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Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Elizabeth Maresal MitchellBirth Date :
February 10, 1974Birth Place :
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USASpouse :
Max Handelman (since 5-Jul-03)Claim to fame :
As Betty Brant in "Spider-Man" (2002)
Elizabeth Banks to Portray U.S. First Lady Laura Bush
March 26, 2008 03:03:04Elizabeth Banks, the co-star of Tobey Maguire in "Seabiscuit" as well as in "Spider-Man" series, may be getting the honor to portray the forty-third U.S. First Lady in an upcoming biopic "W". According to Hollywood Reporter, the 34-year-old actress is in final talks to star as Laura Bush in the Oliver Stone's project.
Banks will be joining Josh Brolin who has already been on board to depict George W. Bush. It was reported further that if she indeed nails the role, the actress who has just finished shooting for "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" with Seth Rogen is going to start filming for the project in late April in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Elizabeth Banks Is One of the "Two Sisters"
June 12, 2007 10:06:23
While her face is still gracing the cinemas through "Spider-Man 3", Elizabeth Banks has already secured another starring slot in "A Tale of Two Sisters", a new horror feature coming from DreamWorks Pictures.
A remake of the 2003 Korean flick "Janghwa, Hongryeon" directed by Kim Jee-Woon, the picture follows two sisters as they return home to their father after spending time in a mental institution. Their recovery, however, is hindered by their cruel, obsessive stepmother that Banks is set to portray and an interfering ghost.
"What About Barb" Now Becomes Elizabeth Banks' Concerns
March 30, 2007 10:03:37
It's just about a week ago that we learned that Elizabeth Banks has joined the "Starship Dave" cast and now she already has newer project to get involved in.
Variety has reported that the lovely actress is about to star in also produce a rom-com feature entitled "What About Barb" for Universal Pictures. Based on the story of the same name by Jill Bernheimer and Keetgi Kogan, pic centers on a socialite who must allow her uncouth cousin to be the maid of honor so that her nouveau riche uncle will pay for the wedding.
Trio Hired As "Starship Dave" Crews
March 22, 2007 01:03:20
Finding more talents to get onboard "Starship Dave", the 20th Century Fox has submitted Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, and Ed Helms into the flick's cast, which has already had Eddie Murphy in to topline.
A fish-out-of-water comedy, the project revolves around a spaceship that takes the form of a human operated by one hundred human-looking tiny aliens who seek a way to save their planet. Murphy will play both the ship and its captain while Banks is billed as an Earth woman whom he falls for.
Elizabeth Banks Greets "Fred Claus"
August 15, 2006 02:08:58
Finally finds a female actor after garnering male thespians in its cast, "Fred Claus" has smoothly added Elizabeth Banks in the line-up. Plotted to play opposite Vince Vaughn, the beauty is billed to portray the funnyman's love interest, a hyper-organized member of Santa's Little Helpers. Vaughn himself will be the loser brother of Santa Claus who returns to North Pole after living in New York for years.
A Warner Bros. production, "Fred Claus" also features Paul Giamatti, Kevin Spacey, and John Michael Higgins as the cast members with David Dobkin at helm. Dobkin is also producing alongside Jessie Nelson who pens the script with Dan Fogelman.
Stars Joining Vince Vaughn in New Comedy
December 05, 2005 11:12:39After his long-spoken film with Jennifer Aniston "Derailed," Vince Vaughn will next be seen in writer/director David O. Russell's untitled comedy. He is set to play Hume Stevens, the wise host of a radio call-in show, whose life gets turned upside down when he starts becoming his callers.
Joining him to star in is Elizabeth Banks and Luis Guzman. Production of the film will begin early January next year with filming in Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

















