On June 4th Lisa Barnes with hit by a motorcycle or scooter when she was crossing the street on Amsterdam Ave in New York City on June 4th. She was taken to the Mount Sinai Morningside hospital.10 days later she died.
On television she appeared in roles on “Nashville,” “Madam Secretary,” “Masters of Sex” and “NCIS.”
She was famously known for her role in gone girl in 2014 and appeared in the movie Cocktail with Tom Cruise in 1988. She worked with Seth McFarlane on his TV series “The Orville. He made a statement saying he was deeply saddened by her death.
The actress made regular appearances on Broadway including the Noël Coward play Present Laughter” in 2010, “Rumors” in 1988, and in the musical “High Society” in 1988. She has also appeared on numerous television shows -“Madam Secretary,” “Masters of Sex” and “NCIS.”
. “Lisa Banes was magnificent, hilarious, and big-hearted – always helped me though the hard times. She was so beloved by so many.” Tweeted “Just busted,” singer Jill Sobule.
Seth McFarlane tweeted “Her stage presence, magnetism, skill and talent were matched only by her unwavering kindness and graciousness toward all of us.”
Banes was married to Kathryn Kranhold and lived in Los Angeles. No suspect has been caught in the hit and run.
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