Actor And Director Elizabeth Banks Will Be University Of Pennsylvania Commencement Speaker, School Says

CBS Philadelphia

March 26, 2025

Elizabeth Banks, an actor, producer and director, will deliver the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania's graduation this spring, the university announced Monday.

Banks, a 1996 graduate of the university in West Philadelphia, is known for acting in "The Hunger Games" franchise, "Love & Mercy" and "W" as well as for her recurring roles in "30 Rock" and "Modern Family." She also directed "Pitch Perfect 2," Charlie's Angels" (2019) and "Cocaine Bear" and starred in and produced "Pitch Perfect 3."

Banks met her husband, Max Handelman, at Penn, and the couple co-founded Brownstone Productions, which is behind projects including "Pitch Perfect," "Shrill" and "Bottoms."

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