Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is
an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for
playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012â€"2015)
and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series
(2012â€"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. She also directed, wrote, produced, and
starred in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019).Banks made
her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy
(1998). She starred in the films Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Sam
Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002â€"2007), Seabiscuit (2003), The
40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Slither (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno
(2008), Role Models (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), Man on a Ledge
(2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Lego Movie
(2014), Love & Mercy (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Power Rangers
(2017), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), and Brightburn
(2019).On television, Banks had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on
the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award
nominations. She had recurring roles on the comedy series Scrubs and
Modern Family, the latter of which earned her a third Primetime Emmy
Award nomination. Banks starred in the Netflix miniseries Wet Hot
American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer:
Ten Years Later (2017). As of 2019, she hosts a revival of the 1980s
game show Press Your Luck on ABC.
an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for
playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012â€"2015)
and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series
(2012â€"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. She also directed, wrote, produced, and
starred in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019).Banks made
her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy
(1998). She starred in the films Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Sam
Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002â€"2007), Seabiscuit (2003), The
40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Slither (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno
(2008), Role Models (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), Man on a Ledge
(2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Lego Movie
(2014), Love & Mercy (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Power Rangers
(2017), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), and Brightburn
(2019).On television, Banks had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on
the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award
nominations. She had recurring roles on the comedy series Scrubs and
Modern Family, the latter of which earned her a third Primetime Emmy
Award nomination. Banks starred in the Netflix miniseries Wet Hot
American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer:
Ten Years Later (2017). As of 2019, she hosts a revival of the 1980s
game show Press Your Luck on ABC.
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