Lisa Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress. She was known for her roles in Cocktail (1988), Freedom Writers (2007), Gone Girl (2014), and as Hollis in A Cure for Wellness (2016).
Banes was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She studied at the Julliard School in New York City. Banes was openly a lesbian and married to Kathryn Kranhold.
On June 4, 2021, Banes was hit by a motorist on a scooter in a hit and run accident in New York City. She was hospitalized under critical condition for a brain injury. She died from her injuries ten days later, aged 65.
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