Shera Danese | |
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| Born | Sherry Lynn Kaminski October 9, 1949 |
| Years active | 1975–2010 |
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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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Biography
Life and career
Danese was born Sherry Lynn Kaminski in Hartsdale, New York. She was the 1970 Miss Pennsylvania World.[1] In 1974, Kaminski legally changed her name to Sherry Lynn Danese, later adopting Shera as her first name.
Her acting career began in 1975 playing the part of Kitty in an episode of the TV series Medical Story (credited as Sherry Danese). She subsequently guest-starred in other TV series during the 1970s, with appearances in One Day at a Time, Serpico, Baretta, Three's Company, Kojak, Family, Hart to Hart, Starsky and Hutch, and Charlie's Angels.
In one of her few movie roles, Danese starred with Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983), playing a prostitute named Vicki. In 2005, she appeared alongside her husband Peter Falk in the movie Checking Out.[2]
Columbo (1976–1997)
Danese had major supporting roles in six episodes of the TV series Columbo, appearing alongside her husband Peter Falk (who starred as Detective Columbo), in "Fade in to Murder" (1976), "Murder Under Glass" (1978), "Murder, a Self Portrait" (1989), "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" (1991), "Undercover" (1994), and "A Trace of Murder" (1997). Although she played the killer only once, Danese has the distinction of having appeared in more episodes of the series than any other actress.[3][4]
Personal life
Danese met Peter Falk on the set of the movie Mikey and Nicky[5] and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for 33 years until Falk's death on June 23, 2011, at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia. She is mentioned on his headstone: "I'm not here. I'm home with Shera".
Danese was Falk's conservator and, according to his daughter Catherine, prevented some of his family members from visiting him, did not notify them of major changes in his condition, and did not notify them of his death and funeral arrangements. Catherine Falk later encouraged the passage of legislation, called Peter Falk's Law, that provides guidelines that guardians and conservators for an incapacitated person must comply with regarding visitation rights and notice of death.[6][7][8] As of 2016 more than ten states had enacted such laws.[9]
References
- ^ "The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1977 · Page 81". Newspapers.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ "Shera Danese - Credits". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Peter Falk's real wife appeared on Columbo more than any other actress". MeTV.
- ^ "Shera Danese". BFI. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ King, Susan (1991-04-27). "Shera Danese, Peter Falk's Missus, Tangles With Columbo for 4th Time". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ "Peter Falk's Law Becomes a Reality in New York | Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP | Westchester New York".
- ^ Kim, Victoria (May 28, 2009). "Relatives Fight For Control of 'Columbo' Star Peter Falk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ "The Catherine Falk Story – Catherine Falk Organization". Catherinefalkorganization.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Peter Falk | Columbo's Estate Dispute". 13 August 2018.
External links
- Shera Danese at IMDb
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This page was last edited on 10 March 2024, at 06:18