Penny Santon (born Pierina Burlando, September 2, 1916 – May 12, 1999) was an American film, stage and television actress, who played the role of Mama Rosa Novelli in the American crime drama television series Matt Houston. Santon died in May 1999 in Burbank, California, at the age of 82.
Partial filmography Interrupted Melody (1955) - Madame Gilly's Secretary (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 6: "Toby") as Italian Tenant The Wrong Man (1956) – Spanish Woman (uncredited) Full of Life (1956) – Carla Rocco Dino (1957) – Mrs. Minetta This Earth Is Mine (1959) – Mrs. Petucci Cry Tough (1959) – Señora Estrada The Miracle (1959) – Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) West Side Story (1961) – Madam Lucia (uncredited) Lover Come Back (1961) – Hotel Maid (uncredited) Rawhide (1961) (Season 4 Episode 1: "Rio Salado") – Servant California (1963) – Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) – Mama Rossini Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) – Waitress at Blue Grotto (uncredited) Wagon Train (1963) (Season 6 Episode 27: "The Adam MacKenzie Story") – Carlota Perez The Spy in the Green Hat (1967) – Grandma Monteri Don't Just Stand There! (1968) – Renée Funny Girl (1968) – Mrs. Meeker Kotch (1971) – Mrs. Segura Laverne & Shirley (1978) (Season 4 Episodes 1 and 2: "The Festival") – Grandma DeFazio The Last Word (1979) – Mrs. Tempino Rhinestone (1984) – Mother Fletch (1985) – Velma Stanwyk Short Circuit (1986) – Mrs. Cepeda One Good Cop (1991) – Mrs. Cristofaro Friends (1997) (Season 3 Episode 11: "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister") – Nonna
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