Elizabeth Banks Biography & Wiki
Elizabeth Irene Banks is an American actress, director, and producer. Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy (1998), and is known for her roles in such films as Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Seabiscuit (2003), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Role Models (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), Pitch Perfect (2012), The Lego Movie (2014), and The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015). In 2014, she portrayed Melinda Ledbetter, the girlfriend and later wife of the Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, in Bill Pohlad’s film Love & Mercy and made her directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2, whose $69M opening weekend gross set a record for a first-time director.
Banks was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and grew up on Brown Street, the eldest of four children of Ann and Mark P. Mitchell. Her father, a Vietnam War veteran, was a factory worker for General Electric and her mother worked in a bank. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1992. She attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority and was elected to the Friars Senior Society. She graduated magna cum laude in 1996 with a major in communications and a minor in theater arts.[In 1998, she completed schooling at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California, where she earned an MFA degree.
On television, Banks had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which garnered her two Prime time Emmy Award nominations. She also had recurring roles on the comedy series Scrubs and Modern Family, the latter of which earned her a Prime time Emmy Award nomination. In 2015, she reprised her role as Lindsay in Wet Hot American Summer for the Netflix miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.
As of November 2016, Box Office Mojo ranked Banks as the 32nd-highest grossing actor of all time, and the sixth-highest grossing female actor. Banks was a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton‘s 2016 presidential campaign.
Is Elizabeth Banks single or married? Who is Elizabeth Banks dating?
Banks met her husband, Max Handelman, a sportswriter and producer from Portland, Oregon. They were married in 2003. The couple have two sons, born via surrogate.
Quick Facts:
Elizabeth Banks weight
123.5 lbs (56 kg)
Elizabeth Banks height
5′ 5″ (165 cm)
Elizabeth Banks body measurement
34-25-35 in
Elizabeth Banks bra size / breast size
34B
Elizabeth Banks hair color
Blonde
Elizabeth Banks eye color
Blue
Elizabeth Banks shoe size / feet size
8 US
Elizabeth Banks dress size
8
Elizabeth Banks body type / build
Average
Elizabeth Banks waist size
25 in
Elizabeth Banks hip size
35 in
Does Elizabeth Banks have breast implants?
No
Elizabeth Banks net worth 2020
$18 Million
Elizabeth Banks full name
Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell
Elizabeth Banks middle name
Maresal
Elizabeth Banks birthplace
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Banks date of birth
February 10, 1974
Elizabeth Banks age in 2020
46
Elizabeth Banks zodiac
Aquarius
Elizabeth Banks ethnicity / ethnic background
- English,
- Irish,
- Scottish,
- more Dutch
Elizabeth Banks nationality
American
Elizabeth Banks religion
Jewish
Is Elizabeth Banks gay?
No
Elizabeth Banks high school
Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, MA
Elizabeth Banks college
American Conservatory Theater.
University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Banks spouse/husband
Max Handelman (m. 2003)
Elizabeth Banks boyfriend/affairs/dating
Max Handelman
Elizabeth Banks children/kids
Felix, Magnus Mitchell
Elizabeth Banks mother
Ann Wallace
Elizabeth Banks father
Mark P. Mitchell
Elizabeth Banks brother
N/A
Elizabeth Banks sister
N/A
Elizabeth Banks job
- Actress
- director
- produce