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    Elizabeth Banks

    Date of Birth
    10 February 1974, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

    Height
    5' 5" (1.65 m)

    Mini Biography
    Actress Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She describes herself as having been seen as a "goody two-shoes" in her youth who was nominated for the local Harvest Queen.

    Banks left home to attend college at the University of Pennsylvania, from which she graduated Magna cum Laude, and went on to attend the Advanced Training Program at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, from which she graduated in 1996. She then moved to New York and worked in the theater as well as obtaining her first roles on-screen, small parts in movies and guest-star roles on television series. Seeking more screen work, Banks moved to Los Angeles and the supporting roles soon came, and required that she change her name to avoid confusion with another actress named Elizabeth Mitchell.

    Her first breakthrough role was as Betty Brant, the secretary of the cantankerous newspaper tycoon in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002). Banks followed up this performance with small roles in other movies: Swept Away (2002), Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002), Seabiscuit (2003), and The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005). In 2003, she won the Exciting New Face Award at the Young Hollywood Awards.

    Although the winsome, beautiful Banks projected an exceptionally-charming screen presence that drew comparisons to Audrey Hepburn, she primarily remained in supporting roles. Audiences began to take notice when Banks took the lead in such films as Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and as Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's biopic of George W. Bush, W. (2008/I).

    In television, Banks was a recurring guest star on "Scrubs" (2001) as Dr. Kim Briggs, the love interest of Zach Braff's J.D. In 2010, she was cast as Alec Baldwin's love interest in season four of "30 Rock" (2006). Originally her character was only scheduled to appear in four episodes, but she was brought back as a recurring character for two more seasons, and earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for two consecutive years.

    Now in the spotlight, Banks appeared in back to back films, co-starring in Our Idiot Brother (2011), Man on a Ledge (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), and People Like Us (2012). She also won the highly coveted role as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games (2012). In 2012-2013, she will also star in such films as Pitch Perfect (2012), Frank or Francis (????), and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).

    Banks married her husband, Max Handelman, a sports writer and producer, in 2003. They welcomed a son, Felix Handleman, who was born via a surrogate in March 2011.
     

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      [04/30/07] Elizabeth Banks @ NYC premiere of "Spider-Man 3" TFF x10

      NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Actress Elizabeth Banks attends the premiere of "Spider-Man 3" at the Kaufman Astoria Studios during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on April 30, 2007 in the Queens borough of New York City





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      [05/01/07] Elizabeth Banks @ opening night of Romeo and Juliet x4

      NEW YORK - MAY 1: Actress Elizabeth Banks attends the New York City Ballet presents the opening night of Romeo and Juliet at New York State Theatre May 1, 2007 in New York City.



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      [05/02/07] Elizabeth Banks @ The Montblanc De La Culture Awards x5

      NEW YORK - MAY 02: Actress Elizabeth Banks attends The Montblanc De La Culture Award awards presented to Wynton Marsalis at the Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts on May 2, 2007 in New York City.




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      Thumbs up [03/27/06] Elizabeth Banks @ Basic Instinct 2 Premiere After Party - x4

      Elizabeth Banks @ THE CINEMA SOCIETY and DIOR BEAUTY present the Premiere of BASIC INSTINCT 2 - After Party Mr Chow, NYC
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      Elizabeth Banks - TIFF Portraits 2008 - x3



      Actress Elizabeth Banks from the film "Zack And Mira Make A Porno", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 7, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.

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      [09/06/08] Elizabeth Banks @ "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" Premiere - x6

      Elizabeth Banks @ "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" premiere during the 2008 Toronto Internation Film Festival, Toronto, Canada on September 6:




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      [09/09/08] Elizabeth Banks @ Prada Presents "Fallen Angels" Spring 2009 - x5



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      Elizabeth Banks - "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" Promoshoot - x3

      Actress Elizabeth Banks Photoshoot For "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" Toronto Film Festival on September 11:




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      Thank you. Elizabeth is a beautiful girl and a good actress.

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      [10/02/08] Elizabeth Banks @ InStyle Tommy Hilfiger Party - x2

      Actress Elizabeth Banks @ InStyle Tommy Hilfiger Party in Beverly Hills on October 2:




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      [10/14/08] Elizabeth Banks @ New York premiere of "W." x9

      NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Actress Elizabeth Banks attends the New York premiere of "W." at Ziegfeld Clearview Cinemas on October 14, 2008 in New York City.



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      [10/16/08] Elizabeth Banks @ MTV TRL - x16



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