Theresa Saldana August 20 1954 June 6 2016 was an American actress and author known for her work in film and television She is perhaps best known for her role as Rachel Scali the wife of Police Commissioner Tony Scali in the 1990s television series The Commish for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 1994 Major film roles include the part of Lenore La Motta the wife of Joe Pescis character in the 1980 feature film Raging Bull and Robert Zemeckiss Beatlemania ensemble I Wanna Hold Your Hand She also appeared in Home Movies with Kirk Douglas and Nancy Allen for director Brian De Palma in 1980 The crime of stalking was brought to early attention after Saldana survived a brutal attempted murder by an obsessed fan in 1982 Saldana died at age 61 on June 6 2016 following her hospitalization for pneumonia Description above from the Wikipedia article Theresa Saldana licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia