“I have such a respect for comedy. It's a lot harder than doing drama, in my opinion; you have to have sort of an innate sense of humor. There are rules to comedy you can learn. But ultimately, it really does require a certain point of view on the world, and that really does appeal to me.”

American actress and filmmaker

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series from 2012 to 2015 and an ICCA commentator in the Pitch Perfect films from 2012 to 2017. She made her feature directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015, and the film’s $69 million opening weekend set a record for a first-time director. Banks later directed Charlie’s Angels in 2019 and Cocaine Bear in 2023. In 2002, she founded Brownstone Productions with her husband, Max Handelman.