Elizabeth Banks Is Great in Comedies, but She Was Stellar in This Drama

Elizabeth Banks isn’t just a funny actress; she’s a bona fide force of nature in the world of comedy.

Banks has starred in comedies like Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Role Models, earned awards acclaim for her role in 30 Rock, lent her voice to several animated projects, and begun directing satirical films with the underrated sequel Pitch Perfect 2, the action-comedy Charlie’s Angels, and the social media sensation that was Cocaine Bear.

Banks can even add humor to non-comedy films; she added an amusing note of satire to The Hunger Games, and it seemed like she was the only one in on the joke with Power Rangers.

However, she proved that she could go completely serious with her emotional performance in the 2015 drama Love & Mercy.

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