The veteran stage and screen star died following a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan.
Her manager, David Williams,confirmed the news to NBCon Tuesday morning.
“We are heartsick over Lisa’s tragic and senseless passing,” Williams said in a statement.
Lisa Banes at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.Jeff Vespa/WireImage
We were blessed to have had her in our lives."
ActorSeth MacFarlane, who worked with Banes on the Fox comedy seriesThe Orville,shared his sympathies on Twitter.
“I am deeply saddened at the news of Lisa Banes' passing,” he wrote.
“We had the good fortune to work with her on The Orville this past year.
In 1988, she starred asTom Cruise’s older love interest in the movieCocktail.
Banes also had a storied stage career, appearing in plays likePresent Laughter,High Society, andNeil Simon’sRumors.
Banes was married to formerWall Street Journalwriter Kathryn Kranhold.
The actress was on her way to meet Kranhold when the accident occurred.
