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Jan 21, 2022 · That's her real name, but, as Glamour notes, she couldn't use it as a professional actor because of "Lost" star Elizabeth Mitchell, who was already established in the industry when Banks was starting out.
- Joey Keogh
Nov 23, 2013 · Elizabeth Banks (L) changed her name as actress Elizabeth Mitchell (R) was already registered in the Screen Actors Guild under that name “It had nothing to do with liking Tyra or Ernie or any other Banks.
Banks changed her name upon joining the Screen Actors Guild, as actress Elizabeth Mitchell was already registered in the union under that name. After auditioning in New York, she was offered a role on the soap opera Santa Barbara.
Apr 8, 2022 · Elizabeth Banks wanted a simple, one syllable last name when choosing her stage name — learn what her real name is and how she came to select her stage name.
- Bradley Geiser
- Contributing Writer
She also had to change her last name, to Banks, in order to avoid confusion with actress Elizabeth Mitchell. Her breakthrough role was as Betty Brant, the secretary of the cantankerous newspaper tycoon in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man (2002) .
- February 10, 1974
As there was another actor by the name Elizabeth Mitchell, she changed her surname to ‘Banks’ to avoid confusion. She received her big breakthrough in 2002 when she appeared in Sam Raimi’s ‘Spiderman.’. Her role as ‘Betty Brant,’ a secretary to a newspaper tycoon, was written to suit her skills.
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Jan 31, 2014 · When she tried to join the Screen Actor's Guild she discovered that there was already an actress called Elizabeth Mitchell, and so changed her surname to Banks. 2. She met her husband Max...
