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Videos (see all 5)
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.
"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.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 2: Episode 6 -- A reunion between childhood sweethearts does not end happily ever after.
Rhinestone (1984) -- A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.

Overview

Date of Death:
12 May 1999, Burbank, California, USA more
Trivia:
She also appeared on Broadway in Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo" as an... more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Archive Footage
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. 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


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

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