Theresa Saldana
Born August 20, 1954 (Age: 71)
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Theresa Saldana (August 20, 1954 – June 6, 2016) was an American actress and author, known for her work in film and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Rachel Scali, the wife of Police Commissioner Tony Scali, in the 1990s television series The Commish, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, in 1994. Major film roles include the part of Lenore La Motta, the wife of Joe Pesci's character, in the 1980 feature film Raging Bull and Robert Zemeckis's Beatle-mania ensemble I Wanna Hold Your Hand. She also appeared in Home Movies with Kirk Douglas and Nancy Allen for director Brian De Palma in 1980. The crime of stalking was brought to early attention after Saldana survived a brutal attempted murder by an obsessed fan in 1982. Saldana died at age 61 on June 6, 2016, following her hospitalization for pneumonia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Theresa Saldana, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Theresa Saldana (August 20, 1954 – June 6, 2016) was an American actress and author, known for her work in film and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Rachel Scali, the wife of Police Commissioner Tony Scali, in the 1990s television series The Commish, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, in 1994. Major film roles include the part of Lenore La Motta, the wife of Joe Pesci's character, in the 1980 feature film Raging Bull and Robert Zemeckis's Beatle-mania ensemble I Wanna Hold Your Hand. She also appeared in Home Movies with Kirk Douglas and Nancy Allen for director Brian De Palma in 1980. The crime of stalking was brought to early attention after Saldana survived a brutal attempted murder by an obsessed fan in 1982. Saldana died at age 61 on June 6, 2016, following her hospitalization for pneumonia.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Theresa Saldana, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Gang Warz
2004
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as Carmela Cruz
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Age: 50
Illusion Infinity
2004
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as Maria
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Age: 49
Ready to Run
2000
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as Sonja Ortiz
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Age: 45
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
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as DA Doris Cantore
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Age: 41
Shameful Secrets
1993
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as Rachel Morales
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Age: 39
Angel Town
1990
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as Maria
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Age: 35
No Image
Of Men and Angels
1989
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as Maria Montoya
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Age: 34
Double Revenge
1988
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as Angie Corello
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Age: 34
The Night Before
1988
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as Rhonda
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Age: 33
The Evil That Men Do
1984
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as Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy
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Age: 29
Raging Bull
1980
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as Lenore
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Age: 26
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980
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as Maria Scicolone
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Age: 26
Home Movies
1980
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as Judy
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Age: 25
Defiance
1980
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as Marsha
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Age: 25
Nunzio
1978
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as Maryann
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Age: 23
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
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as Grace Corrigan
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Age: 23