Penny Santon

American film, stage and television actress (1916–1999)

Penny Santon
Santon in Man with a Camera, 1958
Born	Pierina Burlando (1916-09-02)September 2, 1916 New York, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1999(1999-05-12) (aged 82) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film, stage and television actress
Years active	1952–1999

Pierina Burlando (September 2, 1916 – May 12, 1999) was an American film, stage and television actress,^[1]^[2]^[3] who played the role of Mama Rosa Novelli in the American crime drama television series Matt Houston.^[4] Santon died in May 1999 in Burbank, California, at the age of 82.^[4]

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
The Last Word (1979) – Mrs. Tempino
Rhinestone (1984) – Mother
Fletch (1985) – Velma Stanwyk
Short Circuit (1986) – Mrs. Cepada
One Good Cop (1991) – Mrs. Cristofaro

References

^ "Penny Santon Dubs 20 Times". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. January 4, 1955. p. 13. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penny to Films". Daily News. New York, New York. January 17, 1957. p. 463. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penny Santon In Featured Role". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April 23, 1963. p. 50. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. pp. 193–194. ISBN 9780786409198 – via Google Books.