Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell;[1][2] 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 Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Seabiscuit (2003), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Invincible (2006), Definitely, Maybe (2008), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) W. (2008), Role Models (2008), The Uninvited (2009), The Next Three Days (2010), People Like Us (2012), Man on a Ledge (2012), Pitch Perfect (2012), Movie 43 (2013), The Lego Movie (2014), Every Secret Thing (2014), and The Hunger Games films (2012–2015).
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.