Lenore Banks

Acting

Lenore Banks

Born — Died

1931-12-31 — 2020-06-17

Place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

21 titles

Lenore Banks was an American character actress known for her roles in independent films, faith-based cinema and mainstream thriller productions. Often credited or affectionately referred to by peers as "Nonie" Banks, she spent much of her life and active theater career based in Louisiana. She passed away at the age of 88 in Baton Rouge following surgical complications.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

1990s · 8 titles

Hard Target poster
6.5

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

Hard Target

1993

Dead Man Walking poster
7.3

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

Dead Man Walking

1995

The Apostle poster
6.3

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

The Apostle

1997

Passion Fish poster
7.0

After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.

Passion Fish

1992

Cypress Edge poster
4.7

Reeling from the news of his sister's suicide, Beau McCammon returns home to his family after a long absence. His father, who has just barely won another term as senator, doesn't take things well when Beau approaches him with the sinking suspicion that the suicide may have actually been a murder. Determined to solve the mystery, Beau uncovers a plethora of family secrets, deception, and implications of unspeakable political wrongdoings.

Cypress Edge

1999

Bayou Ghost poster
10.0

Young boys go on an adventure to seek out a legendary ghost, but find something far more valuable instead.

Bayou Ghost

1997

This Gun for Hire poster
3.8

A killer for hire named Raven kills his target. However, he believes that he was just killing an ordinary person, but before he knows it, there's a massive manhunt for him. It seems that the man he killed is a senator. While trying to evade the police, he takes a woman, Anne hostage. Though he eventually lets her go. She develops some kind of fascination for him, which doesn't please her boyfriend, who just happens to be the one who tracking Raven. At the same time Raven tries to find out who set him up and why.

This Gun for Hire

1991

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou poster
9.0

Gerald McRaney stars as Jake Lassiter, a colorful ex-football player turned top defense attorney who is hired to defend Dr. Roger Salisbury, a surgeon charged with malpractice in the mysterious death of a wealthy patient, Phillip Corrigan.

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou

1995

1980s · 5 titles

Series credits