Stage and film actress Lisa Banes fought for her life on Saturday after she was hit by a scooter driver reportedly ambushed on the Upper West Side – the first time she was back in town since the pandemic began loves friends and family told The Post.
Banes, 65, – who lives in Los Angeles and has appeared in dozens of TV shows and films, including « A Cure for Wellness » and « Gone Girl » – was on her way , her wife to a dinner party at a. Shut down mate’s house near Lincoln Center when she was mowed down by a red and black scooter or motorcycle on West 64th and Amsterdam Avenues at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, according to friends and police / p> She remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital late Saturday with a traumatic brain injury, said her family and friends.
« In the next few days we will know more, » said Ms. Kathryn Kranhold, who was by her side in the hospital. The horrific accident was a gruesome turn for Banes, who was delighted to finally get back to the Big Apple late last month with her wife, who was eager to see old friends in the place she had missed so much Mates of the post office. “She loves, loves, loves New York,” says friend Cynthia Crossen. « She’s an LA girl, but she’s had so many happy years here. »
Banes ‘itinerary included toasting glasses at an annual Memorial Day weekend party at producer Clive Davis’ home in Westchester, friends said . On Friday, she had a little reunion with the cast of « The Niceties, » the 2018 play in which she starred at the Manhattan Theater Club, said Crossen.
After that, around 6:20 pm, she called Kranhold – a former Writer of Wall Street magazines, whom she married at a small ceremony at City Hall about four years ago – to meet in Crossens Pad near Lincoln Center, her worried wife began calling her desperately. Eventually someone in the hospital picked up the phone and shared the terrible news with her. Police didn’t release any leads on Saturday, just said the male suspect – whom they believe had lit a light at the intersection – remained at large.
Banes was on the zebra crossing and had the right of way, said the police, who said it was unclear which vehicle the suspect was driving. “Nobody really knows. Some witnesses said it was a scooter. Some said it was an unregistered motorcycle, « a NYPD spokesman said. With fewer cars on the streets during the pandemic, the streets of Gotham have become treacherous, with many driving too fast or driving recklessly, according to statistics cited in a report recently cited by the Manhattan Institute.
In the past Year there were at least 243 traffic-related deaths – a 10.5% increase from 2019 and the highest number in the last seven years, the group found.
As the city emptied amid the pandemic, pedestrian deaths declined down 21 percent in the past year, the institute found.
However, 58 pedestrians were killed by vehicles as of Thursday, compared with 27 in the same period in 2020, NYPD statistics show.
Pedestrians at the accident site said Saturday the city must do this in order for all vehicles to comply with the law.
“There has to be a way to force these drivers to respect the law. It’s not fair for pedestrians to do everything right and follow the rules and still get run over, ”said Lisa Figueroa-Capo.
Banes, who was born in Ohio and raised in Colorado, visited Julliard and started a long one and varied careers in New York and Hollywood. She has had roles on « One Life to Live », « China Beach », « The Royal Pains », and « Nashville ». In « Cocktail » from 1988 she played Tom Cruise’s older love interest and she was the mother of the missing woman, played by Rosamund Pike, in « Gone Girl ». On Broadway she appeared in « Present Laughter » and « High Society », among others. In 1984 she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for best actress in a play for « Is’t it Romantic ». In 1981 she won a Theater World Award for the off-Broadway play « Look Back in Anger » and an Obie in 1982 for her role in « My Sister in This House. » « She’s a great character, » said Crossen . « She’s funny. She’s fun. She’s alive. She’s just a person with a lot of talents and interests. »
Close friend Gary Foster added, « She’s just really full of life. Just a wonderful person. “Additional coverage from Will Engel
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