Film star Elizabeth Banks (“W,” “Zack and Miri Make A Porno”) has signed on for a potentially recurring role on ABC’s critically-praised new fall sitcom, Modern Family.

Elizabeth, who previously had a recurring role on Scrubs, will be playing Sal, a character described by executive producer Christopher Lloyd as “the fag hag” friend of gay couple Mitchell and Cameron. In real life, Elizabeth is a close friend of actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell), and expressed interest in a role after falling in love with the pilot.

“Sal is their old running buddy,” says executive producer Steven Levitan. “Mitchell and Cameron decide they need a night out on the town, so they call her up.” Lloyd adds, “She’s thrilled to be back with her old friends until they start talking about their new (adopted) baby and she doesn’t want to hear about the baby, so she starts saying things like, ‘I wouldn’t mind killing the baby.’” The episode will likely air in October.

From TV Guide

I’ve added captures of Elizabeth’s appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She looks beautiful in them! Click below to the view them all:

Elizabeth is going to be a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Friday, January 30th to promote “The Uninvited”! Make sure you check it out – the show airs on the NBC network right after your local night time news (about 11:30 pm).

Elizabeth is set to be a guest on the “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on Thursday, November 6th! Make sure you check your local TV listings for exact air times in your area.

Elizabeth is scheduled to be a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Halloween – October 31, 2008! (should be a fun show, wonder if they’ll be costumes involved? lol) The show airs on the NBC network at about 11:30pm – make sure you check the local TV listings for your area for the exact air times in your city.

Elizabeth is set to be a guest on “Ellen” this month! She will be appearing on the episode airing on October 28, 2008 – so she’ll be promoting “Zack & Miri Make A Porno”! The show is in syndication, so check your local TV listings for exact air times in your area, or you can check out ellen.warnerbros.com for more info.

Elizabeth is scheduled to be a guest on “The Late Show with David Letterman” for next week!

October 10 – The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS

Please make sure to check your local TV listings for air times in your area. If you can contribute a video of Elizabeth’s appearance on this show, please contact me!