Born Elizabeth Mitchell on Feb. 10, 1974, in Pittsfield, Mass., Banks was bitten by the acting bug when a sports injury forced her off of the field and onto the stage. After studying acting at the University of Pennsylvania and the American Conservatory Theater, Banks moved to Hollywood, where her first big break came with the scene-stealing role of secretary Betty Brant in Spider-Man (2002) -- a character she's reprised in subsequent Spider-Man films.
Banks has continued to impress with her work on television's "Scrubs" and in films such as Zack and Miri Make a Porno. In 2008, she added first lady to her résumé, playing the role of Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's W.
Our Idiot BrotherNed (Paul Rudd) is a seemingly clueless idealist who must rely upon his three exasperated sisters (Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel) for shelter and support after he's dumped by his fed-up girlfriend (Kathryn Hahn) and loses custody of his beloved dog, Willie Nelson. As he wreaks... Read More
The Next Three DaysWhen his wife is sent to jail on murder charges she fervently denies, college professor John Brennan comes up with a meticulous plan for the ultimate prison escape -- even though he's never committed a crime in his life. Read More
The UninvitedCommitted to a mental hospital after her mother's tragic death, grieving teenager Anna (Emily Browning) discovers upon her release that her father (David Strathairn) plans to marry his deceased wife's former nurse (Elizabeth Banks), a woman who might not have the best intentions. But foreboding... Read More
SlitherIn the small burg of Wheelsy, housecats are turning into hellcats and townsfolk are morphing into zombies, prompting Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and the concerned wife (Elizabeth Banks) of one of the town's richest citizens to uncover the dark forces at work. James Gunn writes and directs... Read More
Man on a Ledge (2012) | PG-13 | |
The Hunger Games (2012) | NR | |
NR | ||
Welcome to People (2012) | PG-13 | |
Our Idiot Brother (2011) | R | |
The Next Three Days (2010) | PG-13 | |
The Details (2010) | NR | |
The Uninvited (2009) | PG-13 | |
Lovely, Still (2008) | PG | |
Role Models (2008) | UR | |
Definitely, Maybe (2008) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
PG | ||
NR | ||
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
Fred Claus (2007) | PG | |
Wainy Days (2007) | NR | |
Invincible (2006) | PG | |
Slither (2006) | R | |
The Baxter (2005) | PG-13 | |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) | UR | |
The Sisters (2005) | R | |
Sexual Life (2005) | R | |
Daltry Calhoun (2005) | PG-13 | |
Spider-Man 2 (2004) | PG-13 | |
Heights (2004) | R | |
Seabiscuit (2003) | PG-13 | |
Swept Away (2002) | R | |
Ordinary Sinner (2002) | UR | |
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) | R | |
The New Statesman (1987) | NR | |
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