Elizabeth Banks Set to Return to NBC's 30 ROCK This May

TVLine.com reports that Elizabeth Banks will be returning to the set of 30 ROCK this May, reprising her role as Jack's (Alec Baldwin) wife, Avery Jessup. The actress has not appeared on the show for over a year due to the fact that her character has been holed up in North Korea against her will by none other than Kim Jong-un. 

NBC also announced yesterday that the show will broadcast its second live episode on April 26th. The network released an official synopsis of the episode: “When their Kabletown bosses announce they will no longer pay for TGS to be a live show, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy realize their lives will actually be easier if they shoot canned episodes fast and cheap. Only Kenneth the Page objects, urging that nothing can replace the communal experience of live television. He tries to convince the TGS staff to fight for their right to be live by taking them and our audience through a magical look back at the illustrious history of Studio 6H.”

Elizabeth Banks is best known for her roles in the films Definitely, Maybe, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, W., Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, and The Uninvited. She also starred in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and its sequels. She co-starred as Effie Trinket in the film adaptation of SuzAnne Collins' novel, The Hunger Games, currently in theaters. 

Banks received an Emmy nomination for her recurring role of Avery Jessup on 30 Rock. Previously, appeared in a recurring role of Dr. Kim Briggs on Scrubs from 2006 to 2009.