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My Take
What I admire most about Elizabeth Banks is her refusal to stay in one lane. Plenty of actors are funny; few can steal scenes in raunchy comedies, then turn Effie Trinket into something genuinely human under all that costume, then walk behind the camera and break box-office records with a directorial debut. The Ivy League polish never gets in the way of her willingness to look ridiculous, which I think is the rarest kind of confidence in Hollywood. Even her Razzie feels like proof she takes real swings. To me, Banks is the model of a modern multi-hyphenate: ambitious, self-aware, and never precious about it.
Overview
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing chaperone Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and an ICCA commentator 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.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elizabeth Banks
- Name (Japanese)
- エリザベス・バンクス
- Reading
- えりざべす・ばんくす
- Born
- February 10, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film producer / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Pittsfield High School
- University
- University of Pennsylvania
Awards & achievements
- 2020 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- 2012 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation
- 2015 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation
- 2017 Crystal Award
- 2009 Max Mara Face of the Future Award
- 2009 Women in Film Honors
- 2013 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
- 2013 CinemaCon
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | — | |
| Notable work | Definitely, Maybe | — | |
| Notable work | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | — | |
| Notable work | The Hunger Games | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.