Elizabeth Banks Biography

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Elizabeth Banks in Universal Pictures' The 40-Year-Old Virgin - 2005

Birth Date: February 10, 1974

Birth Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Banks' natural talent, striking presence and undeniable energy are quickly earning her a reputation as one of the most promising young actresses in Hollywood. Banks was most recently seen in Spider-Man 2, the sequel to Sam Raimi's live-action action-adventure blockbuster, Spider-Man. Banks reprised her role as Betty Brant, which director Sam Raimi created for her in the first installment. She is also slated to reprise the role in Spider-Man 3.

In June 2005, Banks was seen in the Merchant Ivory-produced feature Heights, opposite Glenn Close and James Marsden. She will next be seen in the dark comedy Daltry Calhoun, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Knoxville; the independent feature Sisters, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's drama The Three Sisters, with Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson and Erika Christensen; the romantic comedy The Baxter, with co-stars Michelle Williams and Justin Theroux; and writer/director James Gunn's sci-fi horror film Slither, opposite Nathan Fillion.

Two years ago, Banks was seen in Universal's Oscar-nominated feature Seabiscuit, opposite Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper and Jeff Bridges, and co-starred in Ken Kwapis' independent feature Sexual Life, which premiered at the 2004 IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival. She also appeared in Steven Spielberg's/DreamWorks' critically acclaimed Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

Banks' additional feature credits include roles in Guy Ritchie's Swept Away, with Madonna, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Bruce Greenwood; John Singleton's Shaft, with Samuel L. Jackson; and Wet Hot American Summer, starring Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce. She has also appeared in several independent features, including The Trade and Ordinary Sinner, which won the Best Film Award at the 2002 Slamdunk Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

On the small screen, Banks has appeared in several guest roles, including a highly acclaimed performance in Law & Order: Sexual Victims Unit, HBO's Sex and the City and NBC's Third Watch.

Her extensive theater credits include roles in American Conservatory Theater's productions of Hurly Burly, Bethlehem, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Woman of No Importance and Uncle Vanya, as well as the Guthrie Theater's production of Summer and Smoke, directed by David Esbjornson.

Originally hailing from Massachusetts, Banks received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her graduate degree from the American Conservatory Theater. Banks currently resides in Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Banks Filmography

Pitch Perfect (2012) Gail

People Like Us (2012) Frankie

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) Wendy

The Hunger Games (2012) Effie Trinket

Man on a Ledge (2012) Lydia Mercer

Our Idiot Brother (2011) Miranda Rochlin

The Next Three Days (2010) Lara Brennan

The Uninvited (2009) Rachel

Role Models (2008) Beth

W. (2008) Laura Bush

Meet Dave (2008) Gina Morrison