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Shera Danese
Actor
Born October 9, 1949 (74 years)
Shera Danese (born October 9, 1949, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is an American actress and the widow of actor Peter Falk.
Biography
Danese was born in Hartsdale, New York. Her acting career began in 1976 with a part in one episode of One Day at a Time. Her other television credits include roles on Serpico, Baretta, Three's Company, Kojak, Family, Hart to Hart, Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels. In one of her few roles on the big screen, she played a prostitute named Vicky in Risky Business, the 1983 film starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay.
Danese had a major role in three of the six Columbo episodes in which she appeared. She was never the killer, but she helped plan the murder in the episode: A Trace of Murder - 25th Anniversary Movie. She has the distinction of having acted in more episodes of Columbo than any other actress (but not actor). She met star Peter Falk on the show, and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for nearly 34 years until June 23, 2011, when Falk died at the age of 83.
Biography
Danese was born in Hartsdale, New York. Her acting career began in 1976 with a part in one episode of One Day at a Time. Her other television credits include roles on Serpico, Baretta, Three's Company, Kojak, Family, Hart to Hart, Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels. In one of her few roles on the big screen, she played a prostitute named Vicky in Risky Business, the 1983 film starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay.
Danese had a major role in three of the six Columbo episodes in which she appeared. She was never the killer, but she helped plan the murder in the episode: A Trace of Murder - 25th Anniversary Movie. She has the distinction of having acted in more episodes of Columbo than any other actress (but not actor). She met star Peter Falk on the show, and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for nearly 34 years until June 23, 2011, when Falk died at the age of 83.
Filmography
| 2006 | Alpha Dog · as Abby |
| 2005 | Checking Out · as Rhonda Apple |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Lana Parker '10 |
| 2002 | Who's Your Daddy? · as Honey Mack |
| 2002 | John Q · as Wife Of Heart Transplant Patient |
| 2000 | Enemies of Laughter · as Helen |
| 1997 | A Trace of Murder · as Cathleen Calvert |
| 1994 | Undercover · as Geraldine Ferguson |
| 1992 | Unbecoming Age · as Letty |
| 1991 | Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star · as Trish Fairbanks |
| 1989 | Murder, a Self Portrait · as Vanessa Barsini |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Jo |
| 1987 | Baby Boom · as Cloak Room Attendant |
| 1985 | The Ladies Club · as Eva |
| 1984 | Brothers (TV Series) · as Pepe |
| 1983 | Sparkling Cyanide · as Christine Shannon |
| 1983 | Risky Business · as Vicki |
| 1983 | Ace Crawford, Private Eye (TV Series) · as Luana |
| 1982 | Million Dollar Infield · as Bunny Wahl |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) · as Carla |
| 1977 | New York, New York · as Doyle's Girl In Major Chord |
| 1976 | Three's Company (TV Series) · as Barmaid |
| 1976 | The Feather And Father Gang (TV Series) · as Photo Assistant |
| 1976 | Having Babies · as Kristy Potter |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Connie |
| 1976 | Serpico (TV Series) · as Jan |
| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as Bambi |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time (TV Series) · as Miss Hefley |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Series) · as Kitty |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Judith Coppet |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Jill |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Sally Centorini |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Geraldine Ferguson |