Lisa Banes

Acting

Lisa Banes

Born 1955-07-09 · Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA

Lisa Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA. She was an American actress, known for Gone Girl (2014), A Cure for Wellness (2016) and Cocktail (1988). She died on June 14, 2021 in New York City, New York, after suffering brain damage from a hit-and-run scooter accident on June 4th.

Acting credits

Gone Girl poster
7.9

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Gone Girl

2014

A Cure for Wellness poster
6.3

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

A Cure for Wellness

2017

Freedom Writers poster
7.9

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Freedom Writers

2007

Young Guns poster
6.7

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

Young Guns

1988

Cocktail poster
6.1

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

Cocktail

1988

Dragonfly poster
6.6

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

Dragonfly

2002

Without Limits poster
6.6

The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.

Without Limits

1998

Legally Blondes poster
5.6

Moving from England to California, the youngest cousins of Elle Woods must defend themselves when their schools reigning forces turn on the girls and try to frame them for a crime.

Legally Blondes

2009

The Hotel New Hampshire poster
5.7

Over the course of several years beginning in the 1950s, a man and his oddball family run hotels in New England and Vienna, as unexpected events change their lives forever.

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984

Miami Rhapsody poster
5.3

Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitment. While she admires her parents' loving relationship, she discovers that her family has not always been faithful in marriage, making it harder than ever to settle down. As her mother pressures her to get married, and plenty of attractive men appear in her life, Gwyn learns that she must balance her career, relationships and marriage to be truly happy.

Miami Rhapsody

1995

Sudden Fury poster
5.0

A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.

Sudden Fury

1993

Marie: A True Story poster
5.8

In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system.

Marie: A True Story

1985

Pumpkin poster
5.8

Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

Pumpkin

2002

Revenge on the Highway poster
4.2

At his wedding Claude Sams has an argument with his son about his life-style; in anger Paul leaves. Together with a friend he sets out for Vegas to search a job. While changing a tire on the highway, he's killed by a passing truck. The police believes it's been an accident, but Claude doesn't accept this and frantically searches for a yellow truck and it's crazy driver at all truck stations.

Revenge on the Highway

1992

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? poster
4.8

Laurel has the boyfriend of her dreams, Kevin. He can and will do anything for her. He is totally devoted to her but the downside is that he won't leave her alone. When she tries to get some distance he responds with aggressiveness. It finally dawns on Laurel that he is not good for her. Laurel's mother Jessica has already started to suspect that something is wrong with his background.

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

1996

Combustion poster
6.4

Millwood City engineer Scott Daniels, moved from Houston, investigates a series of mysterious fires. Scott's and Lourie Harper's only son Jesse, who hated the move or dad's youth home, fakes a fever and invites his new girlfriend Carmen. She's reporter Allison Saunders, Scott's high-school ex's, daughter and finds Jesse unconscious, overtaken by fumes. The sewers are full of dead rats. Cracks appear in various buildings. Gass leaks start explosive fires. Mayor Walker, who only care for politics and publicity, overrules Scott's call for a mass evacuation. Scott and city administration friend Kenny Barrows later discover the link is steam pressure drilling by Talbot's oil exploration firm, but fire chief Patterson is in league with Talbot for years, covers their tracks and undermines Scott's credibility. Written by KGF Vissers

Combustion

2004

Six Women poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Six Women

2018

The Avenging Angel poster
5.0

Miles Utley is a professional Mormon commando/bodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involving assassination and land speculation.

The Avenging Angel

1995

My Son Is Innocent poster
6.8

After a brutal nighttime attack on a woman alone in her suburban home, police investigators zero in on teenager Eric Sutter. When the victim identifies Sutter as her attacker, the legal system closes in on the boy as friends, neighbors and the media turn against him. Only through the dogged determination of his mother, and her loyal boyfriend does Eric and the victim have a chance for justice to be served.

My Son Is Innocent

1996

The Strongest Man poster
6.2

An anxiety-ridden Cuban man who fancies himself the strongest man in the world attempts to recover his most prized possession, a stolen bicycle. On his quest, he finds and loses much more.

The Strongest Man

2015

Last Exit to Earth poster
5.6

It is the year 2500 and women are sent back in time to kidnap men to help repopulate the future.

Last Exit to Earth

1996

Cries from the Heart poster
6.0

Michael, a young autistic boy who has trouble with verbalization but a real talent for technology, uses a computer to plead for help after being molested at his school.

Cries from the Heart

1994

The Presence poster
4.2

After their plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean after a storm a group of people scramble to a tropical island. At first the place seems home to palm trees and exotic wildlife but on the discovery of a disused military base they find out the island poses a severe threat to them

The Presence

1992

One Police Plaza poster
9.0

A veteran New York City Police Lieutenant's investigation of a woman's murder uncovers corruption in high places.

One Police Plaza

1986