Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and 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 founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman.
