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Biography

Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell (born February 10, 1974), known professionally as Elizabeth Banks, is an American actress. Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy. She is best known for her roles in the films Definitely, Maybe, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, W., Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, and The Uninvited. She also starred in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and its sequels. She is starring as Effie Trin

Personal Life

Banks met her future husband, sportswriter and producer Max Handelman, on her first day at college, September 6, 1992; they married on July 5, 2003. She converted to Judaism, her husband's faith. She and her husband welcomed their first child, Felix, who was born via a surrogate in March 2011.

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