Shera Danese

Birthday: 1949-10-09
Birthplace: Hartsdale - New York - USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2006-01-27 Alpha Dog Abby
2005-04-10 Checking Out Rhonda Apple
2004-01-07 Who's Your Daddy? Honey Mack
2002-02-15 John Q Wife of Heart Transplant Patient
2000-11-10 Enemies of Laughter Helen
1987-10-07 Baby Boom Cloak Room Attendant
1986-04-01 The Ladies Club Eva
1983-11-05 Sparkling Cyanide Christine Shannon
1983-08-05 Risky Business Vicki
1983-03-02 Your Place... or Mine?
1982-02-02 The Million Dollar Infield Bunny Wahl
1980-05-09 The Love Tapes Susan
1978-01-02 Fame Lucia
1977-06-21 New York, New York Doyle's Girl in Major Chord
1976-10-17 Having Babies Kristy Potter