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Penny Santon (1916–1999)

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Often relied on in movies and TV to play the traditional Italian mama. See more trivia »

Born:

Pierina della Santina
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Burbank, California, USA
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1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
– Surveillance Camera
 
1997 Friends (TV series)
Nonna
– The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister (1997) … Nonna
 
1996 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Grandma Louisa
– A Comedy of Eros (1996) … Grandma Louisa
 
1995 Northern Exposure (TV series)
Mama Grippo
– Little Italy (1995) … Mama Grippo
 
1991-1994 Columbo (TV series)
Lucia / Momma
– Undercover (1994) … Lucia
– Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) … Momma
 
1994 Burke's Law (TV series)
– Who Killed the Legal Eagle? (1994)
 
1993 There Was a Little Boy (TV movie)
Maria
 
1993 Che bella famiglia (short)
Grandma Angelina
 
1990-1993 Life Goes On (TV series)
Teresa Giordano
– Lost Weekend (1993) … Teresa Giordano
– Happy Holidays (1992) … Teresa Giordano
– Consenting Adults (1992) … Teresa Giordano
– Hearts & Flowers (1992) … Teresa Giordano
– Loaded Question (1991) … Teresa Giordano
See all 12 episodes »
 
1991 One Good Cop
Mrs. Cristofaro
 
1990 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Monchelli Sister
– Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963 (1990) … Monchelli Sister
 
1990 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Mama Cimino
– Brotherly Love: Part 1 (1990) … Mama Cimino
 
1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Mrs. Rizzo
– Deadpan (1988) … Mrs. Rizzo
 
1986-1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Muriel / Muriel Lacey
– Friendly Fire (1988) … Muriel
– Old Flames (1988) … Muriel
– To Sir, with Love (1987) … Muriel Lacey
– Post Partum (1986) … Muriel Lacey
 
1988 L.A. Law (TV series)
Mrs. Gianelli
– Full Marital Jacket (1988) … Mrs. Gianelli
 
1987 Moonlighting (TV series)
Madame Palmer, The Fortune Teller
– Cool Hand Dave: Part 2 (1987) … Madame Palmer, The Fortune Teller
 
1987 Starman (TV series)
Aunt Rose
– The Wedding (1987) … Aunt Rose
 
1985-1986 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Anna Furillo / Barbara Furillo
– Fathers and Guns (1986) … Anna Furillo
– The Virgin and the Turkey (1985) … Barbara Furillo
 
1986 Short Circuit
Mrs. Cepeda
 
1986 Hunter (TV series)
Mrs. Fiori
– Scrap Metal (1986) … Mrs. Fiori
 
1985 Stir Crazy (TV series)
Tony's Mother
– Where's Mary? (1985) … Tony's Mother
 
1985 Fletch
Velma Stanwyk
 
1985 The Ferret (TV movie)
Mother
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series)
Mama
– A Pocketful of Steele (1984) … Mama
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
Market Owner
– The Hunted (1984) … Market Owner
 
1984 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Grandma Rizzo
– To Touch the Moon (1984) … Grandma Rizzo
 
1984 Rhinestone
Mother
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Mrs. Vincenzo
– Olympic Quest (1984) … Mrs. Vincenzo
 
1983 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Frannie Catalano
– All About Eve (1983) … Frannie Catalano
 
1983 When Your Lover Leaves (TV movie)
Flora
 
1982-1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
Mama Rosa Novelli / Mrs. Novelli
– The Hunted (1983) … Mama Rosa Novelli
– A Novel Way to Die (1983) … Mama Rosa Novelli
– A Deadly Parlay (1983) … Mama Rosa Novelli
– Fear for Tomorrow (1983) … Mama Rosa Novelli
– The Showgirl Murders (1983) … Mama Rosa Novelli
See all 23 episodes »
 
1982 Moonlight (TV movie)
Josephine Barbella
 
1982 Chicago Story (TV series)
Verna
– Vendetta (1982) … Verna
 
1982 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Mrs. Martinez
– The Protectors (1982) … Mrs. Martinez
 
1980 B.A.D. Cats (TV series)
Mrs. Bernardi
– Pilot (1980) … Mrs. Bernardi
 
1979 The Last Word
Mrs. Tempino
 
1979 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Ma Gagglio
– The Man Who Saw the Alligators (1979) … Ma Gagglio
 
1979 ...And Your Name Is Jonah (TV movie)
Grandma
 
1978 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Grandma DeFazio
– Festival: Part 2 (1978) … Grandma DeFazio
– Festival: Part 1 (1978) … Grandma DeFazio
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Aunt Rose
– Airliner (1978) … Aunt Rose
 
1977 Rosetti and Ryan (TV series)
Ma Rosetti
– Men Who Love Women (1977) … Ma Rosetti
 
1977 Delvecchio (TV series)
Mrs. Coletta
– Licensed to Kill (1977) … Mrs. Coletta
 
1976 The Practice (TV series)
Rose
– Jules' Vacation (1976) … Rose
 
1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Mama Rossini
– Generation of Evil (1976) … Mama Rossini
 
1975 The Legend of Valentino (TV movie)
Madame Tullio
 
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Mother
– The Youth Killer (1975) … Mother
 
1975 Get Christie Love! (TV series)
Mrs. Oblonski
– My Son, the Murderer (1975) … Mrs. Oblonski
 
1973-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Grocer's Wife / Madame Kapati
– What's New with Mark? (1974) … Madame Kapati
– Downhill All the Way (1973) … Grocer's Wife
 
1974 The Last Angry Man (TV movie)
Mrs. Parelli
 
1974 Chase (TV series)
Mrs. Katz
– Eighty-Six Proof TNT (1974) … Mrs. Katz
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
Shirley
– The Stainless Steel Lady (1974) … Shirley
 
1974 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Mrs. Casino
– Pssst! Hammerman's After You! (1974) … Mrs. Casino
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Sophie
– Cop in a Cage (1974) … Sophie
 
1973 Roll Out (TV series)
Madam Delacort
– No Wages: All Fear (1973) … Madam Delacort
– Members of the Wedding (1973) … Madam Delacort
– Sweet Millions (1973) … Madam Delacort
– Dark Victory (1973) … Madam Delacort
– Pilot (1973) … Madam Delacort
 
1973 Needles and Pins (TV series)
Angela
– Union Trouble (1973) … Angela
 
1973 Adam-12 (TV series)
Mary Maxwell / Woman shoplifter
– Van Nuys Division: Pete's Mustache (1973) … Woman shoplifter
– Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 (1973) … Mary Maxwell
 
1973 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
– The Strike (1973)
 
1973 Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (TV movie)
Maria Roncalli
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Ma Ferguson
– The Year of the Locusts (1972) … Ma Ferguson
 
1972 Search (TV series)
Concierge
– Live Men Tell Tales (1972) … Concierge
 
1971 Bewitched (TV series)
Isabel Baldoni
– Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni (1971) … Isabel Baldoni
 
1971 The Impatient Heart (TV movie)
Mrs. Esposito
 
1971 Kotch
Mrs. Segura
 
1970 Matt Lincoln (TV series)
– Doc (1970)
 
1970 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Mrs. Montero / Nurse
– No Tears for Mrs. Thomas (1970) … Mrs. Montero
– My Sister, the Doctor (1970) … Nurse
 
1970 A Storm in Summer (TV movie)
Mrs. Gold
 
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Consuelo Guadalupe-Lopez
– A Matter of Humanities (1969) … Consuelo Guadalupe-Lopez
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Head Nurse
– Keep the Doctor Away (1969) … Head Nurse
 
1960-1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Maria Rossi / Esmerelda Lopez / Rosalie Michelson
– The Sound of Drums (1968) … Maria Rossi
– The Deed and the Dilemma (1967) … Maria Rossi
– Big Shadow on the Land (1966) … Maria Rossi
– Look to the Stars (1962) … Rosalie Michelson
– El Toro Grande (1960) … Esmerelda Lopez
 
1968 Funny Girl
Mrs. Meeker
 
1968 Don't Just Stand There
Renée
 
1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Sister Angelica
– A Joyful Noise (1968) … Sister Angelica
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Linen Maid
– The Little John Doe Affair (1966) … Linen Maid
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Grandmama Monteri
– The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part II (1966) … Grandmama Monteri
– The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part I (1966) … Grandmama Monteri
 
1965-1966 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Grandmother / Miss Gonzales
– When a Martian Makes His Violin Cry (1966) … Grandmother
– Keep Me from the Church on Time (1965) … Miss Gonzales
 
1966 That Girl (TV series)
Helen Marie
– What's in a Name? (1966) … Helen Marie
 
1965 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Theresa Maggiore
– The Return of Giuseppe (1965) … Theresa Maggiore
 
1965 Peyton Place (TV series)
Mrs. Zito
– Episode #1.72 (1965) … Mrs. Zito
 
1965 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Italian Woman
– The Jet Set (1965) … Italian Woman
 
1964 Wendy and Me (TV series)
– George Burns While Rome Fiddles (1964)
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Vivian Santo
– The Revenge of the Worm (1964) … Vivian Santo
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Serafina Donati
– Another Kind of Music (1964) … Serafina Donati
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Rivera
– My Door Is Locked and Bolted (1964) … Mrs. Rivera
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Senora Ortega
– The Dark Madonna (1963) … Senora Ortega
 
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger
Mama Rossini
 
1963 Captain Newman, M.D.
Waitress at Blue Grotto (uncredited)
 
1960-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Mrs. Elster / Mrs. Neuman / Rosa Pucci / …
– Bonus Baby (1963) … Rosa Pucci
– The Floating Man (1962) … Mrs. Elster
– The Lovely American (1962) … Signora Mello
– The Antwerp Caper (1960) … Mrs. Neuman
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Celeste Fourant
– The Battle of the Roses (1963) … Celeste Fourant
 
1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Carlotta Perez
– The Adam MacKenzie Story (1963) … Carlotta Perez
 
1960-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Emily Brodowski / Gio's Wife / Mrs. Romaldi / …
– The Butcher's Boy (1963) … Mrs. Romaldi
– Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino (1961) … Gio's Wife
– The Underworld Bank (1960) … Mrs. Zagano
– One-Armed Bandits (1960) … Emily Brodowski
 
1963 California
Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta
 
1962-1963 Don't Call Me Charlie (TV series)
Madame Fatime
– Lorenzo Johnson, D.V.M., Retired (1963) … Madame Fatime
– No Milk Today (1963) … Madame Fatime
– Rollo the Wonder Dog (1963) … Madame Fatime
– Raise Your Right Hand (1963) … Madame Fatime
– Take My Hand (1962) … Madame Fatime
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1963 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Mama Donelli
– The Home-Coming Bit (1963) … Mama Donelli
 
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Mrs. Celli
– First Class Citizen (1962) … Mrs. Celli
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Mme. Berengeri / Rose Groat
– Women of Silure (1962) … Mme. Berengeri
– The Cost of Living (1962) … Rose Groat
 
1961-1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– A Man's Castle (1962)
– Quicksand (1961)
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Postman's Wife
– The Outsider (1962) … Postman's Wife
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
– Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962)
 
1960-1962 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Mrs. Andreades / Mrs. Fiore / Mrs. Novotny
– Footlights (1962) … Mrs. Andreades
– The Twelfth Hour (1961) … Mrs. Novotny
– Burnett's Woman (1960) … Mrs. Fiore
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Ruth Agurski
– My Brother, the Doctor (1962) … Ruth Agurski
 
1961 Lover Come Back
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
 
1961 West Side Story
Madam Lucia (uncredited)
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Servant
– Rio Salado (1961) … Servant
 
1959-1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Mama Patruzzio / Senora Madrera
– Blood Flower (1961) … Senora Madrera
– The Aerialist (1959) … Mama Patruzzio
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Stella Lombardi
– Sleep on Four Pillows (1961) … Stella Lombardi
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
Mme. Collet
– The Searing Flame (1960) … Mme. Collet
 
1960 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Senora Huerta
– The Case of Senor Huerto (1960) … Senora Huerta
 
1960 M Squad (TV series)
Mrs. Ryder
– The Second Best Killer (1960) … Mrs. Ryder
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
Maria Vanetti
– My Son Is a Stranger (1959) … Maria Vanetti
 
1959 Cry Tough
Señora Estrada
 
1959 This Earth Is Mine
Mrs. Petucci
 
1959 Frontier Doctor (TV series)
Nell Tashman
– Man to Man (1959) … Nell Tashman
 
1958-1959 State Trooper (TV series)
Mother May
– The Choker (1959) … Mother May
– Firebug (1958) … Mother May
 
1959 Zorro (TV series)
Crescencia / Cresencia
– The Brooch (1959) … Crescencia
– Please Believe Me (1959) … Cresencia
– The Missing Father (1959) … Crescencia
 
1958 Man with a Camera (TV series)
Mrs. Kraus
– Six Faces of Satan (1958) … Mrs. Kraus
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Mama Chamini
– The Paper Shroud (1958) … Mama Chamini
 
1958 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Mrs. Price
– The Brownstone Incident (1958) … Mrs. Price
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Armando's Wife
– Laredo (1957) … Armando's Wife
 
1957 Studio 57 (TV series)
– Rebel Rookie (1957)
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Madame Benoit
– Counterfeit Dixie (1957) … Madame Benoit
 
1957 Dino
Mrs. Minetta
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957)
 
1956 Full of Life
Carla Rocco
 
1956 The Wrong Man
Spanish Woman (uncredited)
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Constanzia Buonarotti
– The Salvatore Buonarotti Story (1956) … Constanzia Buonarotti
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Italian Tenant
– Toby (1956) … Italian Tenant
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Barecky
– I'll Make the Arrest (1956) … Mrs. Barecky
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Mother / Panalya / Senora LaTorre
– In a Different Life (1956) … Panalya
– The Thread (1956) … Mother
– The Liberator (1956) … Senora LaTorre
 
1956 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mrs. Trantini
– Song of Rome (1956) … Mrs. Trantini
 
1955 Aimee De Rivery (TV movie)
Katon Kaija
 
1955 Interrupted Melody
Mme. Gilly's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1953 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Rain No More (1953)
 
1952 Sometimes She's Sunday (TV movie)
 
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1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– Laredo (1957) (performer: "Silent Night")
 
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1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
Grandma Monteri
 

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In 1973, she co-starred in an unsold sitcom pilot for NBC called "Patsy". Pat Cooper starred as the manager of a small Italian restaurant who must deal with his oddball relatives.
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Trivia:

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Star Sign:

Virgo