Elizabeth Blanks is Avery Jessup in the American television comedy, a part which has won her a best guest actress Emmy Award nomination this year. Her 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey is mentioned in the same category for her stint as host on Saturday Night Live and Gwyneth Paltrow is also vying for the gong. Elizabeth can’t believe she’s being considered for the prize and is adamant she stands no chance of winning.
“I’m completely relaxed. I honestly am really excited and really grateful to put ‘Emmy-nominated’ in my bio. If I can win someday, that would be great, but I don’t think it will be this time out. I love this character and I don't know if I'll ever get a better character. Maybe I'll never get a better chance but we'll see,” she told Parade.
“I can't win my category. [My character Avery Jessup] has great lines and she truly is an amazing character so I'm very grateful, but I don't think I can win.” Elizabeth appears in new movie Our Idiot Brother, where Paul Rudd plays a man who wreaks havoc on his sisters’ lives. She dyed her blonde locks brown for the part, something that made a big difference to her life. “Blondes [have more fun]. No one notices me if I’m a brunette, but they do take you more seriously and let you play doctors and lawyers,” she laughed. “It's totally scientific that the eye is drawn to light so when I walk around as a blonde, I just get noticed more than I do as a brunette. I find it really fascinating.”
Elizabeth Banks, the American actress and star of '30 Rock', is reportedly in talks to join the star-studded cast of 'The Hunger Games'. She is being tipped to play the role of 'Effie Trinkett', a pink haired executive who works for the company running the gladiatorial games, according to 'The Wrap'.
Elizabeth Banks, best known for her roles in 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' and 'Role Models' is said to be the first choice of director Gary Ross, who has been given the job of adapting Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel. If she signs on to the picture, she would join Oscar nominee Jennfer Lawrence, who has already landed the role of 'Katniss Everdeen', Josh Hutcherson who will play 'Peeta' and the Australian actor Liam Hemsworth who is cast as 'Gale'. The film's production company 'Lionsgate' announced two more additions to the cast on Monday (18th April 2011), confirming that Hollywood newcomers Dayo Okeniyi and Amandla Stenberg will play 'Thresh' and 'Rue' respectively. 'The Hunger Games' follows the story of a United States that has collapsed and is replaced by a nation named 'Panem', which is divided into 12 official districts. The title refers to a brutal televised event whereby children are forced to fight to the death. Elizabeth Banks recently completed filming the forthcoming drama movie 'Welcome to People', which is scheduled for release in 2012.
