Theresa Saldana
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.
Movie Appearances
Raging Bull
as Lenore
1980
The Time Shifters
as Cortez
1999
The Night Before
as Rhonda
1988
The Evil That Men Do
as Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy
1984
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
as Grace Corrigan
1978
Angel Town
as Maria
1990
Carlo's Wake
as Theresa Brock
1999
She Woke Up Pregnant
as DA Doris Cantore
1996
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
as Dr. Eve Belage
1995
Defiance
as Marsha
1980
Of Men and Angels
as Maria Montoya
1989
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
as Theresa Saldana
1984
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Maria Scicolone
1980
Home Movies
as Judy
1980
Double Revenge
as Angie Corello
1988
Illusion Infinity
as Maria
2004
Gang Warz
as Carmela Cruz
2004
Ready to Run
as Sonja Ortiz
2000
Nunzio
as Maryann
1978
Shameful Secrets
as Rachel Morales
1993
TV Appearances
Falcon Crest
as Pretty Woman
1981
Tales from the Darkside
as Audrey Webster
1984
Batman Beyond
as Mother (voice)
1999
T. J. Hooker
as Maria Santini
1982
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Estella (voice)
1996
The Bernie Mac Show
as Lydia
2001
Matlock
as Sonia Cardenas
1986
Simon & Simon
as Mrs. Karnofsky
1981
The Twilight Zone
as Inez (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
1985
240-Robert
as Rosie
1979
The Commish
as Rachel Scali
1991
MacGyver
as Maria
1985