Silvana Gallardo

TV Actress

Birthday January 13, 1953

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Jan 2, 2012 (58)

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About

Perhaps most famous for her recurring role as Alicia Nunouz on the CBS soap opera Falcon Crest, she is also known for her appearances in episodes of NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, Cagney and Lacey, and The Golden Girls.

Before Fame

Early in her career, she appeared in 1960s and '70s episodes of Days of Our Lives, Starsky and Hutch, and Kojak.

Trivia

She created an acting training system known as the "Gallardo Method."

Family Life

Born to a family of Native American, Cuban, and Venezuelan heritage, she grew up in New York City's Bronx borough. Her marriage to television and film actor Billy Drago lasted from 1980 until her death in 2012.

Associated With

She and Trevor Howard were both in the cast of the 1981 western film Windwalker.