Theresa Saldana
Known For
Acting
Born
1954-08-20 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
2016-06-06
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.
Most Known For
MacGyver
as Maria
Diagnosis: Murder
as Kirsten Foxx
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Twilight Zone
as Inez (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
Falcon Crest
as Pretty Woman
Matlock
as Sonia Cardenas
Batman Beyond
as Mother (voice)
Hunter
as Jennifer Hartman
Cagney & Lacey
as Dr. Strathmore
The Bernie Mac Show
as Lydia
T. J. Hooker
as Maria Santini
Tales from the Darkside
as Audrey Webster
Simon & Simon
as Mrs. Karnofsky
The Commish
as Rachel Scali
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Estella (voice)
Martial Law
as Maria Hamilton
American Playhouse
as Pregnant Again
Raging Bull
as Lenore
The Highwayman
as Angela Brown
Nurse
as Rita