Editing Connie Sellecca

{{short description|American actress (b. 1955)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Connie Sellecca
| image              = Connie Sellecca 2008.jpg
| caption            = Sellecca in 2008
| birth_name         = Concetta Sellecchia
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1955|05|25}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.
| occupation         = Actress, spokesperson
| years_active       = 1976–present
| alma_mater         = [[Boston College]] 
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Gil Gerard]]|1979|1987|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[John Tesh]]<br>|1992|}}
}}
| partner            = [[Howard Platt]] (1978–1979)
| children           = 2
| homepage           = 
}}

'''Connie Sellecca''' (born '''Concetta Sellecchia'''; May 25, 1955) is an American actress, producer, and former [[Model (person)|model]], best known for her roles on the television series ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'', ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'', and ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]'', for which she was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/connie-sellecca/|title=Connie Sellecca :Biography|work=MSN Movies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810060718/https://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/connie-sellecca/|archive-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sellecca was born Concetta Sellecchia in [[The Bronx]] to Italian parents, Primo Sellecchia and Marianna Acampora, who were married from 1952 until Primo's death in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/marianna-sellecchia-obituary?pid=196469769|title=Marianna Sellecchia Obituary (2020) New York Times|website=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=tullio-ubaldo-sellecchia&pid=150060317#fbLoggedOut|title=Tullio Ubaldo Sellecchia Obituary|publisher=The Journal News|date=January 23, 2011|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref> At age 12, she moved to [[Pomona, New York|Pomona, Rockland County, New York]], and attended Pomona Junior High School. While attending [[Ramapo High School (New York)|Ramapo High School]] in [[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]], she first became interested in the performing arts. Although she attended [[Boston College]], she withdrew to pursue a career in acting.<ref name=bmt>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/64435/Connie-Sellecca/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813093600/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/64435/Connie-Sellecca/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-13|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Jason Buchanan|date=2013|title=Connie Sellecca - About This Person|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref>

==Career==
Sellecca first worked as a fashion model before making her acting debut in the 1978 television film ''[[The Bermuda Depths]]''. She starred in a short-lived CBS comedy-drama series, ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'', about the misadventures of three airline flight attendants, from 1978 to 1979. In 1979, she starred in ''[[Captain America II: Death Too Soon]],'' a television movie starring [[Reb Brown]] in the title role, and slasher film ''[[She's Dressed to Kill]]'' alongside [[Jessica Walter]]. In 1980, she starred in another short-lived series, ''[[Beyond Westworld]]''.

From 1981 to 1983, Sellecca starred as lawyer Pam Davidson in the ABC comedy drama series ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'', which starred [[William Katt]] and [[Robert Culp]]. After ''Hero'' ended, she was released from her contract in time to audition for the part of promotions manager Christine Francis on another ABC television drama, ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'', which starred [[James Brolin]]. She appeared in the series from 1983 to 1988.<ref name=yahoo>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/connie-sellecca/biography.html|title=Connie Sellecca- Biography}}</ref> For her performance, she received a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] in 1987. In 1989, she starred in the high-rated miniseries ''[[Brotherhood of the Rose (miniseries)|Brotherhood of the Rose]]''.

Sellecca played leading roles in a number of made-for-television films in 1980s and 1990s. From 1991 to 1992, she starred along with [[Greg Evigan]] in the CBS crime drama series ''[[P.S. I Luv U]]''. From 1993 to 1994, she starred in a CBS drama series, ''[[Second Chances (American TV series)|Second Chances]]''. Sellecca worked in two films in 2000s, ''[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film)|I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]'' (2001) and ''[[The Wild Stallion]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214676-wild_stallion|title=The Wild Stallion|via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:John Tesh, Connie Sellecca and Prima.jpg|thumb|Tesh, Prima and Sellecca at ''[[Step Up 2: The Streets]]'' premiere]] Sellecca met [[Howard Platt]] in 1978, when they starred together on the television series ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]''; the couple became engaged, and moved in together, when the show's filming schedule caused a conflict, they cancelled their original December 1978 wedding date.<ref name=PlattPartner>{{cite magazine |title=Their Series May Get Canned, but Howard Platt and Connie Sellecca Keep on Flying High—and United |first=Peter |last=Lester |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=1979-02-05 |url=http://people.com/archive/their-series-may-get-canned-but-howard-platt-and-connie-sellecca-keep-on-flying-high-and-united-vol-11-no-5/ |access-date=2021-05-05 |quote=But a week before the wedding, the show was renewed and we only had one day off... We’re just living together and it’s very comfortable}}</ref> The relationship ended before any renewed wedding date could take place.<ref name=PlattEnd>{{cite news |title=TV veteran Platt delighted to be one of McCourt brothers |first=Bill |last=Buell |newspaper=[[The Daily Gazette]] |date=2014-09-25 |url=https://dailygazette.com/2014/09/25/tv-veteran-platt-delighted-be-one-mccourt-brothers/ |access-date=2021-05-05 |quote=Well, the truth is she was 18 years younger than I was, and I felt like we were from two different generations}}</ref> Sellecca was married to actor [[Gil Gerard]] from 1979 to 1987, and they share a son, Gib.<ref name=People10.15.90>{{cite journal|url=https://people.com/archive/stranded-in-orbit-by-his-addictions-former-buck-rogers-gil-gerard-battles-his-way-back-to-e-a-r-t-h-vol-34-no-15/ |last1= Reed |first1= JD |last2= Alexander|first2=Michael |title= Stranded in Orbit by His Addictions, Former ''Buck Rogers'' Gil Gerard Battles His Way Back to E.A.R.T.H. |journal= [[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=34 |issue=15 |page =95 |publisher= Meredith Corporation |date=October 15, 1990}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Basilan |first=Rebelander |date=2019-08-14 |title=Connie Sellecca of 'Hotel' Was Married Twice |url=https://news.amomama.com/166345-connie-sellecca-hotel-was-married-twice.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=news.amomama.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Cardiga">{{Cite web|url=https://news.amomama.com/194248-connie-selleccas-daughter.html|title='Hotel' Star Connie Sellecca's Daughter Is All Grown-Up and Has Become a Gifted Dancer|first=Manuela|last=Cardiga|date=February 19, 2020|website=news.amomama.com}}</ref> On April 4, 1992, she married [[pianist]] and then-''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' host [[John Tesh]]. They have one daughter, Prima.<ref name="Cardiga"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/23/garden/at-home-with-john-tesh-the-discreet-charm-of-a-new-age-sport.html?src=pm|title=AT HOME WITH: John Tesh; The Discreet Charm Of a New-Age Sport|date=March 23, 1995|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=August 19, 2011}}</ref> Like Tesh, Sellecca is a Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantachristianweb.com/celeb_features/tesh.asp|title=John Tesh: A Deeper Faith|accessdate=2007-06-20|work=Atlanta Christian Magazine|author=Crosswalk.com|archive-date=2007-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021082040/http://www.atlantachristianweb.com/celeb_features/tesh.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1978
|''[[The Bermuda Depths]]''
|Jennifer 'Jennie' Haniver
|TV movie
|-
|1978–79
|''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]''
|Lisa Benton
|19 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|1979
|''[[Captain America II: Death Too Soon]]''
|Dr. Wendy Day
|TV movie
|-
|''[[She's Dressed to Kill]]'' 
|Alix Goldman
|TV movie
|-
|1980
|''[[Beyond Westworld]]''
|Pamela Williams
|4 episodes
|-
|1981–83, 1986
|''[[The Greatest American Hero]]''
|Pam Davidson/Hinkley
|41 episodes
|-
|1983–88
|''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]''
|Christine Francis
|115 episodes<br>Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] (1987)
|-
|1984
|''[[Finder of Lost Loves]]''
|Sara Hawthorne Nevins
|Episode: "Goodbye, Sara"
|-
|1985
|''[[International Airport (film)|International Airport]]''
|Dana Fredricks
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2|1987
|''[[The Last Fling]]''
|Gloria Franklin
|TV movie
|-
|''Downpayment on Murder''
|Karen Cardell
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|''[[Brotherhood of the Rose (mini-series)|Brotherhood of the Rose]]''
|Erika Bernstein
|Miniseries
|-
|[[Turn Back the Clock (1989 film)|''Turn Back the Clock'']]
|Stephanie Powers
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan=3|1990
|''[[Miracle Landing]]''
|Mimi Tompkins
|TV movie
|-
|''People Like Us''
|Ruby Nolte Renthall
|TV movie
|-
|''Mulberry Street''
|Connie Savoia
|TV movie
|-
|1991–92
|''[[P.S. I Luv U]]''
|Dani Powell
|13 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|''A House of Secrets and Lies''
|Susan
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Eye of the Storm (1991 film)|Eye of the Storm]]''
|Patricia 'Pete' Peterson
|Movie
|-
|1993
|''Passport to Murder''
|Helen Hollander
|TV movie
|-
|1994
|''She Led Two Lives''
|Rebecca Madison
|TV movie
|-
|1993–94
|''[[Second Chances (U.S. TV series)|Second Chances]]''
|Dianne Benedict
|6 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|1995
|''[[A Dangerous Affair (1995 film)|A Dangerous Affair]]''
|Sharon Blake
|TV movie
|-
|''[[The Surrogate (1995 film)|The Surrogate]]''
|Joan Quinn
|TV movie
|-
|''[[A Holiday to Remember]]''
|Carolyn Giblin
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan=3|1997
|''While My Pretty One Sleeps''
|Neeve Kearny
|TV movie
|-
|''Something Borrowed, Something Blue''
|Monique D'Arcy
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Doomsday Rock]]''
|Katherine
|TV movie
|-
|1999
|''Dangerous Waters''
|Sarah
|TV movie
|-
|2002
|''[[Anna's Dream]]''
|Leslie Morgan
|TV movie
|-
|2001
|''[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film)|I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]''
|Stephanie Carver
|TV movie
|-
|2009
|''[[The Wild Stallion]]''
|Matty
|Direct-to-DVD
|-
|2012
|''All About Christmas Eve''
|Elizabeth Cole
|TV movie
|-
|2013–15
|''[[John Tesh|Intelligence for Your Life]]''
|Herself/host 
|TV series
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|783314}}

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