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Elizabeth Banks (born February 10, 1974) is an American actress.

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 Biography

 Personal life

Banks was born Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. As a young child, she was a contestant on the Nickelodeon game show Finders Keepers. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1992 and is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (1996). In 1998 she completed schooling at the American Conservatory Theater. In 2003, Banks married Max Handelman, who had been her boyfriend since college. She converted to Judaism upon marrying him.

 Career

Banks is known for her roles in Seabiscuit, Heights, the Spider-Man films (playing the part of Betty Brant), and the cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer. She quickly gained widespread exposure through movies like The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Slither. She also plays Mark Wahlberg's love interest in the Disney movie, Invincible.

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In May 2006, she appeared in the season five finale of the NBC comedy-drama Scrubs as Dr. Kim Briggs, the love interest of J.D. (Zach Braff). The character has appeared throughout season six and seven as a recurring guest star.

A young man struggles to sort out his feelings and his future as a wave of intolerance sweeps through a college town in this drama. Peter Thompson (Brendan P. Hines) was a student at a seminary studying to be an Episcopalian minister, until a tragic incident involving another student caused him to question his faith and his calling. Peter moves to a college town in Vermont, where he gets a job in a pizza joint run by Mike (Peter Onorati), and reconnects with Father Ed (A. Martinez), a gruff but caring streetwise priest who had been Peter's mentor. Peter also renews his friendship with a buddy from school, Alex (Kris Park), who introduces Peter to his good friend Rachel (Elizabeth Banks).

In 2005, she also appeared on the show Stella, as she is a long time friend of its creators/stars, the Stella comedy troupe. In 2007, Banks played the female lead in the comedy Meet Bill, alongside Aaron Eckhart and Jessica Alba. Banks also has a small role in the 2007 Christmas comedy film Fred Claus, co-starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti, and played a love interest in the 2008 comedy Definitely, Maybe.

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      Elizabeth Banks Cast as Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's Biopic's W

Banks stars with Seth Rogen as the eponymous female lead in the Kevin Smith comedy, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, which is scheduled to be released in October 2008. She is filming the thriller The Uninvited, and also filming as United States First Lady Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's biopic on the life of President George W. Bush, W, scheduled for 2009 and 2008 releases respectively.

 Filmography

 

Surrender Dorothy (1998) as Vicki
Third Watch (1999) TV-Series as Elaine Elchisak (1 episode 1999)
Sex & the City (2000) TV-Series as Catherine (1 episode 2000)
Shaft (2000) as Trey's Friend
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) as Lindsay
Ordinary Sinner (2001) as Rachel
Law & Order: SVU (2001)TV-Series as Jaina Jenson (1 episode 2001)
Spider-Man (2002) as Betty Brant
Swept Away (2002) as Debi
Without a Trace (2002) TV-Series as Clarissa (1 episode 2002)
Catch Me if You Can (2002) as Lucy Forrest

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The Trade (2003) as Sioux Sever
Seabiscuit (2003) as Marcela Howard
Spider-Man 2 (2004) as Betty Brant
Heights (2005) as Isabel
Sexual Life (2005) as Sarah
Stella (2005) TV-Series as Tamara (1 episode 2005)
The Baxter (2005) as Caroline Swan
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) as Beth
Daltry Calhoun (2005) as May
Slither (2006) as Starla Grant
The Sisters (2006) as Nancy Pecket
Scrubs (2006) TV-Series as Dr. Kim Briggs (13 episodes 2006-2007)
Invincible (2006) as Janet Cantrell
Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Betty Brant
Wainy Days (2007)TV-Series as Shelly (2 episodes 2007)
Fred Claus (2007) as Charlene
Comanche Moon (2008) TV-mini-series as Maggie
Definitely, Maybe (2008) as Emily (Sarah)
Meet Bill (2008) as Jess
Meet Dave (2008) as Gina Morrison

 Upcoming

Role Models (2008) as TBA (awaiting release)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) as Miri (awaiting release)
W. (2008) as Laura Bush (post-production)[3]
The Uninvited (2009) as Rachael (awaiting release)[4]
Lovely, Still (2009) as Alex (post-production)

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