Celebrity Biographies
Theresa Saldana
She will remain in the retina of moviegoers as Lenore, Joe Pesci’s spouse, and therefore Robert De Niro’s sister-in-law in the boxing “Raging Bull”. Over the years, Theresa Saldana did not live up to the expectations generated by her work under Martin Scorsese, and her career was affected by a terrible episode of harassment, although she did play some prominent roles. . The actress died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 61 at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, without the exact causes having been made public.
Born on August 20, 1954 in the Big Apple, Theresa Saldana was discovered for the cinema by Robert Zemeckis , who gave her a role in his debut film, Crazy About Them , where he made her one of the passionate The Beatles who undertake a desperate trip to attend the band’s first concert in the United States. After starring in the crime drama Defiance , she became the sister of Sophia Loren in the hit television production Sophia Loren, Her Own Life of Hers, where the Italian diva played herself and her mother.
At that time, everything indicated that the actress would have an important career in Hollywood, especially after Martin Scorsese made her a member of the La Motta clan, in Raging Bull . But shortly after her premiere, a mentally disturbed fan of hers repeatedly stabbed her as she left her Los Angeles home. The event, which occurred two years after the assassination of John Lennon in similar circumstances, had enormous media coverage in the United States.
Although she survived, the event ruined a role that could have been decisive in her future, the stunning dressing roommate of Dustin Hoffman in cross- dressing in Tootsie , who was ultimately played by Geena Davis . Despite everything, she continued to be active, especially with episodic roles in series like Santa Barbara or Falcon Crest . In 1987 she appeared on the series Hunter as a victim of an event very similar to her own stabbing.
She also appeared with Charles Bronson in Savage Justice , and with Keanu Reeves in The Night Before . For the miniseries The Commish she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Supporting Actress in 1994. Divorced from Fred Feliciano, she later joined Phil Peters, with whom she had a daughter named Tianna.