Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress. As a child she was a contestant on the Nickelodeon show Finders Keepers. As an adult she completed studies at the American Conservatory Theater.

Banks' other acting credits include Shaft, Law & Order: SVU, Spider-Man, Without a Trace, Catch Me if You Can, Seabiscuit, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Slither, Scrubs, Fred Claus and Comanche Moon.

Her most recent roles include Meet Bill, Meet Dave, Little Big Men, A Tale of Two Sisters, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Lovely, Still and W.

"I didn’t even mind having KY Jelly being smeared on me." — Elizabeth Banks on her role in Slither

"I am not afraid of much. I kill all the spiders in my house, and I'm planning to go skydiving. I am into girl power, and I'm very self-sufficient." — Elizabeth Banks on what she's afraid of

"You got to have an agent... it's a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time." — Elizabeth Banks on having an agent

"When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side." — Elizabeth Banks on her life in college

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• February 10, 1974: Born

• 1998: Surrender Dorothy

• 2000: Shaft

• 2001: Wet Hot American Summer

• 2002: Spider-Man

• 2002: Catch Me If You Can

• 2003: Seabiscuit

• 2004: Spider-Man 2

• 2005: The 40 Year Old Virgin

• 2006: Slither

• 2006: Invincible

• 2006-2007: Scrubs

• 2007: Spider-Man 3

• 2008: W

• 2008: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

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