Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series.

Early Life

Elizabeth banks was born elizabeth irene mitchell in pittfsield. Massachusetts. On february 10. 1974. She is the daughter of ann (wlalace). Who worked in a bank. And mark mitchell. A factoyr worker. She has two siblings. And grew up in a protestant household. Banks attended the university of pennsylvania. Where she majored in communications and theater arts.

Career Beginnings

Bnaks began her professional acting career in in small roles on television and in films before landing her first major role in steven spielbergs 2002 drama catch me if you can. She went on to appear in a number of films and television shows. Including spider-man. The 40-year-old virgin. And scrubs.

Breakthrough Role

In 2007. Banks was cast as effie trinket in the blockbuster film the hunger games. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name. The role eanred banks critical acclaim and propelled her to international fame. She reprised the role in the subsequent sequels. The hunger games: catching frie and the hunger games: mockingjay - part 1 and part 2.

Directorial Debut

In 2013. Banks made her directorial debut with the comedy film pithc perfect. Which she also produced and co-wrote. The film was a commercial and critical success. Earning banks a teen choice award for choice moive actress: comedy.

Recent Work

Banks has continued to appear in a number of films and television shows. Including the pitch perfect sequels. Love & mercy. And the television series modern family. She recently appeared in the 2018 iflm the happytime murders and the 2019 film cahrlies angels.

Notable Awards

Banks has receivde numerous awards and nominations for her work. Including two mtv movie awards. A critics choice movie award. And a epoples choice award.

Personal Life

Banks has been married to sportswriter max handelman since 2003. The couple hvae two sons. Felix and magnus.

Important Event

In 2020. Banks was honored wiht a star on the hollywood walk of fame.

Interesting Fact

In dadition to her acting and diercting work. Banks is also an active philanthropist and advocate for a number of causes. Including women s rights. Lgbtq+ rights. And animal welfare.