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Years active
  
1970s–present

Name
  
Shera Danese


Role
  
Actress

Spouse
  
Peter Falk (m. 1977–2011)

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Born
  
October 9, 1949 (age 74) (
1949-10-09
)

Movies and TV shows
  
Columbo, Risky Business, Alpha Dog, Checking Out, Unbecoming Age

Similar People
  
Peter Falk, Paul Brickman, Patrick McGoohan, Rebecca De Mornay, Richard Levinson

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Shera Danese (born October 9, 1949) is an American actress and the widow of actor Peter Falk.

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Life and career

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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.

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Danese had a major role in three of the six Columbo episodes in which she appeared. These include the 1976 Columbo movie Fade in to Murder, 1978's Murder Under Glass, 1989's Murder, a Self Portrait, 1991's Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star, 1994's Columbo: Undercover and, lastly in 1997, Columbo: A Trace of Murder. 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).

Personal life

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Shera met Peter Falk on the set of the TV series Columbo and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for 33 years until Falk's death on June 23, 2011. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia. His tombstone reads "I'm not here. I'm home with Shera."


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Filmography

Actress
2010
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Lana Parker '10
- The Runaway Bunny (2010) - Lana Parker '10
2006
Alpha Dog as
Abby
2005
Checking Out as
Rhonda Apple
2002
Who's Your Daddy? (Video) as
Honey Mack
2002
John Q as
Wife of Heart Transplant Patient
2000
Enemies of Laughter as
Helen
1976
Columbo (TV Series) as
Cathleen Calvert / Geraldine Ferguson / Trish Fairbanks / ...
- A Trace of Murder (1997) - Cathleen Calvert
- Undercover (1994) - Geraldine Ferguson
- Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) - Trish Fairbanks
- Murder, a Self Portrait (1989) - Vanessa Barsini
- Murder Under Glass (1978) - Eve Plummer
- Fade in to Murder (1976) - Molly
1992
Unbecoming Age as
Letty
1990
Mulberry Street (TV Movie) as
Joanne Savoia
1989
Midnight Caller (TV Series) as
Jo
- Fathers and Sins (1989) - Jo
1987
Baby Boom as
Cloak Room Attendant
1986
The Ladies Club as
Eva
1985
Detective in the House (TV Series) as
Gina
- Gelt by Association (1985) - Gina
1984
Brothers (TV Series) as
Pepe
- Standards and Practices (1984) - Pepe
1984
Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs (TV Series) as
Connie Piscipoli / Connie Pisciboli
- Maggie's Theater Review (1984) - Connie Piscipoli
- A New Leaf (1984) - Connie Piscipoli
- Maggie Meets Geoff (1984) - Connie Pisciboli
1983
Sparkling Cyanide (TV Movie) as
Christine Shannon
1983
Risky Business as
Vicki
1983
Ace Crawford... Private Eye (TV Series) as
Luana
- The Gentleman Bandit (1983) - Luana
- The Microchip Caper (1983) - Luana
- Inch in a Pinch (1983) - Luana
- Bull Bates (1983) - Luana
- Murder at Restful Hills (1983) - Luana
1983
Your Place... or Mine (TV Movie)
1982
Million Dollar Infield (TV Movie) as
Bunny Wahl
1980
The Love Tapes (TV Movie) as
Susan
1979
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Carla
- Hit Jennifer Hart (1979) - Carla
1978
Family (TV Series) as
Bambi
- Going Straight (1979) - Bambi
- Crossing Over (1978) - Bambi
1979
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) as
Connie
- Disco Angels (1979) - Connie
1978
Fame (TV Movie) as
Lucia
1977
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Nicole Monk / Judith Coppet
- Photo Finish (1978) - Nicole Monk
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty (1977) - Judith Coppet
1977
Kojak (TV Series) as
Sally Centorini
- I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer (1977) - Sally Centorini
1977
New York, New York as
Doyle's Girl in Major Chord
1976
Three's Company (TV Series) as
Barmaid
- And Mother Makes Four (1977) - Barmaid
- Unaired Pilot #2 (1976) - Barmaid
1977
Baretta (TV Series) as
Jill
- The Reunion (1977) - Jill
1976
Serpico (TV Series) as
Jan / Mildred
- Sanctuary (1977) - Jan
- Danger Zone (1976) - Mildred
1976
Having Babies (TV Movie) as
Kristy Potter
1976
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Miss Hefley
- How to Succeed Without Trying (1976) - Miss Hefley
1975
Medical Story (TV Series) as
Kitty
- An Air Full of Death (1975) - Kitty (as Sherry Danese)
Self
1997
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (TV Series) as
Self
- Peter Falk (1997) - Self

References

Shera Danese Wikipedia