Theresa Saldana

Known for ActingBorn 1954-08-20Died 2016-06-06 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Carlo's Wake

Gang Warz

Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects

Batman Beyond

Illusion Infinity

Raging Bull

She Woke Up Pregnant

The Twilight Zone

MacGyver

Nurse

240-Robert

The Highwayman

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Martial Law

Tales from the Darkside

Diagnosis: Murder

The Commish

Hunter

Of Men and Angels

Double Revenge

Matlock

Cagney & Lacey

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

The Bernie Mac Show

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Simon & Simon

Angel Town

Golden Globe Awards

American Playhouse

Ready to Run

Shameful Secrets

T. J. Hooker

Defiance

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

The Night Before

The Time Shifters

The Evil That Men Do

Falcon Crest

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Home Movies

Nunzio