---
name: "Theresa Saldana"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/theresa-saldana"
fi1m_id: "theresa-saldana"
imdb_id: "nm0757854"
tmdb_id: 17652
wikidata_id: "Q448606"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 August 1954"
died: "6 June 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:28:35.903931+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Theresa Saldana

## Identity

Theresa Saldana

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/theresa-saldana
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** theresa-saldana
- **IMDb ID:** nm0757854
- **TMDB ID:** 17652
- **Wikidata ID:** Q448606
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Saldana, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448606, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757854/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17652

Actor. Born 20 August 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 6 June 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 August 1954, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 June 2016
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Saldana, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448606, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757854/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17652

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Raging Bull*](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) (91)

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## Biography

Theresa Saldana (20 August 1954 – 6 June 2016) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began performing in an Off-Broadway production before making her screen debut in the 1978 film *Nunzio*. She appeared the same year in *I Wanna Hold Your Hand* and played Lenore LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's *Raging Bull* (1980).

In 1982 Saldana survived a knife attack by a stalker outside her home. She founded the victims' advocacy group Victims for Victims, raised awareness of stalking, and wrote the memoir *Beyond Survival*. She received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Rachel Scali in the television series *The Commish* (1991–1996).

Saldana's other credits include *The Evil That Men Do* (1984) and voice work in animated series. She died in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Raging Bull* (1980), Fi1m 91, as Lenore — [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gang Warz* (2004), as Carmela Cruz
- *Illusion Infinity* (2004), as Maria
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, as Lydia
- *Ready to Run* (2000), as Sonja Ortiz
- *The Time Shifters* (1999), as Cortez
- *Batman Beyond* (1999), series, as Mother (voice)
- *Carlo's Wake* (1999), as Theresa Brock
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, as Maria Hamilton
- *The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest* (1996), series, as Estella (voice)
- *She Woke Up Pregnant* (1996), as DA Doris Cantore
- *Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects* (1995), as Dr. Eve Belage (voice)
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Kirsten Foxx
- *Shameful Secrets* (1993), as Rachel Morales
- *The Commish* (1991), series, as Rachel Scali
- *Captain Planet and the Planeteers* (1990), series, as Mame Slaughter (voice)
- *Angel Town* (1990), as Maria
- *Of Men and Angels* (1989), as Maria Montoya
- *Double Revenge* (1988), as Angie Corello
- *The Night Before* (1988), as Rhonda
- *The Highwayman* (1987), series, as Angela Brown
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Sonia Cardenas
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Maria
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Inez (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
- *Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story* (1984), as Theresa Saldana
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Audrey Webster
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Jennifer Hartman
- *The Evil That Men Do* (1984), as Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, as Dr. Strathmore — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Maria Santini
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Pregnant Again
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Pretty Woman
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, as Mrs. Karnofsky
- *Nurse* (1981), series, as Rita
- *Raging Bull* (1980), as Lenore — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)
- *Sophia Loren: Her Own Story* (1980), as Maria Scicolone
- *Home Movies* (1980), as Judy
- *Defiance* (1980), as Marsha
- *240-Robert* (1979), series, as Rosie
- *Nunzio* (1978), as Maryann
- *I Wanna Hold Your Hand* (1978), as Grace Corrigan

## Gallery

- ![ILLUSION INFINITY (2004), Dee Wallace & Theresa Saldana, as Patricia and help Maria](https://film.one/media/person/59589/gallery-541f11a67c24.jpg) ILLUSION INFINITY (2004), Dee Wallace & Theresa Saldana, as Patricia and help Maria — Phonyfilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/ILLUSION_INFINITY_%282004%29%2C_Dee_Wallace_%26_Theresa_Saldana.jpg/1280px-ILLUSION_INFINITY_%282004%29%2C_Dee_Wallace_%26_Theresa_Saldana.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photographed by James Brewer on-set still photographer of Illusion Infinity, commissioned by Sunset International AG (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/59589/gallery-cd5ed45ce8c0.jpg) Photographed by James Brewer on-set still photographer of Illusion Infinity, commissioned by Sunset International AG (2004) — Phonyfilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Making_of_ILLUSION_INFINITY%2C_director_Roger_Steinmann%2C_right%2C_with%2C_from_left%2C_Barbara_Carrera%2C_Lilyan_Chauvin%2C_Phil_Peters%2C_Dee_Wallace%2C_Nic_Greene%2C_and_Theresa_Saldana.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photographed by James Brewer on-set still photographer of Illusion Infinity, commissioned by Sunset International AG (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/59589/gallery-59807b58d9f3.jpg) Photographed by James Brewer on-set still photographer of Illusion Infinity, commissioned by Sunset International AG (2004) — Phonyfilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Making_of_ILLUSION_INFINITY%2C_director_Roger_Steinmann_with_Lilyan_Chauvin%2C_left%2C_Dee_Wallace%2C_center%2C_and_Theresa_Saldana.jpg/1280px-Making_of_ILLUSION_INFINITY%2C_director_Roger_Steinmann_with_Lilyan_Chauvin%2C_left%2C_Dee_Wallace%2C_center%2C_and_Theresa_Saldana.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photographed by James Brewer on-set still photographer of Illusion Infinity, commissioned by Sunset International AG (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/59589/gallery-baacf29ab533.jpg) Photographed by James Brewer on-set still photographer of Illusion Infinity, commissioned by Sunset International AG (2004) — Phonyfilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Making_of_ILLUSION_INFINITY%2C_director_Roger_Steinmann_with_Theresa_Saldana.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Theresa Saldana](https://film.one/media/person/59589/gallery-ea567ffa04ab.jpg) Theresa Saldana — Phonyfilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Making_of_ILLUSION_INFINITY_Theresa_Saldana_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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