Elizabeth Banks

Born Feb 10, 1974 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. 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). Banks made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director.

Filmography

Shows & movies

The Better Sister

The Better Sister as Nicky Macintosh

1 season • 2025 • Upcoming

Mini-Series, Drama, Crime, Thriller

A Mistake

A Mistake as Elizabeth Taylor

2024

Drama, Suspense | 1h 41m

Skincare

Skincare as Hope Goldman

2024

Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 34m

Grojband: The Movie

Grojband: The Movie as Wyldstyle

2023

Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 32m

Migration

Migration as Pam Mallard

2023

Adventure, Animation, Comedy | 1h 23m

The Beanie Bubble

The Beanie Bubble as Robbie

2023

Comedy, Drama | 1h 50m

Call Jane

Call Jane as Joy Griffin

2022

Drama, Indie | 1h 58m

Mrs. America

Mrs. America as Jill Ruckelshaus

1 season • 2020 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama, History | 47m

Press Your Luck (2019)

Press Your Luck (2019) as Elizabeth Banks

7 seasons • 2019 • Continuing

Reality, Game Show, Family | 43m

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels as Bosley

2019

Action, Comedy | 1h 59m

Brightburn

Brightburn as Tori Breyer

2019

Horror | 1h 30m

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Lucy

2019

Adventure, Animation | 1h 47m

Emmet's Holiday Party: A Lego Movie Short

Emmet's Holiday Party: A Lego Movie Short as Lucy / Wyldstyle

2018

Animation, Comedy, Family | 2m

The Happytime Murders

The Happytime Murders as Jenny

2018

Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery | 1h 31m

Asteroids!

Asteroids! as Cheez

2017

Animation | 7m

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber as Herself - Host

2017

Documentary | 6m

Pitch Perfect 3

Pitch Perfect 3 as Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger

2017

Comedy, Musical | 1h 33m

Power Rangers

Power Rangers as Rita Repulsa / The Green Ranger

2017

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 2h 4m

The Lego Movie 4D: A New Adventure

The Lego Movie 4D: A New Adventure as Wyldstyle (voice)

2016

Family, Animation | 12m

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

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 as Elizabeth Banks

2015

Documentary | 2h 14m

Moonbeam City

Moonbeam City as Pizzaz Miller

1 season • 2015 • Ended

Science Fiction, Comedy, Animation, Mystery | 25m

Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer as Lindsay

2 seasons • 2015 • Ended

Comedy | 30m

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Herself

2015

Documentary | 1h 4m

Little Accidents

Little Accidents as Diane Doyle

2015

Drama | 1h 45m

Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy as Melinda Ledbetter

2015

Drama | 2h

Magic Mike XXL

Magic Mike XXL as Paris

2015

Comedy, Drama, Musical | 1h 55m

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Effie Trinket

2015

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | 2h 17m

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 as Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger

2015

Comedy, Musical | 1h 55m

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various

2014

Animation, Comedy | 1h 6m

Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing as Detective Nancy Porter

2014

Thriller, Drama, Crime | 1h 33m

Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame as Meghan Miles

2014

Comedy | 1h 35m

The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie as Lucy "Wyldstyle" (voice)

2014

Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 40m

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Effie Trinket

2014

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | 2h 3m

Surviving the Game - Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Surviving the Game - Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Elizabeth Banks

2014

Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama | 2h 25m

Face in the Crowd

Face in the Crowd

2013

Drama | 10m

Timms Valley

Timms Valley as Beth Billings-Timms

2013

Comedy, Animation | 24m

Movie 43

Movie 43 as Amy (segment "Beezel")

2013

Comedy | 1h 34m

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Effie Trinket

2013

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | 2h 26m

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games as Elizabeth Banks

2012

Documentary | 2h 2m

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn as Herself

2012

Documentary | 1h 45m

People Like Us

People Like Us as Frankie Davis

2012

Drama | 1h 54m

What to Expect When You're Expecting

What to Expect When You're Expecting as Wendy Cooper

2012

Comedy, Drama | 1h 50m

Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge as Lydia Mercer

2012

Action, Crime, Thriller | 1h 42m

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games as Effie Trinket

2012

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | 2h 22m

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect as Gail Abernathy-McKadden

2013

Comedy, Musical | 1h 52m

Just a Little Heart Attack

Just a Little Heart Attack as Woman

2011

Comedy | 3m

The Details

The Details as Nealy Lang

2011

Comedy, Drama | 1h 36m

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother as Miranda Rochlin

2011

Comedy, Drama | 1h 30m

The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days as Lara

2010

Crime, Drama, Thriller | 2h 13m

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

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

2009

Documentary | 1h 14m

The Uninvited

The Uninvited as Rachael

2009

Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 1h 27m

Comanche Moon

Comanche Moon as Maggie

1 season • 2008 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama, Western | 1h 25m

Big Breaks

Big Breaks as Starlet

2008

Comedy | 37m

Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still as alex malone

2008

Drama | 1h 32m

W. as Laura Bush

2008

Drama | 2h 11m

Role Models

Role Models as Beth

2008

Comedy | 1h 40m

Meet Bill

Meet Bill as Jess

2009

Comedy, Drama | 1h 37m

Definitely, Maybe

Definitely, Maybe as Emily

2008

Comedy | 1h 52m

Meet Dave

Meet Dave as Gina Morrison

2008

Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Family | 1h 30m

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno as Miri

2008

Comedy, Romance | 1h 42m

Fred Claus

Fred Claus as Charlene

2007

Comedy, Drama | 1h 56m

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 as Miss Brant

2007

Action, Science Fiction | 2h 19m

30 Rock

30 Rock as Avery Jessup

7 seasons • 2006 • Ended

Comedy | 22m

Invincible

Invincible as Janet Cantrell

2006

Drama | 1h 45m

Slither

Slither as Starla Grant

2006

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 35m

Heights

Heights as Isabel

2005

Drama | 1h 33m

The Baxter

The Baxter as Caroline Swann

2005

Comedy | 1h 31m

The Sisters

The Sisters as Nancy Pecket

2005

Horror, Drama | 1h 53m

Sexual Life

Sexual Life as Sarah

2005

Comedy, Drama | 1h 36m

Daltry Calhoun

Daltry Calhoun as May

2005

Comedy, Drama | 1h 40m

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

The 40-Year-Old Virgin as Beth

2005

Comedy | 1h 56m

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 as Miss Brant

2004

Action, Science Fiction | 2h 7m

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit as Marcela Howard

2003

Drama | 2h 21m

Swept Away

Swept Away as Debi

2002

Comedy | 1h 29m

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can as Lucy

2002

Crime, Drama | 2h 21m

Spider-Man

Spider-Man as Betty Brant

2002

Action, Science Fiction | 2h 1m

Ordinary Sinner

Ordinary Sinner as Rachel

2001

Drama, Romance | 1h 31m

Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer as Lindsay

2001

Comedy | 1h 37m

Uninvited

2000

| 1h 37m

Hollywood Palms

Hollywood Palms as Blair

2000

Comedy | 1h 26m

Surrender Dorothy

Surrender Dorothy as Vicki

1999

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Horror | 1h 27m

The Miniature Wife

The Miniature Wife

1 season • Upcoming

Drama, Comedy, Romance