Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress, producer, and director.

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, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), 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 films (2012–2015). In 2014, Banks portrayed the girlfriend and later wife of the Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, Melinda Ledbetter, in Bill Pohlad's film Love & Mercy. In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2, whose May 15-17 $69M opening weekend gross set a record for a first time director.

On television, Banks had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which gained her two Emmy Award nominations. She also had recurring roles on Scrubs and Modern Family. In 2015, she revised her role as Lindsay for the Netflix TV miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

Elizabeth is the host of the ABC game show PRESS YOUR LUCK.

She is often confused with actress Rebecca Romijn (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Librarians) and Julie Bowen (Modern Family)

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Banks