Theresa Saldana
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1954
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- June 6, 2016
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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Movies with Theresa Saldana
- Raging Bull 1980 · ★ 7.9
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand 1978 · ★ 6.3
- The Evil That Men Do 1984 · ★ 5.8
- The Night Before 1988 · ★ 6.1
- The Time Shifters 1999 · ★ 5.8
- Angel Town 1990 · ★ 6.6
- Defiance 1980 · ★ 6.4
- Home Movies 1980 · ★ 5.4
- Ready to Run 2000 · ★ 6.4
- Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects 1995 · ★ 8.5
- Sophia Loren: Her Own Story 1980 · ★ 5.5
- Shameful Secrets 1993 · ★ 6.4
- She Woke Up Pregnant 1996 · ★ 7.6
- Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story 1984 · ★ 6.7
- Double Revenge 1988 · ★ 7.0
- Nunzio 1978 · ★ 4.9
- Carlo's Wake 1999 · ★ 10.0
- Of Men and Angels 1989 · ★ 7.0
- Illusion Infinity 2004 · ★ 8.0
- Gang Warz 2004 · ★ 9.0