Connie Sellecca

Connie Sellecca, born Concetta Sellecchia on May 25, 1955, is an American actress, producer, and former model. She is best known for her television roles, including performances in the series Flying High, The Greatest American Hero, and Hotel. Her work in Hotel earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1987.

Sellecca was born in The Bronx to Italian parents, Primo Sellecchia and Marianna Acampora. At the age of 12, she moved to Pomona, Rockland County, New York, where she attended Pomona Junior High School. She developed an interest in the performing arts while attending Ramapo High School in Spring Valley. Although she enrolled at Boston College, she ultimately withdrew to pursue an acting career.

She began her career working as a fashion model before making her professional acting debut in the 1978 television film The Bermuda Depths. From 1978 to 1979, she starred as an airline flight attendant in the short-lived CBS comedy-drama series Flying High. In 1979, she appeared in the television movie Captain America II: Death Too Soon and the slasher film She's Dressed to Kill. She followed these roles with an appearance in the 1980 series Beyond Westworld.

Sellecca achieved wider recognition from 1981 to 1983 playing lawyer Pam Davidson in the ABC comedy-drama series The Greatest American Hero alongside William Katt and Robert Culp. Following the end of the show, she landed the role of promotions manager Christine Francis on the ABC television drama Hotel, starring alongside James Brolin. She appeared on Hotel from 1983 to 1988, earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1987. In 1989, she starred in the miniseries Brotherhood of the Rose.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Sellecca starred in numerous made-for-television films. She also played leading roles in television series, including the CBS crime drama P.S. I Luv U alongside Greg Evigan from 1991 to 1992, and the CBS drama Second Chances from 1993 to 1994. In the 2000s, her film credits included I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus in 2001 and The Wild Stallion in 2009.

In her personal life, Sellecca was previously engaged to actor Howard Platt, whom she met while working on Flying High. She was married to actor Gil Gerard from 1979 to 1987, and the couple has a son named Gib. On April 4, 1992, she married pianist and media personality John Tesh, with whom she has a daughter named Prima. Sellecca is a Christian.