Luck

2019

6.8

TV
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Red Queen

0.0

TV
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Resident Advisors

2015

6.3

TV
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

2014

8.3

Movie
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

2012

0.0

Movie
Role Models

Role Models

2008

6.5

Movie
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Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
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Scrubs

2001

8.0

TV
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

2003

7.1

Movie
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

2017

7.3

Movie
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Sex and the City

1998

7.4

TV
Sexual Life

Sexual Life

2005

5.0

Movie
Shaft

Shaft

2000

6.0

Movie
Show Her the Money

Show Her the Money

2023

10.0

Movie
Skincare

Skincare

2024

5.9

Movie
Slither

Slither

2006

6.5

Movie
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002

7.3

Movie
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

7.3

Movie
Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

6.4

Movie
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

6.7

Movie
Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman

Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman

2015

0.0

Movie
Surrender Dorothy

Surrender Dorothy

1998

4.7

Movie
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2014

6.1

Movie
Swept Away

Swept Away

2002

4.8

Movie
The 40 Year Old Virgin

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005

6.4

Movie
The Baxter

The Baxter

2005

6.1

Movie
The Beanie Bubble

The Beanie Bubble

2023

6.5

Movie
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The Better Sister

0.0

TV
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The Boys

2019

8.5

TV
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The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Details

The Details

2012

6.0

Movie
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The Early Show

1999

5.7

TV
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The Frame

2013

10.0

TV
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The Gong Show

2017

6.1

TV
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The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Happytime Murders

The Happytime Murders

2018

5.7

Movie
The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

2012

7.2

Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013

7.4

Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014

6.8

Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015

6.9

Movie
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The Jay Leno Show

2009

3.6

TV
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie

2014

7.4

Movie
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

6.7

Movie
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The Miniature Wife

0.0

TV
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

2015

7.1

Movie
poster

The Muppets

2015

6.9

TV
The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

2010

7.1

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Power of the Present

The Power of the Present

2017

8.7

Movie
poster

The Russell Howard Hour

2017

8.0

TV
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The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Sisters

The Sisters

2005

5.3

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2009

6.5

Movie
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

2012

8.2

Movie
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Third Watch

1999

7.9

TV
This Is Not Sex

This Is Not Sex

2008

0.0

Movie
Timms Valley

Timms Valley

2013

6.2

Movie
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Ultra City Smiths

2021

6.4

TV
Uninvited

Uninvited

2000

6.0

Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
W.

W.

2008

6.2

Movie
Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

2014

6.0

Movie
Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer

2001

6.3

Movie
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

2015

6.4

TV
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

2017

6.4

TV
What to Expect When You're Expecting

What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012

6.0

Movie
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Without a Trace

2002

7.3

TV
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

2017

0.0

Movie
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008

6.3

Movie