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Elizabeth Banks

1974-02-10 (50 years old) in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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).

Movies

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A Mistake
63 %|Sep 20, 2024
Drama
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Skincare
59 %|Aug 15, 2024
Thriller, Drama
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Migration
74 %|Dec 6, 2023
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Show Her the Money
100 %|Sep 21, 2023
Documentary
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The Beanie Bubble
65 %|Jul 21, 2023
Comedy, Drama
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Call Jane
66 %|Oct 27, 2022
Drama, History
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
67.09 %|May 3, 2022
Documentary
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Charlie's Angels
64 %|Nov 14, 2019
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Brightburn
61.31999999999999 %|May 9, 2019
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
66.76 %|Feb 6, 2019
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
62.89 %|Dec 10, 2018
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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The Happytime Murders
57 %|Aug 22, 2018
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Pitch Perfect 3
65 %|Dec 20, 2017
Comedy, Music
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Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
72.5 %|Nov 11, 2017
TV Movie, Family
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Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
0 %|Aug 6, 2017
Documentary
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The Power of the Present
87 %|Jun 27, 2017
Documentary
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Power Rangers
62.56999999999999 %|Mar 23, 2017
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Asteroids!
50 %|Jan 21, 2017
Animation, Science Fiction
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
68.97999999999999 %|Nov 18, 2015
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
64 %|Jul 31, 2015
Documentary
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Magic Mike XXL
62 %|Jul 1, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Love & Mercy
70.85 %|May 29, 2015
Drama, Music, History
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Pitch Perfect 2
69 %|May 7, 2015
Comedy, Music
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
68.12 %|Nov 19, 2014
Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
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Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
83 %|Nov 18, 2014
Animation, Comedy
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Walk of Shame
60 %|May 2, 2014
Comedy
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Every Secret Thing
62 %|Apr 20, 2014
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Little Accidents
54 %|Apr 4, 2014
Drama
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The Lego Movie
74.18 %|Feb 6, 2014
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Timms Valley
62 %|Dec 31, 2013
Comedy, Animation
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Face in the Crowd
0 %|Nov 23, 2013
Drama
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
74.28 %|Nov 15, 2013
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Love, Marilyn
66 %|May 30, 2013
Documentary
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Movie 43
46.04 %|Jan 24, 2013
Comedy
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Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
0 %|Dec 16, 2012
Animation, Comedy
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Lovely, Still
65 %|Dec 9, 2012
Drama, Romance
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The Details
60 %|Nov 2, 2012
Comedy, Drama
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Pitch Perfect
73 %|Sep 28, 2012
Comedy, Music, Romance
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People Like Us
67.78 %|Jun 29, 2012
Drama
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
60.019999999999996 %|May 17, 2012
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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The Hunger Games
72.13 %|Mar 12, 2012
Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
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Man on a Ledge
64 %|Jan 13, 2012
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Just a Little Heart Attack
62 %|Sep 6, 2011
Comedy
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Our Idiot Brother
62 %|Aug 26, 2011
Comedy, Drama
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The Next Three Days
70.82 %|Nov 18, 2010
Romance, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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The Uninvited
64.59 %|Jan 30, 2009
Horror
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Big Breaks
40 %|Dec 31, 2008
Comedy
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Role Models
65 %|Nov 7, 2008
Comedy
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W.
62 %|Oct 17, 2008
Drama, History
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This Is Not Sex
0 %|Oct 14, 2008
Comedy
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
63.33 %|Sep 18, 2008
Comedy, Romance
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Meet Dave
52.74 %|Jul 8, 2008
Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
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Definitely, Maybe
69 %|Feb 8, 2008
Comedy, Romance
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Fred Claus
58.099999999999994 %|Nov 9, 2007
Action, Comedy, Drama
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Meet Bill
61 %|Sep 7, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Spider-Man 3
64.33 %|May 1, 2007
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Invincible
70.08 %|Aug 25, 2006
Drama, History
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Slither
65.41 %|Mar 31, 2006
Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
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Daltry Calhoun
51 %|Sep 25, 2005
Comedy, Drama, Music
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The Baxter
61 %|Aug 26, 2005
Comedy, Romance
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
64 %|Aug 11, 2005
Comedy, Romance
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Heights
66 %|Jul 15, 2005
Drama, Romance
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The Sisters
53 %|Apr 23, 2005
Drama
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Sexual Life
50 %|Jan 5, 2005
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Spider-Man 2
72.87 %|Jun 25, 2004
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Seabiscuit
70.53 %|Jul 22, 2003
Drama, History
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Catch Me If You Can
79.78 %|Dec 16, 2002
Drama, Crime
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Swept Away
48 %|Oct 11, 2002
Comedy, Romance
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Spider-Man
73.03 %|May 1, 2002
Action, Science Fiction
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Wet Hot American Summer
62.73 %|Jul 27, 2001
Comedy
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DreamQuil
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Ordinary Sinner
45 %|Oct 21, 2001
Romance, Drama
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Shaft
60.17 %|Jun 15, 2000
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
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Uninvited
60 %|May 19, 2000
Drama, Thriller
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Surrender Dorothy
47 %|Jan 21, 1998
Horror, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Series

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Ultra City Smiths
64 %|Sep 13, 2021
Comedy, Animation, Drama
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Mrs. America
74 %|Apr 15, 2020
Drama
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I'm a LA... Get Me Out of Here!
0 %|Nov 17, 2019
Reality
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The Boys
84.65 %|Jul 25, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Press Your Luck
68 %|Jun 11, 2019
Reality
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The Russell Howard Hour
80 %|Sep 21, 2017
Comedy, Talk
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The Gong Show
61 %|Jun 22, 2017
Comedy, Reality
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The Muppets
69 %|Sep 22, 2015
Comedy, Family
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Moonbeam City
58 %|Sep 16, 2015
Animation, Comedy
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Resident Advisors
63 %|Apr 9, 2015
Comedy
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Frame
100 %|Apr 9, 2013
News, Documentary
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Comedy Bang! Bang!
61 %|Jun 8, 2012
Comedy, Talk
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Honest Trailers
64 %|Feb 13, 2012
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Conan
70.36 %|Nov 8, 2010
Talk, Comedy, News
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Modern Family
79 %|Sep 23, 2009
Comedy
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The Jay Leno Show
36 %|Sep 14, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Comanche Moon
70 %|Jan 13, 2008
Drama, Western
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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30 Rock
74 %|Oct 11, 2006
Comedy
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Made in Hollywood
40 %|Sep 30, 2005
Talk
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American Dad!
69.53999999999999 %|Feb 6, 2005
Animation, Comedy
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American Dad!
69.53999999999999 %|Feb 6, 2005
Animation, Comedy
actor
The Tony Danza Show
61 %|Sep 13, 2004
Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Without a Trace
72.94 %|Sep 26, 2002
Crime, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Scrubs
80.25 %|Oct 2, 2001
Comedy
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Critics Choice Awards
55 %|Jan 22, 2001
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
80.07999999999998 %|Oct 15, 2000
Comedy
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The Early Show
57 %|Nov 1, 1999
News
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Third Watch
79 %|Sep 23, 1999
Drama, Crime
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
79 %|Sep 20, 1999
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Family Guy
73.73 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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Sex and the City
74.02 %|Jun 6, 1998
Comedy, Drama
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The View
44 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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The Simpsons
80.18 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
actor
Red Queen
0 %|Invalid Date
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Entertainment Tonight
37 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
actor
The Miniature Wife
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Comedy
actor
The Better Sister
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953