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Theresa Saldana

Theresa Saldana

Birthday: 1954-08-20 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
The Time Shifters

as    Cortez

1995
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects

as    Dr. Eve Belage

1991
The Commish

as    Rachel Scali

1990
Angel Town

as    Maria

1988
Double Revenge

as    Angie Corello

1988
The Night Before

as    Rhonda

1980
Home Movies

as    Judy

1980
Raging Bull

as    Lenore

1980
Defiance

as    Marsha

1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand

as    Grace Corrigan