Elizabeth Banks’s Career: Acting, Directing, and Producing

Actress and filmmaker Elizabeth Banks has had a versatile career, featuring notable roles in “The Hunger Games,” “The Lego Movie,” “Pitch Perfect,” “Power Rangers,” and “Love & Mercy.” Let’s take a journey through her career over the years.

In June 2005, Banks was seen with Glenn Close at the premiere of “Heights” in New York City.

She arrived as a guest for the Los Angeles premiere of “The Last Kiss” on September 13, 2006.

Banks graced the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 3, 2007.

Elizabeth Banks posed with Rachel Weisz, Abigail Breslin, Ryan Reynolds, and Isla Fisher at the premiere of “Definitely, Maybe” in New York City on February 12, 2008.

She appeared with Josh Brolin, portraying President and First Lady George W. and Laura Bush, at the world premiere of Oliver Stone’s “W” in New York City on October 14, 2008.

Elizabeth Banks attended the Los Angeles premiere of “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” on October 20, 2008.

She appeared alongside Holly Hunter and Jodie Foster at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in Los Angeles on June 12, 2009.

Elizabeth Banks walked the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival for the screening of “Poetry” on May 19, 2010.

On March 14, 2012, Banks stood with her co-stars Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence, and Liam Hemsworth at the European premiere of “The Hunger Games” in London, where she played Effie Trinket.

Banks showcased her Best On-Screen Transformation award for “The Hunger Games” at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, California, on June 3, 2012.

On April 18, 2013, Banks arrived at the CinemaCon awards ceremony in Las Vegas, where she received the Award of Excellence in Acting.

She walked the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I” on November 17, 2014.

Banks attended The Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas on April 23, 2015.

She attended the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” on November 16, 2015.

Banks gave a speech on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016.

She appeared at the Los Angeles premiere of “Power Rangers” on March 22, 2017, where she played the villain Rita Repulsa.

Banks attended the Los Angeles premiere of “Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” on February 2, 2019.

She participated in a parade honoring her as the Harvard University Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2020 Woman of the Year on January 31, 2020, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Banks attended the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2024. The previous year, she was a voice actress for the animated film “Migration.”

Banks appeared at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, on February 25, 2024. She is set to star in a series based on Alafair Burke’s book “The Better Sister” alongside Jessica Biel.