Theresa Saldana
Actor
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.
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Filmography
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
as Grace Corrigan 1978
The Evil That Men Do
as Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy 1984
The Night Before
as Rhonda 1988
The Time Shifters
as Cortez 1999
Angel Town
as Maria 1990
Defiance
as Marsha 1980
Home Movies
as Judy 1980
Ready to Run
as Sonja Ortiz 2000
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Maria Scicolone 1980
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
as Dr. Eve Belage 1995
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
as Theresa Saldana 1984
She Woke Up Pregnant
as DA Doris Cantore 1996
Shameful Secrets
as Rachel Morales 1993
Double Revenge
as Angie Corello 1988
Nunzio
as Maryann 1978
Carlo's Wake
as Theresa Brock 1999