Summary

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 1980's 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.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 368015
Story Slug ACTRESS / AUTHOR THERESA SALDANA INTERVIEW 1986
Location MINNESOTA
Format LIVESOTS
Date 9-29-1986
Archive Time 1:37:41
TRT 3:36
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Video Description SHOT OF BOOK COVER “BEYOND SURVIVAL”, SOTS ON SET LIVE, SHE HAS A HUGE WHITE BOW IN HER HAIR, VERY 80’S LOOK,
Description 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 1980's 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.
Script TAG: MNH
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Keywords

GOOD COMPANY
TALK SHOW
VINTAGE
LOCAL NEWS
CLASSIC
TWIN CITIES
80’S
MEDIA
NEWSROOM
FILE
B-ROLL
HISTORY
MINNESOTA
1980’S
EIGHTIES
STYLE
FASHION
CLOTHING
EARLY 80’S
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