Shera Danese
Actor
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.
Filmography
Alpha Dog
as Abby 2006
Risky Business
as Vicki 1983
New York, New York
as Doyle's Girl in Major Chord 1977
Baby Boom
as Cloak Room Attendant 1987
Who's Your Daddy?
as Honey Mack 2004
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self 1979
Checking Out
as Rhonda Apple 2006
Sparkling Cyanide
as Christine Shannon 1983
The Ladies Club
as Eva 1986
The Magic Bubble
as Letty 1993
Enemies of Laughter
as Helen 2000
The Love Tapes
as Susan 1980
Having Babies
as Kristy Potter 1976
Fame
as Lucia 1978
The Million Dollar Infield
as Bunny Wahl 1982