Lisa Banes
Lisa Banes | |
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 Banes at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2009 | |
| Born | July 9, 1955 Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 2021 (aged 65) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–2021 |
| Spouse | Kathryn Kranhold |
Lisa Lou Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, including as Marybeth Elliott, mother of Amy Elliott, in the 2014 film Gone Girl, as well as for stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere.
Early life and education
[edit]Banes was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, the daughter of Ken Banes, an advertiser, and Mary Lou (Shalenhamer) Banes, a model, and raised in Colorado Springs,[1] where she attended Cheyenne Mountain High School.[2] After acting professionally from the age of 15, she studied at the Juilliard School in New York City in the 1970s.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Stage
[edit]Banes found quick success on the New York stage. In 1980, she played Alison Porter in the Roundabout Theatre's production of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger and won a Theatre World Award for her performance.[2][3] In 1981, in James M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton, at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, a New York Times critic, Mel Gussow, praised the "panache" with which as Lady Mary she transformed into "a kind of Jane of the jungle".[1] She subsequently had lead roles in Wendy Kesselman's My Sister in This House, in Chekhov's Three Sisters, and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her role in Wendy Wasserstein's Isn't It Romantic in 1984.[1][2]
Banes appeared on Broadway several times, beginning with the role of Cassie in the Neil Simon play Rumors in 1988.[1][4] In 1995, she played Lady Croom in the American premiere of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.[1][5] Other appearances included the Broadway premieres of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1995 and the musical High Society in 1998,[1][4] Accent on Youth in 2009,[4] and most recently the 2010 revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter.[1][4] She continued to appear in non-Broadway stage productions; in 2018 she shared the lead in the premiere of Eleanor Burgess's The Niceties at the Huntington Theater in Boston;[1][2] the following year she repeated the role at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.[4]
Film
[edit]Banes's first film role was as Mrs. Berry in The Hotel New Hampshire in 1984.[1] In her first major on-screen role, she played Tom Cruise's girlfriend Bonnie in Cocktail (1988);[2][4] later film roles included Flora in Dragonfly (2002), and Christina Ricci's mother in Pumpkin (2002). In 2014, she appeared in David Fincher's Gone Girl as Marybeth Elliott, mother of Amy Elliott,[1][4] the role for which she became best known.[2] Other film appearances included A Cure for Wellness in 2016.[2]
Television
[edit]On television, Banes had regular roles as Doreen Morrison in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, as Ellen Collins on Royal Pains,[1] and as Mayor Anita Massengil on the Fox comedy series Son of the Beach (2000–01). She also had recurring roles on The King of Queens as Carrie's boss Georgia Boone, Six Feet Under as Victoria, on One Life to Live as Eve McBain, and on Nashville Season 6 as the Ranch Director. She also guest starred as a Trill doctor in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Equilibrium". Banes played Anne Kane in the 1985 TV miniseries Kane & Abel. Her other television credits include China Beach; Murder, She Wrote; The Practice; NYPD Blue; Desperate Housewives; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; The Good Wife; NCIS; and Once Upon a Time. Her last work was on episodes of The Orville[1] and Them.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Banes married Kathryn Kranhold, a reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, in 2017.[2] They lived in Los Angeles.[1][2][6]
Death
[edit]On June 4, 2021, Banes was visiting friends in New York and was in a marked crosswalk on Amsterdam Avenue approaching the Juilliard School when she was struck by a person operating an electric scooter. The scooter rider, who had gone through a red light, fled the scene of the hit and run collision.[1][7] Banes was admitted to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital with a traumatic brain injury[6][8] and died there on June 14 at the age of 65.[1][9] The suspect immediately drove 4 miles (6.4 km) to an Upper Manhattan shop to get his vehicle fixed.[7]
On August 5, 2021, police arrested 26-year old Brian Boyd at his apartment in the Amsterdam Houses, near where he ran down Banes. He was jailed on a bail of $30,000 cash or $100,000 bond. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and failure to yield to a pedestrian.[7] On September 28, 2022, Boyd pleaded guilty to manslaughter;[10] on November 30, 2022, he was sentenced to up to three years in prison.[11]
Honors
[edit]Banes won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance as Alison Porter in Look Back in Anger.[2][3] In 1984, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Isn't it Romantic.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Mother | |
| 1985 | Marie | Toni Greer | |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Bonnie | |
| 1988 | Young Guns | Mallory | |
| 1995 | Miami Rhapsody | Gynecologist | |
| 1998 | Without Limits | Elfriede Prefontaine | |
| 2002 | Pumpkin | Chippy McDuffy | |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Flora | |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Karin Polachek | |
| 2008 | Brothel | Priscilla | |
| 2009 | Legally Blondes | Headmistress Higgins | |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Marybeth Elliott | |
| 2016 | A Cure for Wellness | Hollis | |
| 2017 | Six Women | Holly | Short film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Meghan Farrell | Episode "No Room at the Inn" |
| 1985 | Look Back in Anger | Allison Porter | TV movie |
| 1986 | One Police Plaza | Erica | TV movie |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Allison | Episode: "Nightscape" |
| 1987 | Leg Work | Celia Checkman | Episodes: "Pilot", "The Art of Murder" |
| 1988 | Hemingway | Martha Gelhorn | Television miniseries, Main cast |
| 1989 | Life Goes On | Kathryn Henning | Episode: "Paige's Mom" |
| 1989 | China Beach | Cat Von Steeger | Episodes: "How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (Parts 1 & 2)" |
| 1990 | American Dreamer | Jessica | Episode: Pilot |
| 1990 | A Killer Among Us | Joanna Westrope | TV movie |
| 1990 | Close Encounter | Andrea Griffin | TV movie |
| 1990–1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Doreen Morrison | Main cast |
| 1992 | The Presence | Diana | TV movie |
| 1993 | Revenge on the Highway | Vi Sams | TV movie |
| 1993 | A Family Torn Apart | Barbara Forester | TV movie |
| 1993 | Gloria Vane | Doreen | TV movie |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | Cara Mitchell | Episode: "Leap of Faith" |
| 1993 | Sisters | Barbara Buckley | Episode: "The Good Daughter" |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Doctor Renhol | Episode: "Equilibrium" |
| 1994 | Roseanne | Mrs. Simms | Episode: "White Men Can't Kiss" |
| 1994 | Cries from the Heart | Ms. Tolbert | TV movie |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Lucy Hedrix | Episode: "Shooting in Rome" |
| 1995 | High Society | Tippi Von Schlaugger | Episode: "The Naked and the Deadline" |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel | Rebecca Heaton | TV movie |
| 1996 | My Son is Innocent | Lisa Eubanks | TV movie |
| 1996 | Last Exit to Earth | Elder | TV movie |
| 1996 | Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? | Jessica Lewsohn | TV movie |
| 1996 | Murder One | Vivien Barone | Episode: "Chapter Ten" |
| 1996 | Frasier | Pamela | Episode: "A Lilith Thanksgiving" |
| 1998 | Michael Hayes | Madeline | Episodes: "Imagine (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Barbara Hutton | Television miniseries |
| 1999 | Legacy | Georgina Winters | 4 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Son of the Beach | Mayor Anita Massengil | Main cast (seasons 1–2) |
| 2002 | Philly | Carolyn Minelli | Episode: "Lies of Minelli" |
| 2002 | The Practice | Judge Samantha Cooke | Episode: "Eat and Run" |
| 2002 | Girls Club | Meredith Holt | Recurring role (canceled after 2 episodes) |
| 2004 | One Life to Live | Eve McBain | 13 episodes |
| 2004 | It's All Relative | Viveca | Episode: "Ready, Aim, Sing" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Defense Attorney | Episode: " Divorce, Detective Style" |
| 2004 | Combustion | Mayor Wallker | TV movie |
| 2004 | King of Queens | Georgia Boone | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress | Valerie Page | Episode: "Harpy Birthday" |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Victoria | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Out of Practice | Chef Vivian | Episode: "Key Ingredients" |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Attorney Kimberly Mellon | Episode: "Truly, Madly, Deeply" |
| 2006 | In Justice | D.A. Margaret Mannheim | Episode: "Another Country" |
| 2006 | The Unit | Dr. Rhea Morrison | Episode: "SERE" |
| 2006 | Saved | Dr. Victoria Cole | Episodes: "Fog" and "Family" |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Vera Keck | Episode: "Like It Was" |
| 2007 | Psych | Edna Crocker | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Georgia McGowen | Episode: "Cleaning House" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Elaine Fyre Cavanaugh | Episode: "Totem" |
| 2011 | How to be a Gentleman | Madeline | Episode: "How to Attend Your Ex-Fiance's Wedding" |
| 2012 | Perception | Irene Reardon | Episodes: "Nemesis", "Kilimanjaro" |
| 2015 | NCIS | Ambassador Olivia Edmunds | Episode: "Patience" |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Esther Wilford | Episode: "Hydrocephalus and Hard Knocks" |
| 2010–2016 | Royal Pains | Ellen Collins | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Time | Lady Tremaine | Episode: "The Other Shoe" |
| 2016 | Masters of Sex | Nina Clavermore | Episodes: "Outliers", "Topeka" |
| 2016 | Madam Secretary | Arabelle Marsh | Episode: "Tectonic Shift" |
| 2018 | Nashville | Ranch Director | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Them | Esther Haber | Episode "Day 6" |
| 2022 | The Orville | Speria Balask | 3 episodes; Posthumous release |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Cramer, Maria; Genzlinger, Neil (August 6, 2021) [June 15, 2021]. "Lisa Banes, Film and Stage Actress, Dies at 65". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Russell, Sean (June 24, 2021). "Lisa Banes: Actor who starred in Gone Girl and Cocktail". The Independent.
- ^ a b "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Meyer, Dan (June 15, 2021). "Stage and Screen Performer Lisa Banes Dies at 65". Playbill.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 31, 1995). "Theater Review: Arcadia; Stoppard's Comedy Of 1809 And Now". The New York Times. p. C-1. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Haring, Bruce (June 5, 2021). "Film And TV Actress Lisa Banes In Critical Condition From NYC Hit-And-Run Accident". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c Parascandola, Rocco; Burke, Kerry; Thomas, Tracy (August 7, 2021) [August 6, 2021]. "Scooter driver sped away from dying actress Lisa Banes to get wheels repaired: prosecutors". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Tracy, Thomas (June 5, 2021). "'Gone Girl', 'Cocktail' actress clinging to life after being hit by scooter near Lincoln Center". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ Wong, Wilson; Dasrath, Diana (June 15, 2021). "'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes dies after apparent hit-and-run in NYC" (newscast video, text). NBC News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Guilty plea in hit-run death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes". Associated Press. September 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Schweber, Nate (November 30, 2022). "Scooter Driver Who Struck and Killed Actress Gets Up to 3 Years". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
External links
[edit]
- Lisa Banes at IMDb
- Lisa Banes at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lisa Banes at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
- Lisa Banes at Playbill Vault
- 1955 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- Actresses from Cleveland
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American stage actresses
- American lesbian actresses
- LGBTQ people from Ohio
- Road incident deaths in New York City
- Pedestrian road incident deaths
- Juilliard School alumni
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses