Shera Danese
Known For
Acting
Born
1949-10-09 in Hartsdale - New York - USA
Biography
Shera Danese (born October 9, 1949, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is an American actress and the widow of actor Peter Falk. Biography Danese was born in Hartsdale, New York. Her acting career began in 1976 with a part in one episode of One Day at a Time. Her other television credits include roles on Serpico, Baretta, Three's Company, Kojak, Family, Hart to Hart, Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels. In one of her few roles on the big screen, she played a prostitute named Vicky in Risky Business, the 1983 film starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. Danese had a major role in three of the six Columbo episodes in which she appeared. She was never the killer, but she helped plan the murder in the episode: A Trace of Murder - 25th Anniversary Movie. She has the distinction of having acted in more episodes of Columbo than any other actress (but not actor). She met star Peter Falk on the show, and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for nearly 34 years until June 23, 2011, when Falk died at the age of 83.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Eve Plummer
Columbo
as Cathleen Calvert
Columbo
as Geraldine Ferguson
Columbo
as Trish Fairbanks
Columbo
as Vanessa Barsini
Columbo
as Molly
Starsky & Hutch
as Nicole Monk
Hart to Hart
as Carla
Kojak
as Sally Centorini
Three's Company
as Barmaid
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
as self
John Q
as Wife of Heart Transplant Patient
Risky Business
as Vicki
Alpha Dog
as Abby
Baby Boom
as Cloak Room Attendant
New York, New York
as Doyle's Girl in Major Chord
Fame
as Lucia
Who's Your Daddy?
as Honey Mack
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
Sparkling Cyanide
as Christine Shannon