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
