After having been a part of a few big projects at the start of her career (such as "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" and two Emmy Award nominations for her recurring role in "30 Rock"), it seemed Elizabeth Banks' net worth would be stuck as the actress then took to being in smaller roles once more - until "The Hunger Games."

For the last few years, Elizabeth Banks' net worth has been on the rise, as the actress has been a part of some of the biggest shows and films, from a guest starring role in "Sex and the City" early on in her career to even co-starring in the first "Spider-Man" trilogy and having roles in "Scrubs" and "Modern Family."

Of course, younger audiences might believe - without being too mistaken - that most part of Elizabeth Banks' net worth these days comes from her acclaimed role as Effie Trinket in "The Hunger Games" movies, a character that was very small in the original books and ended up growing in the film adaptations due to Banks' amazing performance.

Though her IMDb page lists a Razzie among her awards, it's no less true that Elizabeth Banks' net worth has continued to grow throughout her failures, like the Golden Raspberry "winner" "Movie 43," for which she got a Worst Director award shared with the rest of the directors of the film.

While her role in the Jennifer Lawrence franchise has become the most famous one, she's also taken on a different challenge altogether: voice acting. Elizabeth Banks' net worth has seen its rise in a few popular animated projects, from a few roles in the Seth MacFarlane show "American Dad" to a guest appearance in "Phineas and Ferb," the Seth Green series "Robot Chicken" and most recently playing Wyldstyle/Lucy in "The Lego Movie" - not to mention she'll be playing a voice in the upcoming show "Moonbeam City."

Currently, Celebrity Net Worth lists Elizabeth Banks' net worth as $16.5 million - not bad for someone who works as hard in such big projects!