Theresa Saldana
Theresa Saldana was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on August 20th, 1954 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 61, Theresa Saldana biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Theresa Saldana (August 20, 1954 – June 6, 2016) was an American actress, activist, and writer.
She is 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 Lenora LaMotta, the wife of Joe Pesci's character in the 1980s Raging Bull, and as a Beatles fan in Robert Zemeckis' Beatlemania ensemble I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
She was also known for raising public awareness of the crime of stalking after surviving a murder attempt by an obsessed fan in 1982.
Early life
Saldana was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and was adopted at five days old by Divina and Tony Saldana, a family of Puerto Rican and Italian-American heritage.
Saldana took dance lessons as a child. After suffering a serious shoulder injury while part of a tumbling team, she enrolled in acting classes at age 12. After being spotted by a talent scout while performing in an Off Broadway musical called The New York City Street Show in 1977, she was cast in the 1978 film Nunzio.
Personal life
Saldana's first marriage was to Fred Feliciano from February 11, 1979 to 1986. In March 1989, she married for the second time, to Phil Peters, with whom she had a daughter, Tianna Saldana Peters (born August 30, 1989, in Los Angeles). They remained together until her death.