Shera Danese

Shera Danese

Born: October 9, 1949
in Hartsdale - New York - USA
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.

Movies for Shera Danese...

Alpha Dog
Title: Alpha Dog
Character: Abby
Released: January 27, 2006
Type: Movie
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'
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Checking Out
Title: Checking Out
Character: Rhonda Apple
Released: April 10, 2005
Type: Movie
A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his upcoming birthday celebration with the explicit understanding that when the festivities end, so does his life.
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Who's Your Daddy?
Title: Who's Your Daddy?
Character: Honey Mack
Released: January 7, 2004
Type: Movie
An adopted Ohio high school senior discovers he is the inherited heir to a porn empire. Dropped into a bitter power struggle, his new flock of beautiful co-workers come to his aid.
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John Q
Title: John Q
Character: Wife of Heart Transplant Patient
Released: February 15, 2002
Type: Movie
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
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Enemies of Laughter
Title: Enemies of Laughter
Character: Helen
Released: November 10, 2000
Type: Movie
Nerdy-looking Paul is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer with a lackluster love life. But his best pal has an idea that might turn things around when he decides to film Paul's life and turn his romantic disasters into a comedic documentary. When a beautiful young director decides to produce the real-life romantic comedy, Paul realizes that Cupid may be poised with his bow and arrow.
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Title: Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Character: self
Released: March 1, 1994
Type: TV
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Baby Boom
Title: Baby Boom
Character: Cloak Room Attendant
Released: October 7, 1987
Type: Movie
J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!
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The Ladies Club
Title: The Ladies Club
Character: Eva
Released: April 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men who have committed repeated violations of women and gotten away with it through legal technicalities.
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Sparkling Cyanide
Title: Sparkling Cyanide
Character: Christine Shannon
Released: November 5, 1983
Type: Movie
One year ago on November 2, seven people sat down to dinner at the Luxembourg. One of them, Rosemary Barton, never got up. She was thought to have committed suicide due to post-flu depression.
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Risky Business
Title: Risky Business
Character: Vicki
Released: August 5, 1983
Type: Movie
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
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Your Place... or Mine?
Title: Your Place... or Mine?
Released: March 2, 1983
Type: Movie
Karen (Tyne Daly) is a San Francisco real estate broker and best friend of psychiatrist Alexandra Benedict (Bonnie Franklin) whose boyfriend leaves her. Karen's husband Phillip (Peter Bonerz) plays rugby with gardener Nick Richmond (Robert Klein) who Karen thinks is the perfect match for Alexandra, but circumstances stop Alexandra from meeting Nick until the last minutes of the narrative.
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The Million Dollar Infield
Title: The Million Dollar Infield
Character: Bunny Wahl
Released: February 2, 1982
Type: Movie
Four wealthy Long Islanders play for an amateur softball team. All four men suffer from profound personal and professional problems, thus the weekly ball game becomes a method of working out their frustrations. So adept do they become at this cathartic activity that their team makes it to the statewide championship — which leads to yet another crisis.
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The Love Tapes
Title: The Love Tapes
Character: Susan
Released: May 9, 1980
Type: Movie
At Frank Yost's Good Possibilities, a state-of-the-art videotaping dating service, various clients have misadventures while trying to find the right person to be with.
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
Title: The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 1979
Type: Movie
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
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Fame
Title: Fame
Character: Lucia
Released: January 2, 1978
Type: Movie
A waiter becomes a sudden overnight success as a playwright, and then begins negotiations with an Italian movie director to turn his play into a film. The results are unexpected.
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New York, New York
Title: New York, New York
Character: Doyle's Girl in Major Chord
Released: June 21, 1977
Type: Movie
An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.
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Title: Three's Company
Character: Barmaid
Released: March 15, 1977
Type: TV
The three single roommates Janet Wood, Chrissy Snow and Jack Tripper all platonically share Apartment 201 in a Santa Monica, California apartment building owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roper.
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Having Babies
Title: Having Babies
Character: Kristy Potter
Released: October 17, 1976
Type: Movie
The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Molly
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Vanessa Barsini
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Cathleen Calvert
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Eve Plummer
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Geraldine Ferguson
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Trish Fairbanks
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.