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California (1963) -- The people of the Mexican Territory unite in a movement to break away from Mexico and apply for admission to the United States.
"McHale's Navy" (1962): Season 4: Episode 15 -- Binghamton suspects McHale is involved in the black market.
Short Circuit (1986) -- Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) -- Jonah is a lonely deaf child who has been misdiagnosed as retarded. Jonah's mother and father struggle to establish communication with their son.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 2: Episode 6 -- A reunion between childhood sweethearts does not end happily ever after.

Overview

Date of Birth:
2 September 1916, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
12 May 1999, Burbank, California, USA more
Trivia:
Often relied on in movies and TV to play the traditional Italian mama. more
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Filmography

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Actress:
  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. "Chicago Story" .... Verna (1 episode, 1982)
        - Vendetta (1982) TV episode .... Verna
  33. T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV) .... Mrs. Martinez
  34. "T.J. Hooker" .... Mrs. Martinez (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Protectors (1982) TV episode .... Mrs. Martinez
  35. The Last Word (1980) .... Mrs. Tempino
    ... aka Danny Travis
    ... aka The Number (UK)
  36. "B.A.D. Cats" (1980) TV series .... Mrs. Bernardi (unknown episodes)

  37. "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
  38. And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) (TV) .... Grandma
  39. "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
  40. "Lou Grant" .... Aunt Rose (1 episode, 1978)
        - Airliner (1978) TV episode .... Aunt Rose
  41. Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women (1977) (TV) .... Ma Rosetti
  42. "Delvecchio" .... Mrs. Coletta (1 episode, 1977)
        - Licensed to Kill (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Coletta
  43. The Legend of Valentino (1975) (TV) .... Madame Tullio
  44. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Lance's Mother (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka The Night Stalker
        - The Youth Killer (1975) TV episode .... Lance's Mother
  45. "Get Christie Love!" .... Mrs. Oblonski (1 episode, 1975)
        - My Son, the Murderer (1975) TV episode .... Mrs. Oblonski
  46. "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
  47. The Last Angry Man (1974) (TV) .... Mrs. Parelli
  48. "Chase" .... Mrs. Katz (1 episode, 1974)
        - Eighty-Six Proof TNT (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Katz
  49. "The Magician" .... Shirley (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Stainless Steel Lady (1974) TV episode .... Shirley
  50. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Mrs. Casino (1 episode, 1974)
        - Pssst! Hammerman's After You! (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Casino
  51. "Kojak" .... Sophie (1 episode, 1974)
        - Cop in a Cage (1974) TV episode .... Sophie
  52. "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
  53. "Needles and Pins" .... Angela (1 episode, 1973)
        - Union Trouble (1973) TV episode .... Angela
  54. "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
  55. "Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - The Strike (1973) TV episode
  56. Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973) (TV) .... Maria Roncalli
  57. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Ma Ferguson (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Year of the Locusts (1972) TV episode .... Ma Ferguson
  58. "Search" .... Concierge (1 episode, 1972)
        - Live Men Tell Tales (1972) TV episode .... Concierge
  59. "Bewitched" .... Mrs. Baldoni (1 episode, 1971)
        - Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Baldoni
  60. The Impatient Heart (1971) (TV) .... Mrs. Esposito
  61. Kotch (1971) .... Mrs. Segura
  62. "Matt Lincoln" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Doc (1970) TV episode
  63. "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
  64. "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
  65. A Storm in Summer (1970) (TV) .... Mrs. Gold
    ... aka The Merchant of Scarsdale (USA: alternative title)

  66. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) (TV) .... Consuelo Guadalupe Lopez
    ... aka A Matter of Humanities (USA: new syndication title)
  67. "The Name of the Game" .... Head Nurse (1 episode, 1969)
        - Keep the Doctor Away (1969) TV episode .... Head Nurse
  68. "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
  69. Funny Girl (1968) .... Mrs. Meeker
  70. Don't Just Stand There! (1968) .... Renée
  71. "The High Chaparral" .... Sister Angelica (1 episode, 1968)
        - A Joyful Noise (1968) TV episode .... Sister Angelica
  72. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Linen Maid (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Little John Doe Affair (1966) TV episode .... Linen Maid
  73. "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
  74. "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
  75. "McHale's Navy" .... Theresa Maggiore (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Return of Giuseppe (1965) TV episode .... Theresa Maggiore
  76. "That Girl" .... Helen Marie (1 episode, 1965)
        - What's in a Name? (1965) TV episode .... Helen Marie
  77. "Peyton Place" .... Mrs. Zito (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.72 (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Zito
  78. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Italian Woman (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Gomer Pyle (Australia)
        - The Jet Set (1965) TV episode .... Italian Woman
  79. "Arrest and Trial" .... Vivan Santo (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Revenge of the Worm (1964) TV episode .... Vivan Santo
  80. "Channing" .... Serafina Donati (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Young and the Bold
        - Another Kind of Music (1964) TV episode .... Serafina Donati
  81. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Rivera (1 episode, 1964)
        - My Door Is Locked and Bolted (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Rivera
  82. "Temple Houston" .... Senora Ortega (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Dark Madonna (1963) TV episode .... Senora Ortega
  83. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) .... Mama Rossini
  84. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) (uncredited) .... Waitress at Blue Grotto
  85. "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
  86. "Combat!" .... Celeste Fourant (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Battle of the Roses (1963) TV episode .... Celeste Fourant
  87. "Wagon Train" .... Carlotta Perez (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Adam MacKenzie Story (1963) TV episode .... Carlotta Perez
  88. "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
  89. California (1963) .... Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta
  90. "Don't Call Me Charlie" .... Madame Fatime (17 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Lorenzo Johnson, D.V.M., Retired (1963) TV episode .... Madame Fatime
        - No Milk Today (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
          (12 more)
  91. "Saints and Sinners" .... Mama Donelli (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Home-Coming Bit (1963) TV episode .... Mama Donelli
  92. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" .... Mrs. Celli (1 episode, 1962)
        - First Class Citizen (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Celli
  93. "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
  94. "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
  95. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962) TV episode
  96. "The Roaring 20's" .... Mrs. Andreades / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - Footlights (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Andreades
        - Burnett's Woman (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Fiore
  97. West Side Story (1961) (uncredited) .... Madam Lucia
  98. "Rawhide" .... Servant (1 episode, 1961)
        - Incident at Rio Salado (1961) TV episode .... Servant
  99. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Mama Patruzzio / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka Alcoa Presents (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
        - Blood Flower (1961) TV episode .... Senora Madrera
        - The Aerialist (1959) TV episode .... Mama Patruzzio
  100. "Route 66" .... Stella (1 episode, 1961)
        - Sleep on Four Pillows (1961) TV episode .... Stella
  101. "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
  102. "M Squad" .... Mrs. Ryder (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Second Best Killer (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Ryder

  103. "The Lineup" .... Maria Vanetti (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka San Francisco Beat
        - My Son Is a Stranger (1959) TV episode .... Maria Vanetti
  104. Cry Tough (1959) .... Señora Estrada
  105. This Earth Is Mine (1959) .... Mrs. Petucci
  106. "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
  107. "State Trooper" .... Mother May (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Choker (1959) TV episode .... Mother May
        - Firebug (1958) TV episode .... Mother May
  108. "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
  109. "Man with a Camera" .... Mrs. Kraus (1 episode, 1958)
        - Six Faces of Satan (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Kraus
  110. "Mike Hammer" .... Mama Chamini (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
        - The Paper Shroud (1958) TV episode .... Mama Chamini
  111. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Mrs. Price (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Brownstone Incident (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Price
  112. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Madame Benoit (1 episode, 1957)
        - Counterfeit Dixie (1957) TV episode .... Madame Benoit
  113. Dino (1957) .... Mrs. Minetta
    ... aka Killer Dino (UK)
  114. "Telephone Time" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957) TV episode
  115. Full of Life (1956) .... Carla Rocco
  116. The Wrong Man (1956) (uncredited) .... Spanish woman
  117. "The Millionaire" .... Constanzia Buonarotti (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka If You Had a Million
        - The Salvatore Buonarotti Story (1956) TV episode .... Constanzia Buonarotti
  118. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Italian Tenant (1 episode, 1956)
        - Toby (1956) TV episode .... Italian Tenant
  119. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Mrs. Barecky (1 episode, 1956)
        - I'll Make the Arrest (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Barecky
  120. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Mother / ... (3 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - In a Different Life (1956) TV episode .... Panalya
        - The Thread (1956) TV episode .... Mother
        - The Liberator (1956) TV episode .... Senora LaTorre
  121. "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
  122. Interrupted Melody (1955) (uncredited) .... Mme. Gilly's secretary
  123. "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

Additional Details

Other Works:
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. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Action more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Police | Beautiful Woman | Cult Favorite more

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