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Theresa Saldana

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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Born:
Aug 20, 1954 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
31
First Appeared:
In the movie I Wanna Hold Your Hand 1978-04-01
Latest Project:
Movie Gang Warz 2004-10-01
Known For
Poster of Angel Town
Poster of The Twilight Zone
Poster of I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Filmography
Movie Gang Warz Carmela Cruz 2004-10-01
Series The Bernie Mac Show Unknown 2001-11-14
Movie Ready to Run Sonja Ortiz 2000-07-14
Series Batman Beyond Unknown 1999-01-10
Movie The Time Shifters Cortez 1999-10-17
Movie She Woke Up Pregnant DA Doris Cantore 1996-04-28
Series The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Unknown 1996-08-26
Movie Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects Dr. Eve Belage 1995-11-19
Series Diagnosis: Murder Unknown 1993-10-29
Series The Commish Rachel Scali 1991-09-28
Movie Angel Town Maria 1990-02-23
Movie The Night Before Rhonda 1988-04-15
Movie Double Revenge Angie Corello 1988-10-18
Series Matlock Unknown 1986-03-03
Series The Twilight Zone Unknown 1985-09-27
Series MacGyver Unknown 1985-09-29
Movie The Evil That Men Do Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy 1984-03-14
Series Hunter Unknown 1984-09-18
Movie Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story Theresa Saldana 1984-11-12
Series Tales from the Darkside Unknown 1984-09-30
Series T. J. Hooker Unknown 1982-03-13
Series Cagney & Lacey Unknown 1982-03-25
Series Nurse Unknown 1981-04-02
Series Falcon Crest Unknown 1981-12-04
Series Simon & Simon Unknown 1981-11-24
Movie Defiance Marsha 1980-03-14
Movie Home Movies Judy 1980-05-16
Movie Sophia Loren: Her Own Story Maria Scicolone 1980-10-26
Movie Raging Bull Lenore 1980-11-14
Series 240-Robert Unknown 1979-08-28
Movie I Wanna Hold Your Hand Grace Corrigan 1978-04-01