Actor Lisa Banes Dies After Hit-And-Run

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Actor Lisa Banes Dies After Hit-And-Run

 "Gone Girl" actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City, police said.


The 65-year-old Banes, who was struck via a scooter or motorcycle whilst crossing a road on June 4, died Monday at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, a police department spokesperson said.


Banes appeared in severa television shows and movies, inclusive of "Gone Girl" in 2014 and "Cocktail" with Tom Cruise in 1988. On television, she had roles on "Nashville," "Madam Secretary," "Masters of Sex" and "NCIS."


She acted on stage regularly, which include Broadway appearances in the Neil Simon play "Rumors" in 1988, in the musical "High Society" in 1998 and in the Noel Coward play "Present Laughter" in 2010.


Her manager, David Williams, stated Banes was hit as she was crossing Amsterdam Avenue on the way to visit the Juilliard School, her alma mater.


Banes lived in Los Angeles and was married to Kathryn Kranhold, a contributing reporter for the Center for Public Integrity.


Friends and colleagues mourned Banes on Tuesday on Twitter.


"Just busted," singer Jill Sobule tweeted. "Lisa Banes was magnificent, hilarious, and big-hearted - constantly helped me via the tough times. She was so cherished by so many."


Actor Seth McFarlane stated he was deeply saddened at the demise of Banes, whom he worked with on his TV sequence "The Orville."


"Her stage presence, magnetism, talent and intelligence were matched solely by her unwavering kindness and graciousness towards all of us," McFarlane tweeted,


Police have made no arrests.

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