They're both blonde with flawless figures and an unmistakably sharp wit, and it seems actress Elizabeth Banks takes full advantage of her uncanny likeness to comedian Chelsea Handler.

"I don't mind being compared to Chelsea Handler at all. It helps me when someone says, 'oh, you're Chelsea Handler' and I say 'yes I am.' That gives me one more gain of anonymity," Banks told FOX411's Pop Tarts, while promoting her new film "People Like Us," which opens in theaters Friday. "We met at a party and we were both aware people compared or confused us. She's a great broad, a real wit."

And although Banks is fast becoming one of the big-banking Hollywood screen stars with a recurring role in "30 Rock" and a much-coveted part in "The Hunger Games," it turns out that she turned to acting only as a result of a severe sporting injury.

"I broke my leg sliding into third base at softball practice. I was