Penny Santon(1916-1999)

Penny Santon was born on 2 September 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Funny Girl (1968), Short Circuit (1986) and Fletch (1985). She was married to Bruno Della Santina. She died on 12 May 1999 in Burbank, California, USA.

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6.6

6.9

7.2

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.9
TV Series
- Mrs. Romana (segment "Surveillance Camera")
- 1998
Four Corners
6.3
TV Series
- Lupita
- 1998
Friends
8.9
TV Series
- Nonna
- 1997
Murphy Brown
6.9
TV Series
- Grandma Louisa
- 1996
Burke's Law
6.6
TV Series
- Mrs. Piatti
- 1994–1995
Northern Exposure
8.4
TV Series
- Mama Grippo
- 1995
Columbo: Undercover
6.9
TV Movie
- Lucia
- 1994
There Was a Little Boy
6.1
TV Movie
- Maria
- 1993
Che bella famiglia
Short
- Grandma Angelina
- 1993
Life Goes On
7.2
TV Series
- Teresa Giordano
- 1990–1993
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot
7.5
TV Movie
- Momma
- 1991
One Good Cop
5.8
- Mrs. Cristofaro
- 1991
Quantum Leap
8.2
TV Series
- Monchelli Sister
- 1990
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
TV Series
- Mama Cimino
- 1990
Mulberry Street
7.6
TV Movie
- Carmella Savoia
- 1990

Alternative name
- Penny Stanton
Born
- September 2, 1916
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- May 12, 1999
- Burbank, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Bruno Della SantinaJune 28, 1936 - September 1, 1968 (his death, 1 child)
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.

Trivia
Fluent in Italian, Penny Santon was often relied on to play traditional Italian-American wives and mothers in films and on television. She played Laverne DeFazio's grandmother on two episodes of "Laverne & Shirley" (both in 1978) and Captain Frank Furillo's mother on two episodes of "Hill Street Blues" (1985, 1986). Santon appeared onstage as well, perhaps most notably in the original Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's comedy-drama "The Rose Tattoo", playing a similar role to those she would later perform on television.