Hollywood actress Theresa Saldana has died at the age of 61.

The star, who had a role opposite Robert De Niro in Raging Bull, passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday after suffering an 'unknown illness,' according to TMZ.

The dark-haired New York native also starred on TV's The Commish and had a promising career before she was nearly stabbed to death by a deranged fan in 1982. The encounter was the plot for the TV movie Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story.

Gone too soon: Hollywood actress Theresa Saldana has died at the age of 61, according to TMZ; here she is seen in 1984

On the 1990s police show The Commish Theresa played Rachel Scali, the commissioner's wife.

She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, in 1994 for her part.

Major film roles include the part of Lenore La Motta, the wife of Joe Pesci's character, in the 1980 feature film Raging Bull.

A classic: Major film roles include the part of Lenore La Motta, the wife of Joe Pesci's character, in the 1980 feature film Raging Bull

On set: The actress with Robert De Niro in Raging Bull

And she also stood out in Robert Zemeckis's Beatle-mania 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.

On March 15, 1982, Saldana was the stalking victim of Arthur Richard Jackson, a 46-year-old drifter from Aberdeen, Scotland.

A TV hit: On the 1990s police show The Commish Theresa played Rachel Scali, the commissioner's wife; here she is seen with Michael Chiklis

Early years: The New York native with Jan-Michael Vincent in 1980's Defiance

A kiss: The star with David Proval in a scene from the film Nunzio in 1978

He became obsessed with her after seeing the star in the 1980 films Defiance and Raging Bull.

Jackson went to her West Hollywood house and stabbed her in the torso 10 times with a 5½-inch (14 cm) knife, nearly killing her.

His attack was so fierce that the blade bent.

On the town: Theresa and Peter Outerbridge at the Time Shifters premiere in Los Angeles in 1999

Many onlookers watched and only a delivery man stepped in.

The star was in the hospital for four months and went on to make Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story.

Jackson served almost 14 years in prison for the assault and making subsequent threats against Saldana and her rescuer while in prison. He died of heart failure in 2004 at age 68.

She stopped acting in 2004.