Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 09, 1949
Place of Birth
Hartsdale - New York - USA
Credits
26 titles
Shera Danese
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Checking Out
Rhonda Apple
Alpha Dog
Abby
Who's Your Daddy?
Honey Mack
John Q
Wife of Heart Transplant Patient
Enemies of Laughter
Helen
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self
The Magic Bubble
Letty
Baby Boom
Cloak Room Attendant
The Ladies Club
Eva
Sparkling Cyanide
Christine Shannon
Risky Business
Vicki
Ace Crawford, Private Eye
Luana
Your Place... or Mine?
The Million Dollar Infield
Bunny Wahl
The Love Tapes
Susan
Hart to Hart
Carla
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Fame
Lucia
New York, New York
Doyle's Girl in Major Chord
Three's Company
Barmaid
Having Babies
Kristy Potter
Starsky & Hutch
Nicole Monk
Medical Story
Kitty
Kojak
Sally Centorini
Columbo
Eve Plummer
A Trace of Murder
Cathleen Calvert