American actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks made her acting debut in the 1998 independent movie Surrender Dorothy, and has since appeared in over 50 films in the course of a career spanning around two decades. Some of her most memorable performances have come in the sports drama Seabiscuit (2003), Sam Raimi`s Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007), the romantic comedy-drama Definitely, Maybe (2008), The Hunger Games film series (2012-2015) and the Pitch Perfect series (2012-2017). Besides acting, Banks has also forayed into both direction and production, primarily through the Pitch Perfect series.

Her work in television shows like 30 Rock and Modern Family has earned the actress three Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, and American Dad! and the Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp are some of her other notable tv credits. Other significant feature film credits include Steven Spielberg`s Catch Me If You Can (2002), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Lego Movie (2014) and the superhero movie Power Rangers (2017). As of late 2017, Banks is the fifth highest-grossing actress of all time according to Box Office Mojo. His 2019 release includes Brightburn, directed by James Gunn.