Elizabeth Banks

Banks was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and grew up there, the eldest of four children of Ann (née Wallace) and Mark P. Mitchell.{{cite web |url= https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/from-pittsfield-to-the-big-screen/article_39cde601-3cb8-5ad1-9570-aa16faef5137.html |title=From Pittsfield to the big screen |author=Jessica Willis |work=The Berkshire Eagle |date=October 21, 2008|accessdate=November 28, 2021}} Her father, a Vietnam War veteran, was a factory worker for General Electric and her mother worked in a bank.{{cite news |url= https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/elizabeth-banks-from-the-top-shelf-to-first-lady-in-w-9sz85rnvtp8 |title= Elizabeth Banks: from the top-shelf to First Lady in W. |access-date= November 28, 2021 |author= James Mottram |date= November 8, 2008 |work= The Times | location=London}} She describes her family as "very meat-and-potatoes, old-school Irish Catholic."{{cite web|work=Women's Health|issn=0884-7355|title=Elizabeth Banks: The Bombshell Next Door|date=January 31, 2012|url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a19901921/elizabeth-banks-exclusive-interview/|last=Doyle|first=Carrie|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230226090244/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a19901921/elizabeth-banks-exclusive-interview/|archive-date=February 26, 2023|url-status=live}} Growing up, she played baseball and rode horses. She was in Little League when she broke her leg sliding into third base. She then tried out for the school play, which was her start in acting.{{cite web|title=About Elizabeth Banks |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/elizabeth-banks/biography.html |work=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=July 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328115045/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/elizabeth-banks/biography.html |archive-date=March 28, 2012 }}

She graduated from Pittsfield High School in Pittsfield northwest of Northampton in 1992, and is a member of the Massachusetts Junior Classical League.{{cite web|url=http://teamcoco.com/video/highlight-elizabeth-banks-latin-clubber|title=Elizabeth Banks Was A Sexy-Flirty Latin Clubber|work=TeamCoco|date=September 24, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2013|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034718/http://teamcoco.com/video/highlight-elizabeth-banks-latin-clubber|url-status=dead}} She attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia{{Cite web | url=https://admissionsight.com/upenn-acceptance-rate/| title=University of Pennsylvania alumni| accessdate=2023-11-15}} 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 majoring in communications and minoring in theater arts.{{cite web|url= https://thepenngazette.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-by-really-really-trying/|title=How to Succeed in Business by Really, Really Trying |work=Penn Gazette|date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2021}} In 1998, she graduated from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, earning a MFA degree.{{cite web|title=Master of Fine Arts Program in Acting |url=http://www.act-sf.org/home/conservatory/mfa_program.html |publisher=act-sf.org |access-date=August 7, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Banks And Annette Bening Honored At American Conservatory Theater Awards|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-banks-and-annette-bening-act-san-francisco_n_1247543 |work=HuffPost|access-date=November 28, 2021|date=February 1, 2012}}

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Banks changed her name upon joining the Screen Actors Guild, as actress Elizabeth Mitchell was already registered in the union under that name.{{cite news

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After auditioning in New York, she was offered a role on the soap opera Santa Barbara. Taking the role would have required her to quit her education at the American Conservatory Theater, and as she had taken out student loans to complete her degree, she declined the offer.{{cite interview|first=Elizabeth|last=Banks |work=DP/30: The Oral History of Hollywood|title=Love & Mercy, Elizabeth Banks|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fuZ4_RqWk&nohtml5=False| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/c_fuZ4_RqWk| archive-date=October 30, 2021}}{{cbignore}} She made her acting debut in the 1998 independent film Surrender Dorothy as Elizabeth Casey, and appeared in various films over the next seven years, including Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Swept Away (2002) and Seabiscuit (2003).{{cite news|title=Swept Away|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D05E7DA173AF932A25753C1A9649C8B63 |newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=August 7, 2015}} Her most notable role up to that point was Betty Brant in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007).

In 2002, Banks set up her own production company, Brownstone Productions, with her future husband, Max Handelman.

Banks gained more prominent widespread exposure with her role in the 2005 comedy film The 40-Year-Old Virgin.{{cite web|title=The 40-Year Old Virgin Is Ten Years Old|url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/03/20/time-flies-the-40-year-old-virgin-is-ten-years-old-2798352?lt_source=external,manual|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151116043724/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/03/20/time-flies-the-40-year-old-virgin-is-ten-years-old-2798352?lt_source=external,manual|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2015|publisher=movie pilot.com|access-date=August 7, 2015}} In August 2005, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, she starred in William Inge's Bus Stop as Cherie, the aspiring nightclub singer.Sommer, Elyse. 2005, [http://www.curtainup.com/busstopwtf.html Curtain Up]. Jeffrey Borak wrote that Banks' portrayal was acted "with poise, clarity and a shrewd feel for Cherie's complexities. Her performance is all of a piece and in harmony, stylistically, with the performances around her."Borak, Jeffrey 2005. "Love blooms in a Kansas diner", Berkshire Eagle August 20, Art section. In 2005, she appeared on the series Stella, and in May 2006, she had a role in the season five finale of the NBC sitcom Scrubs as Dr. Kim Briggs, the love interest of J.D. (Zach Braff). Banks appeared throughout seasons six, seven, and eight as a recurring guest star.

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In 2006, Banks appeared in the American football drama film Invincible, in which she played Mark Wahlberg's love interest. Later, she and co-star Wahlberg were nominated for the "Best Kiss" award at the MTV Movie Awards. In the same year, she landed the starring role in the comedy-horror film Slither.{{cite web|title=Slither movie review|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/slither-2006|access-date=August 7, 2015}} In 2007, Banks played the female lead in the comedy film Meet Bill, alongside Aaron Eckhart and Jessica Alba. That same year, she had a small role as Santa's little helper, Charlyne, in the Christmas comedy film Fred Claus, co-starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti. In 2008, she played the ex-wife of Ryan Reynolds’ character and mother to his daughter in the comedy film Definitely, Maybe alongside Isla Fisher and Rachel Weisz,{{cite news|title=Definitely, Maybe (2008)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/movies/14maybe.html?_r=0|newspaper=The New York Times| date=February 14, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2015| last1=Scott | first1=A. O. }} starred with Seth Rogen as the eponymous female lead in the Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and played United States First Lady Laura Bush in W., Oliver Stone's biopic of George W. Bush.{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=43380 |title=Elizabeth Banks is Oliver Stone's Laura Bush |access-date=November 1, 2008 |date=March 26, 2008 |publisher=ComingSoon.net |archive-date=June 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630001606/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=43380 |url-status=dead }}

In 2009, Banks appeared in the horror film The Uninvited, a remake of the South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters.{{cite web|last=Barton |first=Steve |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36164/elizabeth-banks-head-out-dark-fields |title=Elizabeth Banks to Head Out into the Dark Fields? |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=March 1, 2010 |access-date=March 11, 2015}} The film was about an intrusive stepmother who makes life miserable for the teen daughters of her new husband. Banks based her character, Rachel, on Rebecca De Mornay's character in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.{{cite web |url=https://www.suicidegirls.com/girls/nicole_powers/blog/2680088/elizabeth-banks-the-uninvited/ |title=Elizabeth Banks: The Uninvited |publisher=SuicideGirls.com |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2021}} "It was very important to me that every line reading I gave could be interpreted two ways," says Banks of her role, "When you go back through the movie you can see that".

Banks is a frequent co-star of actor Paul Rudd, the two having appeared in five films together to date (Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models, and Our Idiot Brother).{{cite web |last=On |first=Cs |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63714 |title=Elizabeth Banks Entering Dark Fields? |publisher=Comingsoon.net |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505104938/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63714 |url-status=dead }} She is also a frequent co-star of actor Tobey Maguire, the two having also appeared in five films together (Spider-Man, Seabiscuit, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, and The Details).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnfEv6QXwZc | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/VnfEv6QXwZc| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=Tobey Maguire on New Spider-Man Film |publisher=YouTube.com |date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2015}}{{cbignore}} Banks was cast as the love interest of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) in the fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning sitcom 30 Rock.{{cite news |author=Joyce Eng |title=Elizabeth Banks to Guest-Star on 30 Rock |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/elizabeth-banks-guest-1012914/ |work=TV Guide}} Intended to appear in four episodes in 2010, Banks went on to become a recurring character with 13 appearances by the end of the fifth season, including her marriage in the episode "Mrs. Donaghy". Her performance in season five earned her a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.File:Elizabeth Banks 2012 Shankbone 2.JPG at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater in Manhattan, May 2012]]

In 2012, Banks starred in the romantic comedy film What to Expect When You're Expecting and the action film Man on a Ledge. She also starred as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the musical comedy film Pitch Perfect, which became a critical and commercial success. In 2013, she directed and starred in separate segments of Movie 43, a critically panned comedy anthology film.{{cite web|title=The Sad, Nonexistent Legacy of 'Movie 43,' the Worst Movie of the 2010s|url=https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/the-sad-nonexistent-legacy-of-movie-43-the-worst-movie-of-the-2010s.php|work=Pajiba|date=November 21, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2021}} Banks starred in the science fiction adventure film The Hunger Games (2012), playing Effie Trinket, a woman from "The Capitol" who escorts the District 12 tributes to the annual Hunger Games. She went on to reprise the role in the sequel films The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015).{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Banks Biography |url=http://www.biography.com/people/elizabeth-banks-21188325|publisher=biography.com|access-date=August 7, 2015}} Banks co-starred in the 2014 movie Every Secret Thing, playing Detective Nancy Porter investigating the disappearance of a young child with similarities to a case she had previously been involved with.{{cite web|title='Every Secret Thing' review: Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks and Dakota Fanning grapple with underwhelming drama |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/secret-review-dakota-fanning-labored-drama-article-1.2220798|work=Daily News|date=May 13, 2015 |location=New York|access-date=August 7, 2015}} The same year, she provided the voice of the Master Builder Wyldstyle in the Warner Bros. animated film The Lego Movie.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120828006532/en/Will-Arnett-Elizabeth-Banks-Chris-Pratt-and-Morgan-Freeman-Join-Voice-Cast-of-New-LEGO®-Movie-Now-in-Production|title=Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pratt and Morgan Freeman Join Voice Cast of New LEGO Movie, Now in Production|website=Business Wire|date=August 28, 2012|access-date=December 4, 2020}}

In 2014, Banks was recognized by Elle Magazine during The Women in Hollywood Awards, honoring women for their outstanding achievements in film, spanning all aspects of the motion picture industry, including acting, directing, and producing.{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/g8789/women-in-hollywood-2014/|title=Women in Hollywood 2014|date=October 15, 2014|work=ELLE}}

After producing and starring in the film Pitch Perfect (2012), Banks directed its sequel, Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), making her feature directorial debut. She also co-produced and starred in both Pitch Perfect 2 and the next sequel, Pitch Perfect 3 (2017).{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Banks: 'I Had More to Offer an Industry That Clearly Didn't Expect Too Much' |url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/vpage/elizabeth-banks-pitch-perfect-2-step-up-inspiration-awards-1201514370/|work=Variety|access-date=August 7, 2015|date=June 8, 2015}} She portrayed Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the wife of Brian Wilson, in the 2015 biopic Love & Mercy, which is based on the life of the musician and founding member of The Beach Boys, as portrayed by John Cusack.{{cite magazine|title=Watch John Cusack and Elizabeth Banks's Awkward First Date in an Exclusive Clip from Love & Mercy|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/love-and-mercy-elizabeth-banks-clip|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=June 2015|access-date=August 7, 2015}} In 2015, Banks was named as a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the 2015 Venice Film Festival. The festival was chaired by Alfonso Cuarón.{{cite magazine|title=Elizabeth Banks, Diane Kruger join Alfonso Cuarón on Venice Film Festival jury|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/27/venice-film-festival-jury-elizabeth-banks |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 7, 2015}} Also in 2015, she was a spokeswoman for Realtor.com in a series of television commercials.{{cite web|url=http://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/elizabeth-banks-is-in-our-cool-new-tv-ads/|title=Elizabeth Banks Is in Our New TV Ads, and That's Pretty Cool|work=Realtor|date=May 13, 2015 |last1=Stults |first1=Rachel }} In mid-February 2016, Banks appeared in advertisements for clothing company Old Navy.{{Cite web|last1=Kaplan|first1=Don|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/03/08/old-navy-ads-ditch-funny-ladies-for-nobodies/|title=Old Navy ads ditch funny ladies for nobodies|work=New York Daily News|date=March 8, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018192815/https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/03/08/old-navy-ads-ditch-funny-ladies-for-nobodies/|archive-date=October 18, 2023|url-status=live}} She also played space alien Rita Repulsa in the 2017 Power Rangers reboot film.{{cite magazine|title=Elizabeth Banks Cast as Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers Movie|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/02/elizabeth-banks-power-rangers|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 3, 2016}}File:Elizabeth Banks by Gage Skidmore.jpg]]

In 2018, Banks co-starred as Jenny in the comedy film The Happytime Murders, alongside Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph.{{cite news|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick |title=Elizabeth Banks Joins Gang For 'The Happytime Murders'|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/elizabeth-banks-happytime-murders-cast-melissa-mccarthy-stxfilms-1202168833/|access-date=September 14, 2017|work=Deadline|date=September 13, 2017}} In 2019, she reprised her starring role as Lucy / Wyldstyle in the animated comedy film The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.{{Cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/lego-movie-2-star-elizabeth-banks-cant-escape-catchy-song|title='Lego Movie 2' star Elizabeth Banks can't escape 'Catchy Song' {{!}} Toronto Sun|last=Daniell|first=Mark|date=February 2, 2019|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=April 23, 2020}} She starred as Tori Breyer in the superhero horror film Brightburn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/05/22/brightburn-review-superman-elizabeth-banks-james-gunn-zack-snyder-man-of-steel/|title='Brightburn' Review: We Need To Talk About Superman|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|website=Forbes|access-date=April 23, 2020}} Banks was a speaker at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, where she promoted The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2018-07-19 |title=Comic-Con 2018: All the Cosplay, Panels and Stars |url=https://variety.com/gallery/comic-con-2018-photos-cosplay-panels-stars/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kallon |first=Catherine |date=2018-07-24 |title=Elizabeth Banks In Veronica Beard - Comic-Con 2018: 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' Panel |url=https://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2018/07/24/elizabeth-banks-in-veronica-beard-comic-con-2018-the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part-panel/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Red Carpet Fashion Awards |language=en-US}} She and co-stars Chris Pratt and Stephanie Beatriz were there and the film's trailer was released.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2018-07-21 |title=Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Lord & Miller Drop New 'Lego Movie 2' Trailer At Comic-Con |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/lego-movie-comic-con-chris-pratt-elizabeth-banks-1202430959/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

On May 2, 2019, ABC announced Banks as the host of the summer 2019 revival of the game show Press Your Luck, which she also executive produces.{{cite web |last1=O'Connell |first1=Michael |title=Elizabeth Banks to Host ABC's 'Press Your Luck' Reboot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/elizabeth-banks-joins-abc-s-game-show-block-as-press-your-luck-host-1206936 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 2, 2019 |date=May 2, 2019}} Banks directed, produced, wrote, and starred as Bosley in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels, which was released in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/kristen-stewart-charlies-angels-release-date-change-1202584681/|title='Charlie's Angels' Flies To Mid-November|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=August 26, 2019}} In 2020, she starred as feminist Jill Ruckelshaus in the FX miniseries Mrs. America.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/elizabeth-banks-cast-mrs-america-fx-limited-series-1202626918/ |title=Elizabeth Banks To Co-Star In FX Limited Series 'Mrs. America' |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=June 4, 2019 |access-date=August 26, 2019}} In November 2019, it was announced that Banks was set to star in, direct, and produce a new adaptation of The Invisible Woman (1940), based on her own original story pitch. Erin Cressida Wilson will write the script for the reboot of the female monster, while Max Handelman and Alison Small will serve as producer and executive producer, respectively.{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/elizabeth-banks-invisible-woman-universal-1203417107/|title=Elizabeth Banks to Direct, Star in Invisible Woman for Universal|date=November 26, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=July 6, 2020}}

In February 2020, Banks was allowed to pitch a project by Universal Pictures from the roster of Universal Monsters, eventually pitching The Invisible Woman.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bride-of-frankenstein-universal-amy-pascal-angelina-jolie-1203500987/ |title=Hollywood Still Trying to Put a Ring on Universal's 'Bride of Frankenstein' (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=February 11, 2020 |website=Variety |access-date=July 6, 2020}} In June 2020, it was announced that she would star as Ms. Frizzle in a live-action/animated hybrid of The Magic School Bus, which she will also produce through her company Brownstone Productions alongside directors Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/elizabeth-banks-play-ms-frizzle-live-action-magic-school-bus-movie-1300295|title=Elizabeth Banks to Play Ms. Frizzle in Live-Action 'Magic School Bus' Movie|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|date=June 25, 2020|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=June 25, 2020|title=Elizabeth Banks to Play Ms. Frizzle in 'Magic School Bus' Live-Action Movie|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/elizabeth-banks-magic-school-bus-movie-ms-frizzle-1234689760/|access-date=June 28, 2020|website=Variety}} Banks directed the 2023 comedy horror film Cocaine Bear, which she produced alongside Max Handelman for Brownstone Productions, and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film grossed 90 million on a 30 to 35 million production budget.{{cite web |last1=N'Duka |first1=Amanda |title=Elizabeth Banks To Direct 'Cocaine Bear' Thriller For Universal, Phil Lord & Chris Miller |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-universal-phil-lord-chris-miller-1234710078 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309233654/https://deadline.com/2021/03/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-universal-phil-lord-chris-miller-1234710078/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=March 9, 2021}} In May 2021, Peacock announced that Banks would direct and star in the upcoming television series Red Queen, based on the dystopian novel of the same name.{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title=Elizabeth Banks to Produce, Direct, Appear in Series Adaptation of Victoria Aveyard's 'Red Queen' at Peacock |website=Variety |date=May 25, 2021 |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/elizabeth-banks-red-queen-victoria-aveyard-peacock-1234980874/ |access-date=August 7, 2021}}

In January 2022, Banks was cast in the film The Beanie Bubble, co-directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Apple Lands Feature Film 'The Beanie Bubble' Starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook And Geraldine Viswanathan |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-beanie-bubble-zach-ga-1234908417/ |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In March 2023 it was announced that Banks would executive produce and voice the character Pebbles Flintstone in the upcoming Fox animated prime time series Bedrock, which would be a reboot of the original series The Flintstones taking place two decades after the series.{{cite web |last1=Cordero|first1=Rosey|date=March 10, 2023|title=Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of 'The Flintstones' Animated Series 'Bedrock' As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/elizabeth-banks-leads-voice-cast-of-the-flintstones-animated-series-bedrock-as-comedy-scores-pilot-presentation-at-fox/ar-AA18tiAs|website=MSN}} On July 18, 2024, it was announced that plans for Bedrock were canceled by Fox.{{cite web |last1=Bonomolo|first1=Cameron|date=July 18, 2024|title=The Flintstones Sequel Series Bedrock Scrapped by Fox|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/flintstones-sequel-series-bedrock-canceled-fox-elizabeth-banks-adult-animated-sitcom/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0otj9UoRJGdD62jT7Puyv43RQYKj9iyNVc4YMKhX4dwNkiLqUzy-cdUDw_aem_nz701QwBvwmvkArgzYdQLQ|website=comicbook.com}}

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Banks met her husband, Max Handelman, a sportswriter and producer from Portland, Oregon,{{cite web|url=http://www.instyleweddings.com/weddings/gallery/1,,20167213,00.html |title=Celebrity Wedding: Elizabeth Banks & Max Handelman |work=InStyle |access-date=January 6, 2009 }} on her first day of college on September 7, 1992. They were married in 2003 and have two sons, both born via surrogacy.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/elizabeth-banks-has-baby-via-gestational-surrogate/|title=Elizabeth Banks Names 'Miracle' Baby Felix|magazine=People|access-date=November 3, 2019}} Banks said that people have criticized her for using a surrogate mother, even though she was unable to carry her own children due to infertility issues. "I don't feel I owe anybody an explanation...If my story helps people feel less alone on their journey, then I'm grateful for that," Banks said in an interview with Porter's Edit.{{Cite web |title=Elizabeth Banks Says People Judge Her for Using a Surrogate to Have Her Children |url=https://people.com/parents/elizabeth-banks-feels-judged-using-surrogate/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

Banks went through parts of conversion to Judaism, her husband's faith, and studied with rabbis. In 2013, speaking of her religion, she said that she practices Judaism, although "I did not have my mikveh, so, technically, I'm not converted," but that she has "been essentially a Jew for like 15 years," adding, "Frankly, because I'm already doing everything (practicing religious rituals), I feel like I'm as Jewish as I'm ever going to be."{{cite web|url=http://www.jewcy.com/religion-and-beliefs/jewish-actress-elizabeth-banks-discusses-her-conversion-with-marc-maron|title=Jewish Actress Elizabeth Banks Discusses Her Conversion With Marc Maron|work=Jewcy|last=Butnick|first=Stephanie|date=January 17, 2013|access-date=March 16, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_352_-_elizabeth_banks|title=Episode 352 – Elizabeth Banks|date=January 14, 2013|access-date=March 16, 2013|work=WTF with Marc Maron}}

Banks supports gun control{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2016 |title=Julianne Moore and Amy Schumer among Hollywood stars backing Obama gun control plan |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/06/julianne-moore-amy-schumer-hollywood-stars-back-obama-gun-control-plan |access-date=January 30, 2023 |website=the Guardian}} and abortion rights.{{Cite magazine |date=October 27, 2022 |title='Call Jane' Star Elizabeth Banks on Abortion Access, the 'Pitch Perfect' Cinematic Universe, and Not Being the Ingenue Anymore |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/call-jane-star-elizabeth-banks-on-abortion-access-the-pitch-perfect-cinematic-universe-and-not-being-the-ingenue-anymore |access-date=January 30, 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair}} She was a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and sang Rachel Platten's single "Fight Song" with other celebrities at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/26/elizabeth-banks-trolls-trump-at-dnc-a-cruel-out-of-touch-reality-tv-star-who-wears-insane-wigs.html |title=Elizabeth Banks Trolls Trump at DNC: 'A Cruel, Out-of-Touch Reality TV Star Who Wears Insane Wigs' |author=Wilstein, Matt |work=The Daily Beast |date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=October 21, 2016}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-elizabeth-banks-host-of-celebrities-buoyant-our-fight-song-video-101790/|title= Watch Elizabeth Banks, Host of Celebrities' Buoyant 'Our Fight Song' Video |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 28, 2021|date=July 28, 2016}} She says that she is a feminist.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/charlies-angels-elizabeth-banks-action-movies-trolls-1202188816/|title='Charlie's Angels' Director Elizabeth Banks Challenges Trolls: Action Movies Are My Realm|last=Erbland|first=Kate|website=IndieWire|date=November 13, 2019}}

In September 2020, Banks urged her Instagram followers to contact VoteRiders to get information and assistance with voter ID requirements for the presidential election.{{Cite web|title=Elizabeth Banks: "In 35 states registering to vote isn't enough. Let @thevoteriders help! They have your back with free voter ID information and assistance -…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaUdtUlutS/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/elizabethbanks/2403323353614445394 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|access-date=October 8, 2020|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=Rabinowitz|first=Chloe|title=Rory O'Malley, Amy Schumer, Elizabeth Banks and More Participate in VoteRiders #IDCheck Challenge|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rory-OMalley-Amy-Schumer-Elizabeth-Banks-and-More-Participate-in-VoteRiders-IDCheck-Challenge-20200929|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Broadway World|date=September 25, 2020}}

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Banks has more than 250 credits to her name in film, television, and video games.

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