Why Did Elizabeth Banks Change Her Name? What Movies Is Elizabeth Banks Known For? How Much Does Elizabeth Banks Get Paid For Press Your Luck?

American actress, Elizabeth Banks had to change her last name, to Banks, in order to avoid confusion with actress Elizabeth Mitchell.

She was born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell.

What Movies Is Elizabeth Banks Known For?

Banks is known for several movies including Love & Mercy (2014), Slither (2006), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), The Hunger Games (2012), Pitch Perfect (2012), Role Models (2008), Seabiscuit (2003), Definitely, Maybe (2008).

She also starred in the Netflix miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017).

How Much Does Elizabeth Banks Get Paid For Press Your Luck?

Banks has been paid $100,000 so far for appearing on the game show Press Your Luck.

Born on February 10, 1974, Banks directed her first movie, Pitch Perfect 2, in 2015, and made a whooping sum of $69 million. She also directed Charlie’s Angels in 2019.

Banks is the founder of Brownstone Productions, a film company which she started together with her husband Max Handelman.

Banks is a Primetime Emmy Award nominee for the movies Scrubs and Modern Family.