Elizabeth Banks
Biography
Elizabeth Banks, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has worked as an American actress and filmmaker. After earning an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater, she made her first film appearance in Surrender Dorothy (1998), followed by roles in Wet Hot American Summer, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Seabiscuit, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She gained wide attention as Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games movies and as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect films. Her first feature as a director, Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), set an opening weekend record for a debut director, and she later directed Charlie's Angels (2019) and Cocaine Bear (2023). On television, she played Avery Jessup on 30 Rock, receiving two Emmy nominations, and earned a third for Modern Family; she has also hosted the ABC game show Press Your Luck since 2019.
52years old
Turns 53 on February 10in 129 days
- Born Pittsfield
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Elizabeth Irene Mitchell (birth name)Also credited as Elizabeth Irene Banks
Movie Career
- Films
- 51
- Career span
- 23 years2001 to 2024
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A role that slipped away
Banks was offered a part on the soap opera Santa Barbara after auditioning in New York, but she turned it down. She had taken out student loans for her degree at the American Conservatory Theater, and the role would have meant leaving her education there.
About the name
Banks took a new name when she became a member of the Screen Actors Guild, since the actress Elizabeth Mitchell had already registered that name with the union.
A first
Banks produced and starred in Pitch Perfect in 2012, then made her feature directorial debut with its 2015 sequel, Pitch Perfect 2. That film's $69 million opening weekend gross was a record for a first-time director.
Elizabeth Banks movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013 Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Effie Trinket
IMDb rating 7.5783K votes
Most often with
Sam Raimi directed three of these films, Francis Lawrence three and Gary Ross two. Ten actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Sam Raimi
All films by Francis Lawrence
All films by Gary Ross
Also five films together4 more actors
- Sam ClaflinCharlie's Angels (2019), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Tobey MaguireThe Details (2011), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Seabiscuit (2003) and Spider-Man (2002)
- Liam HemsworthThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and The Hunger Games (2012)
- Willow ShieldsThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and The Hunger Games (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Elizabeth Banks's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$8.7 billion
43 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 51 films: 43 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 43Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 68% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$895M10.3% of the total
- 2$865M9.9% of the total
- 3$822M9.4% of the total
- 4$789M9.1% of the total
- 5$755M8.7% of the total
- 6$694M8.0% of the total
- 7$653M7.5% of the total
- 8$471M5.4% of the total
$2.8 billionfrom the other 35 films with a worldwide figure, 32% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 2009 to 2020.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| 2017 | Crystal Award | Won | |
| 2015 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation | Won | |
| 2014 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Love and Mercy | Won |
| 2013 | CinemaCon | Won | |
| 2013 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director | Movie 43 | Won |
| 2012 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation | Won | |
| 2009 | Max Mara Face of the Future Award | Won | |
| 2009 | Women in Film Honors | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.