Actress Lisa Banes dies after being mowed down by electric scooter

Gone Girl and Cocktail actress Lisa Banes, 65, DIES ten days after being mowed down by hit-and-run electric scooter in New York City

  • Actress Lisa Banes, known for her work in the films Cocktail and Gone Girl, died on Monday from injuries she sustained in a crash
  • Banes was on her way to meet her wife, Kathryn Kranhold, for a dinner party on June 4 when she was mowed down by a scooter on the Upper West Side
  • Witnesses said the scooter driver ran a red light and slammed into her 
  • The scooter driver has not yet been caught and a NYPD spokesman said Monday night that no arrests have been made in the deadly accident 
  • It comes as traffic fatalities in New York City soar to a seven-year high 

Actress Lisa Banes, known for her work in the films Cocktail and Gone Girl, died on Monday from injuries she sustained after being struck down by an electric scooter earlier this month. She was 65. 

Lisa Banes, of Los Angeles, was visiting New York City for the first time since the pandemic began on June 4, and was on her way to meet her wife, Kathryn Kranhold, for a dinner party when she was mowed down by a red and black scooter at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 64th Street on the Upper West Side, according to the New York Post.

She suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result, the Post reports, and witnesses said the scooter operator blew through a red light and then fled the scene after mowing her down. It was last seen going northbound on Amsterdam Avenue.

An NYPD spokesperson said Monday night that no arrests have been made in the case. 


Lisa Banes, 65, was hit while crossing the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 64th Street on the Upper West Side at about 6.30pm on Friday

Lisa Banes is seen with Tom Cruise in the 1988 film Cocktail. She is a prolific actress

The force of the scooter’s impact sent Banes flying out of this crosswalk. She was rushed by ambulance to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital

The street where Lisa Banes was hit was roped off by police on Saturday as cops investigated

NYPD officers were seen guarding the cordon as forensic teams got to work 

Banes was born in Ohio and raised in Colorado, according to the Post, and attended Julliard before launching prolific acting career. She married Kranhold, a former Wall Street journal writer, at an intimate ceremony roughly four years ago at City Hall.

Banes has since had recurring roles on The King of Queens,  Six Feet Under and Nashville, as well as memorable guest roles on The Orville and Desperate Housewives.

The force of the scooter’s impact sent Banes flying out of the crosswalk, witnesses said.

She was rushed by ambulance to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, where she remains in critical condition. 

Banes is seen in character as Lady Tremaine in the Disney series Once Upon A Time

Kranhold issued an appeal to the public to come forward with any information about the scooter operator, who fled the crash scene. 

‘We have several days ahead of us to pray for Lisa,’ the worried wife told the Daily News. 

‘If anyone has any information about the scooter driver, we ask them to please call police.’

The fatal crash comes as traffic fatalities in New York hit a seven-year high.

As the pandemic emptied the roads of traffic, many drivers began speeding dangerously. 

At least 243 people died in traffic crashes in New York City in 2020 — making it the deadliest year on record since Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced his signature ‘Vision Zero’ plan to improve street safety in 2014.

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