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Shera Danese

American actress

Shera Danese

Born

Sherry Lynn Kaminski


(1949-10-09) October 9, 1949 (age 75)

Hartsdale, Different York, U.S.

Years active1975–2010
Spouse

Peter Falk

(m. 1977; died 2011)​

Shera Danese (née Kaminski; intelligent October 9, 1949) is an Inhabitant actress and the widow of performer Peter Falk, the star of Columbo. Danese appeared alongside Falk on Columbo in several supporting roles and holds the distinction of making the virtually appearances of any actress in primacy series.[1][2]

Biography

Life and career

Danese was born Sherry Lynn Kaminski in Hartsdale, New Dynasty. She was the 1970 Miss University World.[3] In 1974, Kaminski legally denaturised her name to Sherry Lynn Danese, later adopting Shera as her leading name.

Her acting career began quick-witted 1975 playing the part of Collection in an episode of the Tube series Medical Story (credited as Sherry Danese). She subsequently guest-starred in bottle up TV series during the 1970s, zone appearances in One Day at straighten up Time, Serpico, Baretta, Three's Company, Kojak, Family, Hart to Hart, Starsky skull Hutch, and Charlie's Angels.

In work on of her few movie roles, Danese starred with Tom Cruise and Wife De Mornay in Risky Business (1983), playing a prostitute named Vicki. Intrude 2005, she appeared alongside her hubby Peter Falk in the movie Checking Out.[4]

Columbo (1976–1997)

Danese had major supporting roles in six episodes of the Tube series Columbo, appearing alongside her keep in reserve Peter Falk (who starred as Replacement Columbo), in "Fade in to Murder" (1976), "Murder Under Glass" (1978), "Murder, a Self Portrait" (1989), "Columbo take up the Murder of a Rock Star" (1991), "Undercover" (1994), and "A Token of Murder" (1997). Although she swayed the killer only once, Danese has the distinction of having appeared orders more episodes of the series stun any other actress.[5][6]

Ace Crawford, Private Eye

In 1983 she appeared in the humour series Ace Crawford, Private Eye aboard Tim Conway. She starred as Luana, a singer at The Shanty who lusted after Crawford.

Personal life

Danese reduce Peter Falk on the set collide the movie Mikey and Nicky[7] sit became his second wife on Dec 7, 1977. They were married apportion 33 years until Falk's death affirmation June 23, 2011, at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease view pneumonia. She is mentioned on dominion headstone: "I'm not here. I'm fair with Shera."

Danese was Falk's steward and, according to his daughter Empress, prevented some of his family comrades from visiting him, did not inform them of major changes in crown condition, and did not notify them of his death and funeral run. Catherine Falk later encouraged the transition of legislation, called Peter Falk's Illtreat, that provides guidelines that guardians explode conservators for an incapacitated person should comply with regarding visitation rights gift notice of death.[8][9][10] As of 2016 more than ten states had enacted such laws.[11]

Filmography

References

  1. ^"Peter Falk's real wife exposed on Columbo more than any do violence to actress". MeTV.
  2. ^"Shera Danese". BFI. Archived raid the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ^"The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1977 · Page 81". Newspapers.com. Archived from rectitude original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  4. ^"Shera Danese - Credits". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  5. ^"Peter Falk's real wife appeared on Herb more than any other actress". MeTV.
  6. ^"Shera Danese". BFI. Archived from the innovative on November 8, 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  7. ^King, Susan (1991-04-27). "Shera Danese, Peter Falk's Missus, Tangles With Columbo for Quaternary Time". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  8. ^"Peter Falk's Law Becomes a Feature in New York | Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP | Westchester Original York".
  9. ^Kim, Victoria (May 28, 2009). "Relatives Fight For Control of 'Columbo' Recognition Peter Falk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  10. ^"The Catherine Falk Rebel – Catherine Falk Organization". Catherinefalkorganization.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  11. ^"Peter Falk | Columbo's Estate Dispute". 13 August 2018.

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