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1. "Friends" .... Nonna (1 episode, 1997)
       - The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister (1997) TV episode .... Nonna
2. "Murphy Brown" .... Grandma Louisa (1 episode, 1996)
       - A Comedy of Eros (1996) TV episode .... Grandma Louisa
3. "Northern Exposure" .... Mama Grippo (1 episode, 1995)
       - Little Italy (1995) TV episode .... Mama Grippo
4. Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV) .... Lucia
5. "Burke's Law" (1 episode, 1994)
       - Who Killed the Legal Eagle? (1994) TV episode
6. There Was a Little Boy (1993) (TV) .... Maria
7. Che bella famiglia (1993) .... Grandma Angelina
8. "Life Goes On" .... Teresa Giordano (12 episodes, 1990-1993)
       - Lost Weekend (1993) TV episode .... Teresa Giordano
       - Happy Holidays (1992) TV episode .... Teresa Giordano
       - Consenting Adults (1992) TV episode .... Teresa Giordano
       - Hearts & Flowers (1992) TV episode .... Teresa Giordano
       - Loaded Question (1991) TV episode .... Teresa Giordano
         (7 more)
9. Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) .... Momma
10. One Good Cop (1991) .... Mrs. Cristofaro
    ... aka One Man's Justice (Europe)
11. "Quantum Leap" .... Monchelli Sister (1 episode, 1990)
        - Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963 (1990) TV episode .... Monchelli Sister
12. "In the Heat of the Night" .... Mama Cimino (1 episode, 1990)
        - Brotherly Love: Part 1 (1990) TV episode .... Mama Cimino
    
    
13. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Mrs. Rizzo (1 episode, 1988)
        - Deadpan (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Rizzo
14. "Cagney & Lacey" .... Muriel / ... (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
        - Friendly Fire (1988) TV episode .... Muriel
        - Old Flames (1988) TV episode .... Muriel
        - To Sir, with Love (1987) TV episode .... Muriel Lacey
        - Post Partum (1986) TV episode .... Muriel Lacey
15. "L.A. Law" .... Mrs. Gianelli (1 episode, 1988)
        - Full Marital Jacket (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Gianelli
16. "Moonlighting" .... Madame Palmer, The Fortune Teller (1 episode, 1987)
        - Cool Hand Dave: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... Madame Palmer, The Fortune Teller
17. "Starman" .... Aunt Rose (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Wedding (1987) TV episode .... Aunt Rose
18. "Hill Street Blues" .... Anna Furillo / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
        - Fathers and Guns (1986) TV episode .... Anna Furillo
        - The Virgin and the Turkey (1985) TV episode .... Barbara Furillo
19. Short Circuit (1986) .... Mrs. Cepeda
20. "Hunter" .... Mrs. Fiori (1 episode, 1986)
        - Scrap Metal (1986) TV episode .... Mrs. Fiori
21. "Stir Crazy" .... Tony's Mother (1 episode, 1985)
        - Where's Mary? (1985) TV episode .... Tony's Mother
22. Fletch (1985) .... Velma Stanwyk
23. The Ferret (1985) (TV) .... Mother
24. "Airwolf" .... Market Owner (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka "Lobo del aire" (USA: Spanish title)
        - The Hunted (1984) TV episode .... Market Owner
25. "Highway to Heaven" .... Grandma Rizzo (1 episode, 1984)
        - To Touch the Moon (1984) TV episode .... Grandma Rizzo
26. Rhinestone (1984) .... Mother Martinelli
27. "The Fall Guy" .... Mrs. Vincenzo (1 episode, 1984)
        - Olympic Quest (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Vincenzo
28. "St. Elsewhere" .... Frannie Catalano (1 episode, 1983)
        - All About Eve (1983) TV episode .... Frannie Catalano
29. When Your Lover Leaves (1983) (TV) .... Flora
30. "Matt Houston" .... Mama Rosa Novelli (1 episode, 1982-1983)
        - Whose Party Is It Anyway? (1983) TV episode .... Mama Rosa Novelli
31. Moonlight (1982) (TV) .... Josephine Barbella
32. T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV) .... Mrs. Martinez
33. "T.J. Hooker" .... Mrs. Martinez (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Protectors (1982) TV episode .... Mrs. Martinez
34. The Last Word (1980) .... Mrs. Tempino
    ... aka Danny Travis
    ... aka The Number (UK)
35. "B.A.D. Cats" (1980) TV series .... Mrs. Bernardi (unknown episodes)
    
    
36. "The Rockford Files" .... Ma Gagglio (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "Jim Rockford, Private Investigator" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Man Who Saw the Alligators (1979) TV episode .... Ma Gagglio
37. And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) (TV) .... Grandma
38. "Laverne & Shirley" .... Grandma (2 episodes, 1978)
    ... aka "Laverne & Shirley & Company" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Laverne & Shirley & Friends" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney" (USA: first season title)
        - Festival: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Grandma
        - Festival: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Grandma
39. "Lou Grant" .... Aunt Rose (1 episode, 1978)
        - Airliner (1978) TV episode .... Aunt Rose
40. Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women (1977) (TV) .... Ma Rosetti
41. "Delvecchio" .... Mrs. Coletta (1 episode, 1977)
        - Licensed to Kill (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Coletta
42. The Legend of Valentino (1975) (TV) .... Madame Tullio
43. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Lance's Mother (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "The Night Stalker"
        - The Youth Killer (1975) TV episode .... Lance's Mother
44. "Get Christie Love!" .... Mrs. Oblonski (1 episode, 1975)
        - My Son, the Murderer (1975) TV episode .... Mrs. Oblonski
45. "Ironside" .... Grocer's Wife / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
        - What's New with Mark? (1974) TV episode .... Madame Kapati
        - Downhill All the Way (1973) TV episode .... Grocer's Wife
46. The Last Angry Man (1974) (TV) .... Mrs. Parelli
47. "Chase" .... Mrs. Katz (1 episode, 1974)
        - Eighty-Six Proof TNT (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Katz
48. "The Magician" .... Shirley (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Stainless Steel Lady (1974) TV episode .... Shirley
49. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Mrs. Casino (1 episode, 1974)
        - Pssst! Hammerman's After You! (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Casino
50. "Kojak" .... Sophie (1 episode, 1974)
        - Cop in a Cage (1974) TV episode .... Sophie
51. "Roll Out" .... Madam Delacort (5 episodes, 1973)
        - No Wages: All Fear (1973) TV episode .... Madam Delacort
        - Members of the Wedding (1973) TV episode .... Madam Delacort
        - Sweet Millions (1973) TV episode .... Madam Delacort
        - Dark Victory (1973) TV episode .... Madam Delacort
        - Pilot (1973) TV episode .... Madam Delacort
52. "Needles and Pins" .... Angela (1 episode, 1973)
        - Union Trouble (1973) TV episode .... Angela
53. "Adam-12" .... Mary Maxwell / ... (2 episodes, 1973)
        - Van Nuys Division: Pete's Mustache (1973) TV episode .... Woman shoplifter
        - Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 (1973) TV episode .... Mary Maxwell
54. "Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "The New Temperatures Rising Show" (USA: new title)
        - The Strike (1973) TV episode
55. Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973) (TV) .... Maria Roncalli
56. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Ma Ferguson (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Year of the Locusts (1972) TV episode .... Ma Ferguson
57. "Search" .... Concierge (1 episode, 1972)
        - Live Men Tell Tales (1972) TV episode .... Concierge
58. "Bewitched" .... Mrs. Baldoni (1 episode, 1971)
        - Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Baldoni
59. The Impatient Heart (1971) (TV) .... Mrs. Esposito
60. Kotch (1971) .... Mrs. Segura
61. "Matt Lincoln" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Doc (1970) TV episode
62. "The Flying Nun" .... Luisa Francisca Montero / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
        - No Tears for Mrs. Thomas (1970) TV episode .... Luisa Francisca Montero
        - My Sister, the Doctor (1970) TV episode .... Nurse
63. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Katon Kaija / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1970)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - A Storm in Summer (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Gold
        - Aimee De Rivery (1955) TV episode .... Katon Kaija
        - Sometimes She's Sunday (1952) TV episode
64. A Storm in Summer (1970) (TV) .... Mrs. Gold
    ... aka The Merchant of Scarsdale (USA)
    
    
65. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) (TV) .... Consuelo Guadalupe Lopez
    ... aka A Matter of Humanities (USA: new syndication title)
66. "The Name of the Game" .... Head Nurse (1 episode, 1969)
        - Keep the Doctor Away (1969) TV episode .... Head Nurse
67. "Bonanza" .... Maria Rossi / ... (5 episodes, 1960-1968)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Sound of Drums (1968) TV episode .... Maria Rossi
        - The Deed and the Dilemma (1967) TV episode .... Maria Rossi
        - Big Shadow on the Land (1966) TV episode .... Maria Rossi
        - Look to the Stars (1962) TV episode .... Rosalie Michelson
        - El Toro Grande (1960) TV episode .... Esmerelda Lopez
68. Funny Girl (1968) .... Mrs. Meeker
69. Don't Just Stand There! (1968) .... Renée
70. "The High Chaparral" .... Sister Angelica (1 episode, 1968)
        - A Joyful Noise (1968) TV episode .... Sister Angelica
71. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Linen Maid (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Little John Doe Affair (1966) TV episode .... Linen Maid
72. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Grandmama Monteri (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part II (1966) TV episode .... Grandmama Monteri
        - The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part I (1966) TV episode .... Grandmama Monteri
73. "My Favorite Martian" .... Grandmother / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
    ... aka "My Favourite Martian" (Australia)
        - When a Martian Makes His Violin Cry (1966) TV episode .... Grandmother
        - Keep Me from the Church on Time (1965) TV episode .... Miss Gonzales
74. "McHale's Navy" .... Theresa Maggiore (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Return of Giuseppe (1965) TV episode .... Theresa Maggiore
75. "That Girl" .... Helen Marie (1 episode, 1965)
        - What's in a Name? (1965) TV episode .... Helen Marie
76. "Peyton Place" .... Mrs. Zito (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.72 (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Zito
77. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Italian Woman (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Jet Set (1965) TV episode .... Italian Woman
78. "Arrest and Trial" .... Vivan Santo (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Revenge of the Worm (1964) TV episode .... Vivan Santo
79. "Channing" .... Serafina Donati (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Young and the Bold"
        - Another Kind of Music (1964) TV episode .... Serafina Donati
80. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Rivera (1 episode, 1964)
        - My Door Is Locked and Bolted (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Rivera
81. "Temple Houston" .... Senora Ortega (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Dark Madonna (1963) TV episode .... Senora Ortega
82. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) .... Mama Rossini
83. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) (uncredited) .... Waitress at Blue Grotto
84. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Mrs. Elster / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1963)
        - Bonus Baby (1963) TV episode .... Rosa Pucci
        - The Floating Man (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Elster
        - The Lovely American (1962) TV episode .... Signora Mello
        - The Antwerp Caper (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Neuman
85. "Combat!" .... Celeste Fourant (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Battle of the Roses (1963) TV episode .... Celeste Fourant
86. "Wagon Train" .... Carlotta Perez (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - The Adam MacKenzie Story (1963) TV episode .... Carlotta Perez
87. "The Untouchables" .... Emily Brodowski / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1963)
        - The Butcher's Boy (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Romaldi
        - Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino (1961) TV episode .... Gio's Wife
        - The Underworld Bank (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Zagano
        - One-Armed Bandits (1960) TV episode .... Emily Brodowski
88. California (1963) .... Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta
89. "Don't Call Me Charlie" .... Madame Fatime (17 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Lorenzo Johnson, D.V.M., Retired (1963) TV episode .... Madame Fatime
        - Rollo the Wonder Dog (1963) TV episode .... Madame Fatime
        - Raise Your Right Hand (1963) TV episode .... Madame Fatime
        - Take My Hand (1962) TV episode .... Madame Fatime
        - Play It, Sam (1962) TV episode .... Madame Fatime
          (12 more)
90. "Saints and Sinners" .... Mama Donelli (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Home-Coming Bit (1963) TV episode .... Mama Donelli
91. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" .... Mrs. Celli (1 episode, 1962)
        - First Class Citizen (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Celli
92. "Cain's Hundred" .... Mme. Berengeri / ... (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Woman of Silence (1962) TV episode .... Mme. Berengeri
        - The Cost of Living (1962) TV episode .... Rose Groat
93. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Postman's Wife (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "Robert Taylor's Detectives" (new title)
    ... aka "The Detectives"
    ... aka "The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor"
        - The Outsider (1962) TV episode .... Postman's Wife
94. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962) TV episode
95. "The Roaring 20's" .... Mrs. Andreades / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - Footlights (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Andreades
        - Burnett's Woman (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Fiore
96. West Side Story (1961) (uncredited) .... Madam Lucia
97. "Rawhide" .... Servant (1 episode, 1961)
        - Incident at Rio Salado (1961) TV episode .... Servant
98. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Mama Patruzzio / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka "Alcoa Presents" (USA)
    ... aka "One Step Beyond" (USA: syndication title)
        - Blood Flower (1961) TV episode .... Senora Madrera
        - The Aerialist (1959) TV episode .... Mama Patruzzio
99. "Route 66" .... Stella (1 episode, 1961)
        - Sleep on Four Pillows (1961) TV episode .... Stella
100. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Senora Huerta (1 episode, 1960)
     ... aka "Wyatt Earp"
         - The Case of Senor Huerto (1960) TV episode .... Senora Huerta
101. "M Squad" .... Mrs. Ryder (1 episode, 1960)
         - The Second Best Killer (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Ryder
     
     
102. "The Lineup" .... Maria Vanetti (1 episode, 1959)
     ... aka "San Francisco Beat"
         - My Son Is a Stranger (1959) TV episode .... Maria Vanetti
103. Cry Tough (1959) .... Señora Estrada
104. This Earth Is Mine (1959) .... Mrs. Petucci
105. "Frontier Doctor" .... Nell Tashman (1 episode, 1959)
     ... aka "Man of the West" (USA: syndication title)
     ... aka "Unarmed" (USA: syndication title)
         - Man to Man (1959) TV episode .... Nell Tashman
106. "State Trooper" .... Mother May (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
         - The Choker (1959) TV episode .... Mother May
         - Firebug (1958) TV episode .... Mother May
107. "Zorro" .... Crescencia / ... (3 episodes, 1959)
         - The Brooch (1959) TV episode .... Crescencia
         - Please Believe Me (1959) TV episode .... Cresencia
         - The Missing Father (1959) TV episode .... Crescencia
108. "Man with a Camera" .... Mrs. Kraus (1 episode, 1958)
         - Six Faces of Satan (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Kraus
109. "Mike Hammer" .... Mama Chamini (1 episode, 1958)
     ... aka "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" (USA: complete title)
         - The Paper Shroud (1958) TV episode .... Mama Chamini
110. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Mrs. Price (1 episode, 1958)
         - The Brownstone Incident (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Price
111. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Madame Benoit (1 episode, 1957)
         - Counterfeit Dixie (1957) TV episode .... Madame Benoit
112. Dino (1957) .... Mrs. Minetta
     ... aka Killer Dino (UK)
113. "Telephone Time" (1 episode, 1957)
         - The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957) TV episode
114. Full of Life (1956) .... Carla Rocco
115. The Wrong Man (1956) (uncredited) .... Spanish woman
116. "The Millionaire" .... Constanzia Buonarotti (1 episode, 1956)
     ... aka "If You Had a Million"
         - The Salvatore Buonarotti Story (1956) TV episode .... Constanzia Buonarotti
117. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Italian Tenant (1 episode, 1956)
         - Toby (1956) TV episode .... Italian Tenant
118. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Mrs. Barecky (1 episode, 1956)
         - I'll Make the Arrest (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Barecky
119. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Mother / ... (3 episodes, 1956)
     ... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
     ... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
         - In a Different Life (1956) TV episode .... Panalya
         - The Thread (1956) TV episode .... Mother
         - The Liberator (1956) TV episode .... Senora LaTorre
120. "Letter to Loretta" .... Mrs. Trantini (1 episode, 1956)
     ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
     ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
         - Song of Rome (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Trantini
121. Interrupted Melody (1955) (uncredited) .... Mme. Gilly's secretary
122. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
     ... aka "Ponds Theater" (USA: new title)
         - Rain No More (1953) TV episode
     

Archive Footage:

1. The Spy in the Green Hat (1966) .... Grandma Monteri