Elizabeth Banks

Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth Banks is a highly esteemed actress, hailing from the small city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Born Elizabeth Mitchell in 1974, she had a rather average upbringing with her parents, Anne Marie (Wallace) and Mark Phineas Mitchell, who worked in a bank and a factory, respectively. Growing up, she was known as a "goody two-shoes" and was even nominated for the local Harvest Queen. In 1996, she graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania and went on to attend the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Moving to New York soon after, she worked in theater and began to make small appearances in films and television. She eventually moved to Los Angeles in search of more screen work and soon after, changed her last name to Banks. Since then, she has been cast in many successful roles and continues to be a highly sought after actress.