Elizabeth Banks Filmography

Born:: February 10, 1975 in Pittsfield, MA
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell
Biography:: Possessing the kind of elegant screen beauty that often draws comparisons to a Breakfast at Tiffany's-era Audrey Hepburn, actress Elizabeth Banks' onscreen career has been steadily rising since the up-and-coming actress won the Young Hollywood Award for "Exciting New Face" back in 2003. With roles...Read More

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The Uninvited

Actors: Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn

Synopsis: This American remake of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 Korean film of the same name tells the haunting story of two sisters who are plagued by gruesome visions and a possibly even more gruesome reality when their father remarries following their mother's suicide. The original story is based on the popular Read More

1/30/09
W

Actors: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Thandie Newton

Synopsis: Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the head of state's rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. Co-written by Stanley G. Weiser, Bush is Read More

10/17/08
Meet Dave

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Judah Friedlander

Synopsis: With their home planet in danger and no place in the known universe to seek shelter, a desperate crew of miniature alien humanoids boards a human spacecraft in hopes of saving their doomed world. Eddie Murphy stars in a sci-fi comedy that re-teams the longtime comic actor with Norbit director Read More

7/11/08
Meet Bill

Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Logan Lerman, Timothy Olyphant

Synopsis: A henpecked husband locked in a dead-end job attempts to reclaim his life with a little help from a self-assured teen and a pretty lingerie sales girl in this bittersweet romantic comedy starring Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Banks, and Jessica Alba. Bill (Eckhart) is a walking doormat: His in-laws Read More

4/4/08
Definitely, Maybe

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks

Synopsis: A political consultant in the midst of a bitter divorce attempts to delicately divulge the truth about his past relationships to his curious young daughter, who simply won't stop asking questions until she's satisfied with all the answers. Ten-year-old Maya (Abigail Breslin) is heartbroken to see Read More

2/14/08
Comanche Moon

Actors: Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn, Linda Cardellini, Rachel Griffiths, Karl Urban, Elizabeth Banks

Synopsis: The Lonesome Dove saga continues in this prequel starring Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn, Linda Cardellini, and Rachel Griffiths. Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Agustus McCrae may be getting up there in years, but their determination to capture Comanche war chief Buffalo Hunt, Comanche horse thief Kicking Read More

2008
Zack & Miri Make a Porno

Actors: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Traci Lords, Katie Morgan

Synopsis: Kevin Smith writes and directs his newest comedy for The Weinstein Co. with Zach & Miri Make a Porno, the story of two friends (Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks that get into the amateur porn business to combat their rising debt, only to realize their underlining feelings for each other while doing Read More

1/1/08
Lovely Still

Actors: Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott

Synopsis: Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn topline the debut of writer/director Nik Fackler in Lovely Still, a whimsical romance tale that follows an elderly grocery-store bagger (Landau) who experiences his first pangs of love in the form of Burstyn. Elizabeth Banks portrays the woman's daughter, while Adam Scott Read More

1/1/08
Fred Claus

Actors: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz

Synopsis: Santa's black-sheep brother gets a much-needed shot at redemption in this holiday comedy reuniting actor Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin (Clay Pigeons, Wedding Crashers). It's not easy being the brother of a benevolent and beloved saint, and no one knows that better than Fred Claus Read More

11/9/07
Spider-Man 3

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

Synopsis: Your friendly neighborhood web-slinger is back, only this time his sunny outlook has become partially overcast in the third chapter of director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man saga. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco return to reprise their roles from the previous two installments, with Thomas Haden Church Read More

5/4/07
Invincible

Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli

Synopsis: From the producers of The Rookie and Remember the Titans comes an inspirational sports drama detailing the true story of a down-on-his-luck football fan whose dreams of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the best of the gridiron became a once-in-a-lifetime reality when he took part in an open Read More

8/25/06
The Sisters

Actors: Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, Erika Christensen, Tony Goldwyn, Elizabeth Banks

Synopsis: Screenwriter Richard Alfieri and director Arthur Allan Siedelman adapt Anton Chekhov's classic stage play The Three Sisters to the screen in this film starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Maria Bello, and Erika Christensen as the titular siblings. Upon departing from Charleston, SC, to further their Read More

4/14/06
Slither

Actors: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Tania Saulnier

Synopsis: A mysterious meteor infected with a deadly alien plague brings chaos to a small hunting town in the feature-length directorial debut of screenwriter James Gunn (Scooby-Doo, Dawn of the Dead). Booted out of bed by his young, trophy-wife Starla (Elizabeth Banks), and in desperate need of some female Read More

3/31/06
Scrubs: Season 05

Actors: Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes

Synopsis: Many more trials and many more tribulations await the staff of Sacred Heart Hospital in the fifth season of Scrubs. Carla (Judy Reyes) wants to "make a baby" with husband Turk, who exhibits enormous reluctance but finally gives in. And troubled (and troublesome) Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke) Read More

2006
Scrubs: Season 06

Actors: Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes

Synopsis: By this time a key element of NBC's Thursday-night sitcom lineup, Scrubs launches its sixth season as protagonist/narrator J.D. Dorian (Zach Braff), an attending physician at Sacred Heart Hospital, learns to his astonishment that his urologist girlfriend Dr. Kim Briggs (Elizabeth Banks) is Read More

2006
Daltry Calhoun

Actors: Johnny Knoxville, Juliette Lewis, Elizabeth Banks, Kick Gurry, David Koechner

Synopsis: When seed and sod entrepreneur Daltry Calhoun's (Johnny Knoxville) abandoned ex-girlfriend shows up on his doorstep with the daughter he never knew he had, the reformed ladies' man finds out that you can never truly escape your past -- even when it seems you may have no future. Calhoun is a local Read More

9/25/05
The Baxter

Actors: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux

Synopsis: A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy. Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman (Michael Showalter) is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and Read More

8/26/05
The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Actors: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen

Synopsis: One man nervously ventures forth into the final frontier in this comedy starring comic actor Steve Carell. Andy Stitzer (Carell) is a cheerfully geeky guy who is settling into middle age with his large collection of comic books, action figures, and collectable models. Andy works in an electronics Read More

8/19/05
Heights

Actors: Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, Eric Bogosian

Synopsis: A handful of New Yorkers find their paths crossing in ways that force them to examine their lives in this contemporary drama produced by Ismail Merchant. Isabel (Elizabeth Banks) is a twentysomething photographer who is supposed to marry her boyfriend, Jonathan (James Marsden), in a month. But Read More

6/17/05
Spider-Man 2

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, Donna Murphy

Synopsis: Stan Lee's all-too-human superhero returns to the screen in this highly anticipated sequel to 2002's blockbuster hit Spider-Man. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is attempting to juggle college classes and his job as a photographer with the Daily Bugle while maintaining his secret life as Read More

6/30/04
SEXual Life

Synopsis: Eight loosely connected city dwellers find their lives intersecting through their sexual proclivities in director Ken Kwapis' screen adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's enduring play La Ronde. As the revolving set of bedroom doors spin ever faster, the hopes, fears, truths, and heartaches of those Read More

2004
Seabiscuit

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens

Synopsis: For his sophomore effort, director Gary Ross re-teams with Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy, stars of his directorial debut Pleasantville, for this depression-era sports drama about the legendary racehorse, Seabiscuit. Unlike 1949's fictionalized The Story of Seabiscuit starring Shirley Temple Read More

7/25/03
Ordinary Sinner

Actors: Kris Park, Elizabeth Banks, Brendan P. Hines

Synopsis: A young man struggles to sort out his feelings and his future as a wave of intolerance sweeps through a college town in this drama. Peter Thompson (Brendan P. Hines) was a student at a seminary studying to be an Episcopalian minister, until a tragic incident involving another student caused him to Read More

2/14/03
Catch Me If You Can

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye

Synopsis: A gifted forger and confidence man attempts to stay one step ahead of the lawman determined to bring him to justice in this comedy-drama from Steven Spielberg, based on a true story. Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a 16-year-old high school student who finds himself emotionally cut Read More

12/25/02
Swept Away

Actors: Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks

Synopsis: Guy Ritchie, best known for the tough-guy crime comedies Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, goes for a change of pace with this remake of Lina Wertmuller's 1974 comedy-drama, with his wife Madonna in tow. Amber Leighton (Madonna) is the wife of Dr. Anthony Leighton (Bruce Greenwood) Read More

10/11/02
Spider-Man

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson

Synopsis: After incorporating elements of comic book style and design into many of his films, director Sam Raimi helms this straight-ahead, big-budget comic book adaptation, which also marks acclaimed young actor Tobey Maguire's first dip into live-action blockbuster filmmaking. Spider-Man follows the Read More

5/3/02
Wet Hot American Summer

Actors: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd

Synopsis: 1980s teen comedies finally get the parody they so richly deserve with Wet Hot American Summer, the first feature film from writer/director David Wain and co-screenwriter Michael Showalter, formerly of the sketch comedy troupe the State. It's the last day of the summer season at Camp Firewood, and Read More

7/27/01