British garden designer.
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 Theaters Advanced Training Program in 1998.
Enjoys fantasy football as a hobby.
Was considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four , as was Fernanda Romero.
Wife of Max Handelman. She and her husband work as a production team (Brownstone Productions). They met at the University of Pennsylvania.
College friends with Todd Lieberman.
Oldest of four children in a divided house. (Her mom was for the Boston Red Sox and her dad was for the New York Yankees.).
She went through parts of the process of conversion to Judaism when marrying her husband.
Met President George W. Bush when Seabiscuit was screened at the White House. In Oliver Stone s W. , she plays the role of Laura Bush , the presidents wife.
Taking a course on flying the trapeze with a girlfriend.
Her father, Mark Mitchell, was a factory worker for General Electric and her mother, Ann Mitchell, worked, until recently, in a bank.
Former Brownie and Girl Scout.
Graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1992.
Poltergeist was the scariest movie she has ever seen. She saw it, with her sister, when she was eleven.
Is a major fan of David Letterman.
Turned down a role in The Crazies because the role was too similar to her character in Slither , and she didnt want to repeat herself.
Got the role in Zack and Miri Make a Porno after Rosario Dawson turned it down.
Bad Santa is her favorite holiday movie.
Ranked #83 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World.".
Has a brother named Geoff.
Has a weakness for cupcakes.
Ranked #39 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World.".
In a 2012 interview with Slate, she said that she considered her role in the 1998 independent movie Surrender Dorothy 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.
Returned to work 2 months after the birth of her son Felix in order to begin filming The Hunger Games .
In 2012, she threw her support behind President Barack Obama in a highly personal video testimonial on the importance of federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
Became a mother for the 1st time at age 37, when her son, Felix Handelman, was born in March 2011 via surrogate. Childs father is her husband, Max Handelman.
Became a mother for the 2nd time at age 38, when her son, Magnus Mitchell Handelman, was born--via surrogate--in November 2012, via surrogate. Childs father is her husband, Max Handelman.
Her ancestry includes English, Irish, Scottish, and more distant Dutch.
Appeared in a commercial for LOreal Paris "Preference".
One of only three women to have won the Razzie Award for Worst Director. (The other two being Elaine May for Ishtar and Jennifer Lynch for Boxing Helena .) Banks was actually one of several directors cited for Movie 43 .
Dated her husband for 11 years before marrying.
I grew up in a very small town, but it happened to be in western Massachusetts, where there were a lot of gay people. I remember my aunt going to a gay wedding when I was 11, and I thought it was the coolest thing. .
