Born name

Elizabeth Irene Mitchell

nickname

Liz Banks

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

nationality

training

In 1992 she graduated from Pittsfield High School. Soon thereafter, she attended the University of Pennsylvania from where she graduated magna cum laude (meaning “with great honor”) in 1996. In 1998 she earned her Master of Fine Arts from American Conservatory Theater.

occupation

Actress, producer, director

family

• Father – Mark P. Mitchell (worked at General Electric)
• Mother – Ann (née Wallace) (bank teller)
• Siblings – Geoff Mitchell (Younger Brother)

She has a total of three siblings (including Geoff) and is the eldest among them.

Manager

Untitled Entertainment

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm

weight

55 kg or 121 pounds

friend/spouse

Elizabeth married sportswriter and producer, Max Handelman in 2003. She met him on the first day of university on September 6, 1992. In March 2011, she gave birth to her first child, son Felix (born via a surrogate mother). In November 2012, the family welcomed another child, son Magnus Mitchell (who was reborn through surrogacy).

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Blue eyes

measurements

34-26-35 inches or 86-66-89 cm

dress size

6 (USA) or 38 (EU)

shoe size

7 (USA) or 37.5 (EU)

brand promotion

She has appeared in commercials for L’Oreal Paris, Realtor.com, Old Navy, etc.

Religion

Judaism

Known for

Her recurring role as Avery Jessup on the sitcom 30 Rock from 2010 to 2012.

first movie

She debuted as Vicki in the 1998 independent film Hand Over Dorothy . She was credited as Elizabeth Casey.

First TV show

In 1999, she had a cameo appearance in the American TV soap opera All My Children (or AMC ) as a waitress.

Personal trainer

She takes help from personal trainer JoselynneBoschen. She has been working with Boschen for five years. When Elizabeth is in LA, she exercises for about an hour three days a week, focusing on cardio, strength training, plyometrics, medicine balls, and TRX training. Read her full workout and diet plan.

Elizabeth Banks favorite things

• Shoes – Frye Boots

Elizabeth Banks Facts

1. As a child, she played a lot of baseball and rode horses.
2. To avoid confusion with another American actress of the same name, namely Elizabeth Mitchell, she changed her name to Elizabeth Banks.
3. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority at the University of Pennsylvania.
4. She is friends with producer Todd Lieberman.
5. Banks likes the German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender.
6. She can’t stop herself from eating cupcakes. She has a soft spot for them.
7. She’s one of life’s biggest mistakes – she stars in the independent film Hand Over Dorothy. She revealed it in an interview with Slate in 2012.
8. She is a big fan of David Letterman.
9. Visit their official website @ elizabethbanks.com.
10. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.