<P> Banks is a frequent co-star of actor Paul Rudd, the two having appeared in five films together to date (Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, Role Models, and Our Idiot Brother). She is also a frequent co-star of actor Tobey Maguire, the two having also appeared in five films together (Spider - Man, Seabiscuit, Spider - Man 2, Spider - Man 3, and The Details). </P> <P> Banks was cast as a love interest for Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) in the fourth season of the Emmy Award - winning sitcom 30 Rock . Intended to appear in four episodes in 2010, Banks went on to become a recurring character with 13 appearances by the end of the fifth season, including her marriage in the episode Mrs. Donaghy . Her performance in season five earned her a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards . </P> <P> In 2012 Banks also starred in the film What to Expect When You're Expecting alongside Jennifer Lopez . Banks appeared in the movie The Hunger Games (2012), playing Effie Trinket, a woman from "The Capitol" who escorts the District 12 tributes to the Hunger Games . She reprised the role in the films The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay--Part 1 (2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay--Part 2 (2015). Banks co-starred in the 2014 movie Every Secret Thing, playing Detective Nancy Porter investigating the disappearance of a young child with similarities to a case she had previously been involved with . </P> <P> In 2014, Banks was recognized by Elle Magazine during The Women in Hollywood Awards, honoring women for their outstanding achievements in film, spanning all aspects of the motion picture industry, including acting, directing, and producing . </P>

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