Biography
Her fresh-scrubbed New England looks and girl-next-door appeal were refreshingly countered with her adventurous tomboy spirit and fearless embrace of over-the-top goofiness. A stage-trained actress with a fun-loving attitude towards a big screen career, Banks' energy and versatile talent were finally featured front and center in the popular but very different comedies "Slither" (2006) and "Definitely, Maybe" (2008). Prior to those two roles, …
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Career Milestones
1998 | Landed first film role in the independent drama "Surrender Dorothy" (credited as Elizabeth Casey) |
1999 | Made TV debut on an episode of the NBC drama "Third Watch" |
2000 | Cast in a small role in John Singleton's "Shaft" |
2001 | Appeared in the cult comedy "Wet Hot American Summer" |
2002 | Appeared in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If Your Can" opposite Leonardo DiCaprio |
2002 | Cast as Betty Brant in the blockbuster hit "Spider-Man" |
2003 | Landed breakout role as Jeff Bridges' wife in the Gary Ross-directed "Seabiscuit" |
2004 | Again portrayed Betty Brant in "Spider-Man 2" |
2005 | Cast opposite Steve Carrell in the Judd Apatow comedy "The 40-Year Old Virgin" |
2006 | Cast as Mark Wahlberg's love interest in "Invincible," based on the true story of Eagles football player Vince Papale |
2006 | Guest-starred on the season five finale of the NBC sitcom "Scrubs" as the love interest to J.D. (Zach Braff); returned with a recurring role in season six |
2007 | Co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in the comedy "Fred Claus" |
2007 | Reprised role of Betty Brant for "Spider-Man 3" |
2008 | Cast as the female lead in the dark comedy "Meet Bill" alongside Aaron Eckhart |
2008 | Co-starred with Seth Rogen as the eponymous female lead in the Kevin Smith comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" |
2008 | Portrayed First Lady Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's biopic "W." on the life of President George W. Bush |
2009 | Co-starred in the American remake of "The Uninvited" |
2009 | Made executive producing debut with "Surrogates," starring Bruce Willis |
2010 | Co-starred with Russell Crowe in the thriller "The Next Three Days" |
2010 | Had a recurring role on NBC's "30 Rock" as a love interest for Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy |
2011 | Played Paul Rudd's career-driven sister in "Our Idiot Brother" |
2012 | Cast as Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence) District 12 escort in the feature film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" |
2012 | Cast as one of the leads in ensemble romantic comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" |
2012 | Co-produced musical comedy "Pitch Perfect"; also acted opposite Anna Kendrick |
2012 | Co-starred with Sam Worthington in the crime thriller "Man on a Ledge" |
Awards
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Seabiscuit |
2007 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Invincible |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2012 | MTV Movie Award for Best Onscreen Transformation in The Hunger Games |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |