Elizabeth Banks, is an American actress. Banks had her film first appearance in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy

Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell (born February 10, 1974), known efficiently as Elizabeth Banks, is an American actress. Banks had her film first appearance in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy. Since then, she is best known for her role in the films Definitely, Maybe, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, W., Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, and The Uninvited.On television, Banks at present stars in the recurring role of Avery Jessup on the sitcom 30 Rock, which gained her a nomination for an Emmy Award. Previously, Banks had starred in the returning role of Dr. Kim Briggs on Scrubs from 2006 to 2009.