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Name: Elizabeth Banks

Born: Elizabeth Irene Mitchell (1974-02-10) February 10, 1974 (age 49) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.

Years Active: 1998-present

Description
Elizabeth Banks is an American actress, producer and director. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series. She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2, whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She went on to direct, write, produce, and star in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels. She also directed and produced the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear. Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman.