Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes herself as having been seen as a "goody two-shoes" in her youth who was nominated for the local Harvest Queen. Banks left home to attend college at the University of Pennsylvania--from which she graduated Magna cum Laude--and went on to attend the Advanced Training Program at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, graduating in 1996. She then moved to New York and worked in the theater, and began getting small roles in films and on television. Seeking more screen work, she moved to Los Angeles and was soon cast in supporting roles. She also had to change her last name, to Banks, in order to avoid confusion with actress Elizabeth Mitchell. Her breakthrough role was as Betty Brant, the secretary of the cantankerous newspaper tycoon in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002). She followed up this performance with small roles in other movies: Swept Away (2002), Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002), Seabiscuit (2003) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). In 2003 she won the Exciting New Face Award at the Young Hollywood Awards. The winsome, beautiful Banks projected an exceptionally charming screen presence that drew comparisons to Audrey Hepburn, and Hollywood eventually began to take notice, Banks being cast in the lead in such films as Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and in Oliver Stone's biopic of George W. Bush, W. (2008), as Laura Bush. In television, Banks was a recurring guest star on Scrubs (2001) as Dr. Kim Briggs, the love interest of Zach Braff's J.D. In 2010 she was cast as Alec Baldwin's love interest in season four of 30 Rock (2006). Originally scheduled to appear in only four episodes, she was brought back as a recurring character for two more seasons, and earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for two consecutive years. Elizabeth has also appeared in such films as Our Idiot Brother (2011), Man on a Ledge (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), People Like Us (2012), and Pitch Perfect (2012). She also won the coveted role as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games (2012) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). After an eleven-year courtship, Banks married Max Handelman, a sports writer and producer, in 2003. They have two sons, Felix, who was born in March 2011, and Magnus, born in Nov. 2012, both by gestational surrogacy.
Elizabeth Barnwell
Elizabeth Barstow
Elizabeth Barstow is known for Space Sharks (2022), 5G Zombies (2020) and Angry Asian Murder Hornets (2020).
Elizabeth Bauman
Elizabeth a well respected acting coach has taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute both in New York and Los Angeles and at Scott Sedita Acting Studios as well as privately for the past 12 years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, a Master's Degree in Performance Education from NYU and a Master's Degree in Drama Therapy from the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles. She has worked with and counseled children and teens in group homes and was the resident drama therapist at Hollygrove Orphans Home in Hollywood as well as in rehabilitation centers, with developmentally disabled adults, teens all along the autistic spectrum, as well as those with basic life issues utilizing video therapy, narrative drama therapy and monologue work.
Elizabeth Becka
Elizabeth (Beth) Becka's professional career includes directing or playing leading and supporting roles in over 50 theatrical productions from Off-Broadway and Regional Theatre to film film television projects on both coasts. Beth has extensive voice over experience and, as a professional dialect coach, has worked with Brook Shields and Dylan Walsh, among others. She was the acting coach for the five teen leads in NBC's "Game of Silence" and for Will Graham, in the role of his grandfather, Billy Graham, in "Unbroken: Path to Redemption." She was also the acting coach for all the actors in films "War Room" and "Overcomer." Ms. Becka has an MFA in Acting/Directing from UNC-Greensboro, and is a certified trainer in the Meisner Technique. Her over 33-year teaching career includes 8 years as a private acting coach in LA, 17 years at UNC-Wilmington, and 9 years as the owner/director of Insight Actors Studio located in Atlanta, GA. She is also a sought-after public speaking coach. Beth has one daughter, Caitlin Becka.
Elizabeth Bedoya
Elizabeth Bedoya is known for Alter Ego (2021).
Elizabeth Beisel
Elizabeth Beisel was born on 18 August 1992 in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, USA. She is known for Survivor (2000), WaveMakers (2021) and London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012).
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett was born on 20 July 1944 in Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Garotas do Calendário (2003), O Invencível - Largo Winch (2008) and Presente de Grego (1987).
Elizabeth Bergstone
Elizabeth Bergstone is known for Modern Family (2009), Angels on Tap (2018) and Designer Pups (2015).
Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Jere, a gift basket business owner and Fred Berkley, a lawyer. She has an older brother, Jason (b. 1969). Her family is Jewish. By five, she was taking tap and jazz classes with Barbara Fink and ballet classes at Detroit Dance Company. She danced "Swan Lake" with principals from the American Ballet Theatre and for five years she performed in the NYC Ballet's holiday production of "The Nutcracker" in Detroit. Roles in community theatre followed in such plays as "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", "Gypsy" and "Eleemosynary". She placed as a finalist at the "Look of the Year" contest promoted by Elite Agency. At 13 she began modeling for Elite's New York division and that led to print work and TV commercials. Her first on-screen job was a small part in Gimme a Break! (1981), followed by a leading role in the critically acclaimed short Platinum Blonde (1988) and a supporting part in the TV movie Frog (1988). In 1988 her family eventually relocated to California to let Elizabeth pursuing a career in Hollywood. After guest roles in series like TV 101 (1988) and Day by Day (1988), she landed a regular role in Saved by the Bell (1989). After four seasons and a TV movie, she left the show to try to break into features films. In 1994, after several roles in television and straight-to-video films, she booked the coveted role of Nomi Malone in Showgirls (1995). Unexpectedly, the much-anticipated film bombed at the box office and was destroyed by critics. After leaving CAA, she signed with United Talent Agency and began rebuilding her film career with some small roles in major films (The First Wives Club (1996) and Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday (1999)) and leading parts in quality indies (including Taxman (1998) and The Real Blonde (1997)). In 1999 she played Lenny Bruce's wife in the acclaimed West End production of "Lenny", directed by Sir Peter Hall and starring Eddie Izzard. Her performance in Dylan Kidd's Roger Dodger (2002), released in 2002 after a successful festival tour, impressed the critics. The box-office hit "Sly Fox" marked her Broadway debut in 2004 but it was her performance in the Off-Broadway production "Hurlyburly" (directed by Scott Elliott and co-starring Ethan Hawke, Parker Posey and Wallace Shawn) that earned her the best reviews of her career and a public apology from The New York Times. She appeared for several seasons in the hit series CSI: Miami (2002) as Julia Winston, and in the final season of Showtime's The L Word (2004). Thanks to television syndication of Saved by the Bell (1989), Elizabeth is a favorite among a whole new generation of teen girls. Elizabeth has been making life-changing connections with these girls over the past seven years through Ask Elizabeth, her not-for-profit organization that includes self-esteem workshops she facilitates as a volunteer in schools and for youth organizations, a thriving website (ask-elizabeth.com) that hosts digital content as a way to be of continued service to girls and, most recently, her book "Ask Elizabeth" (published by Penguin), which made The New York Times' best-seller list. This nationwide movement has affected the lives of over 100,000 girls and counting. She was also a featured contributor on Oprah.com, bridging the communication gap between mothers and daughters. Berkley is married to artist Greg Lauren and the couple has one son, Sky Cole Lauren, born in 2012. She is 5'10", and she has been a vegetarian her entire life. She enjoys yoga, dancing and singing. She attended UCLA where she studied English Literature. Berkley is active in numerous outreach programs including dance classes for young teens and physically and mentally challenged youth; volunteer work with the elderly at the Motion Pictures Home for the Aging; Women's Cancer Research Fund, the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and the Humane Society.