Elizabeth Banks is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is best known for starring as Effie Trinket in "The Hunger Games" film series (2012–2015) and as 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. 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). Her filmography includes roles in "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001), "Best in Show" (2002), Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007), "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 also had recurring roles on the comedy series "Scrubs" and "Modern Family", the latter of which earned her another 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. In 2020, she starred as Jill Ruckelshaus in the FX miniseries "Mrs. America." Beyond her entertainment career, Banks is an active supporter of the American Heart Association and has participated in their "Go Red For Women" campaign.

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