'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes dies 10 days after hit-and-run
NEW YORK (AP) - 'œGone Girl'ť actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, police said.
The 65-year-old Banes, who was struck by a scooter or motorcycle while crossing a street on June 4, died Monday at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, a police department spokesperson said. The driver did not stop, police said.
Banes appeared in numerous television shows and movies, including 'œGone Girl'ť in 2014 and 'œCocktail'ť with Tom Cruise in 1988. On television, she had roles on 'œNashville,'ť 'œMadam Secretary,'ť 'œMasters of Sex'ť and 'œNCIS.'ť
She acted on stage regularly, including Broadway appearances in the Neil Simon play 'œRumors'ť in 1988, in the musical 'œHigh Society" in 1998 and in the Noel Coward play 'œPresent Laughter'ť in 2010.
Her manager, David Williams, said 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.
'œJust busted,'ť singer Jill Sobule tweeted. 'œLisa Banes was magnificent, hilarious, and big-hearted - always helped me though the hard times. She was so beloved by so many.'ť
Actor Seth McFarlane said he was deeply saddened at the death of Banes, whom he worked with on his TV series 'œThe Orville."
'œHer stage presence, magnetism, skill and talent were matched only by her unwavering kindness and graciousness toward all of us," McFarlane tweeted.
Police have made no arrests.