Theresa Saldana
Born: 1954-08-20 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2016-06-06
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2004
- Illusion Infinity as Maria
- Gang Warz as Carmela Cruz
2001
- The Bernie Mac Show as Lydia
2000
- Ready to Run as Sonja Ortiz
1999
- Batman Beyond as Mother (voice)
- The Time Shifters as Cortez
- Carlo's Wake as Theresa Brock
1996
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Estella (voice)
- She Woke Up Pregnant as DA Doris Cantore
1995
- Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects as Dr. Eve Belage
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Kirsten Foxx
- Shameful Secrets as Rachel Morales
1991
- The Commish as Rachel Scali
1990
- Angel Town as Maria
1989
- Of Men and Angels as Maria Montoya
1988
- Double Revenge as Angie Corello
- The Night Before as Rhonda
1987
- The Highwayman as Angela Brown
1986
- Matlock as Sonia Cardenas
1985
- MacGyver as Maria
- The Twilight Zone as Inez (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
1984
- Hunter as Jennifer Hartman
- Tales from the Darkside as Audrey Webster
- The Evil That Men Do as Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy
- Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story as Theresa Saldana
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Maria Santini
- Cagney & Lacey as Dr. Strathmore
- American Playhouse as Pregnant Again
1981
- Falcon Crest as Pretty Woman
- Simon & Simon as Mrs. Karnofsky
- Nurse as Rita
1980
- Defiance as Marsha
- Raging Bull as Lenore
- Sophia Loren: Her Own Story as Maria Scicolone
- Home Movies as Judy
1979
- 240-Robert as Rosie
1978
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand as Grace Corrigan
- Nunzio as Maryann
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee