What is Elizabeth Banks’ Net Worth and Salary?
Elizabeth Banks, an American actress, producer, and director, has a net worth of $50 million.
Banks is renowned for her appearances in various movies, including Definitely Maybe, The Hunger Games, Pitch Perfect, and Lego Movie franchises, as well as Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
She is also well-known for her work as a producer/director, having achieved significant success with the Pitch Perfect franchise and the 2019 Charlie’s Angels reboot.
Early Life and Education
Elizabeth Banks was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1974. She grew up with an “Irish + WASP + Catholic” extraction. Banks graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a communications degree and concentration in theater arts. She earned her master’s degree in fine arts from the American Conservatory Theater in 1998.
Elizabeth Banks’ Acting Career
After joining the Screen Actors Guild, Banks changed her name and made her on-screen debut in the independent film Surrender Dorothy. She landed small but memorable parts in Wet Hot American Summer, Spider-Man, Seabiscuit, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She also worked prolifically on television, earning a recurring role on Scrubs and a Primetime Emmy nomination for her work on 30 Rock.
Banks appeared in Invincible, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic W. She starred in The Uninvited in 2009 and got one of her highest profile roles in The Hunger Games, playing Capitol official Effie Trinket. She reprised her role as Wyldstyle in The Lego Movie’s 2019 sequel and appeared in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy. She portrayed supervillain Rita Repulsa in a feature film version of the Power Rangers franchise and appeared in The Happytime Murders and Brightburn. In 2020, she starred in the FX miniseries Mrs. America alongside Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne.
Elizabeth Banks’ Directorial Success
Elizabeth Banks has found success as a director while continuing to act in films and television shows. She took over the Pitch Perfect series after starring in and directing the first entry. Pitch Perfect 2 was her feature directorial debut in 2015, and she went on to direct Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017. In 2019, she directed Charlie’s Angels, a reboot of the film franchise based on the 1970s action series.
Before helming Pitch Perfect 2, Banks had two directorial credits to her name. She directed a short film called Just A Little Heart Attack in 2011 and a segment of the infamous comedy anthology Movie 43 in 2013.
Elizabeth Banks’ Video Game and Entertainment Industry Credits
Elizabeth Banks has worked in the video game and entertainment industry, with credits in popular movies like Spider-Man and LEGO, as well as a voice role in Legoland Florida’s The LEGO Movie: 4D – A New Adventure. She has also appeared in music videos, including “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B and “Don’t Call Me Angel” by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey for the 2019 Charlie’s Angels movie.
In addition to her work in film and music videos, Banks also made her game show host debut as the host of Press Your Luck on ABC in 2019. She is one of the few people to have appeared in both the Muppets franchise and Curb Your Enthusiasm as herself, and in 2020 she was one of the stars to sign on for the public service campaign COVID Is No Joke.
Marriage and Family
Elizabeth Banks has been married to sportswriter Max Handelman since 2003. The couple first met on her first day at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. They have two children together, sons Felix and Magnus Mitchell.
Real Estate Investments of Elizabeth Banks
In 2007, Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman invested in a Studio City home worth $1.625 million. After 13 years, they decided to sell the property with a listing price of $2.4 million in May 2020.
Two years earlier, in 2018, the couple purchased a luxurious custom-built 1-acre hilltop property in Sherman Oaks for a whopping $6.85 million.
Co-Founding Brownstone Productions
Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman founded Brownstone Productions in 2002. The company was responsible for producing the highly successful Pitch Perfect movie franchise.
Banks made her directorial debut with the second installment of the Pitch Perfect series. The film was produced for $30 million and went on to make $300 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing musical comedy of all time at the time of its release.
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