Elizabeth Banks

Poltergeist (1982) was the scariest movie she has ever seen. She saw it, with her sister, when she was eleven.

As a young child, she was a contestant on the Nickelodeon game show "Finders Keepers" (1987).

Graduated from Pittsfield (Massachusetts) High School in 1992.

Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. Was the first in her family to graduate from college.

Graduated from American Conservatory Theater's Advanced Training Program in 1998.

In a 2012 interview with Slate, Elizabeth Banks said that she considered her role in the 1998 independent movie, Surrender Dorothy (1998), to be one of the worst mistakes in her career, so far. She also said that it was instrumental in her decision to attend drama school, so that she could receive training that would enable her never to have to be in this type of movie, again.

Bad Santa (2003) is her favorite holiday movie.

Converted to Judaism after marrying her husband in 2003.

Met President George W. Bush when Seabiscuit (2003) was screened at the White House. In Oliver Stone's W. (2008/I), she plays the role of Laura Bush, the president's wife.

Was considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four (2005), as was Fernanda Romero.

Got the role in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) after Rosario Dawson turned it down.

Taking a course on flying the trapeze with a girlfriend (2008).

Turned down a role in The Crazies (2010) because the role was too similar to her character in Slither (2006), and she didn't want to repeat herself.

Ranked #39 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World.".

Elizabeth and Max Handelman became the parents of a boy, Felix, via a gestational surrogate [March 30, 2011].

Ranked #83 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World.".

Returned to work 2 months after the birth of her son Felix in order to begin filming The Hunger Games (2012).