Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti (August 31, 1907 – December 20, 2005)[1] was an Argentine stage and film actress and writer.

Argentina Brunetti
Born
Argentina Ferrau

(1907-08-31)August 31, 1907
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedDecember 20, 2005(2005-12-20) (aged 98)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1910–2002
Spouse(s)Miro Brunetti
(m. 19??; died 1966)
Children1

Biography

Brunetti was born Argentina Ferrau in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Italian parents; her mother was the Sicilian actress Mimi Aguglia.[2] She began her show-business career at the age of three with a walk-on role in the opera Cavalleria Rusticana and followed in the footsteps of her mother, performing supporting roles on stage throughout Europe and South America.[1]

In 1937, she was placed under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and began dubbing the voices of Jeanette MacDonald and Norma Shearer into Italian. She became a narrator for the Voice of America, interviewing American movie stars for broadcast in Italy. At the same time, she made her movie debut in the classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Mrs. Maria Martini.[3]

Brunetti wrote and performed in daily radio shows; she became a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, writing numerous articles on Hollywood personalities; she authored books, wrote music, and appeared in nearly 60 television programmes and almost 70 films.[3] She hosted a weekly weblog on the Internet called Argentina Brunetti's Hollywood Stories, which her son plans to continue running, and wrote a biographical novel called In Sicilian Company. She continued to act into her nineties, most notably as a relative from the Old World who visits and stays with the (wrong) Barone family in a 1999 episode of Everybody Loves Raymond; her last role was in 2002.

Marriage

She wed Miro Brunetti, a foreign correspondent in Hollywood. The two helped to co-found the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The couple had one son, Mario. Miro Brunetti died in 1966. Argentina Brunetti never remarried.

Last years/death

She moved to Rome in 2004 to be with her family and died there from natural causes on December 20, 2005, aged 98.

Filmography
  • Gilda (1946) .... Woman (uncredited)
  • The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) .... (uncredited)
  • It's a Wonderful Life (1946) .... Mrs. Maria Martini
  • California (1946) .... Elvira
  • High Tide (1947) .... Mrs. Cresser
  • Tycoon (1947) .... Señora Ayora - House Guest (uncredited)
  • Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) .... Boy's Mother (uncredited)
  • Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948) .... Sita
  • Mexican Hayride (1948) .... Indian Woman (uncredited)
  • Shockproof (1949) .... Stella (uncredited)
  • Knock on Any Door (1949) .... Ma Romano (uncredited)
  • El Paso (1949) .... Don Nacho's Woman (uncredited)
  • We Were Strangers (1949) .... Mother (uncredited)
  • House of Strangers (1949) .... Applicant (uncredited)
  • The Red Danube (1949) .... Italian Woman (uncredited)
  • Holiday in Havana (1949) .... Mrs. Estrada (uncredited)
  • The Silver Theater (1950, TV Series) .... Mama Romani
  • The Blonde Bandit (1950) .... Mama Sapelli
  • Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) .... Villager (uncredited)
  • The Lawless (1950) .... Mrs. Rodriguez
  • Broken Arrow (1950) .... Nalikadeya, Cochise's Wife (uncredited)
  • Dial 1119 (1950) .... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
  • Southside 1-1000 (1950) .... Storekeeper Babo's Wife (uncredited)
  • Ghost Chasers (1951) .... Mrs. Parelli
  • The Great Caruso (1951) .... Mrs. Barretto
  • Sirocco (1951) .... Woman (uncredited)
  • Force of Arms (1951) .... Signora Maduvalli (uncredited)
  • Rose of Cimarron (1952) .... Red Fawn
  • The Fighter (1952) .... Maria
  • When in Rome (1952) .... Mrs. Lugacetti
  • Bal Tabarin (1952) .... Teresa (uncredited)
  • Apache War Smoke (1952) .... Madre
  • Woman in the Dark (1952) .... 'Mama' Morello
  • The Iron Mistress (1952) .... Duenna (uncredited)
  • Hopalong Cassidy (1952, TV Series) .... Senora Soledad
  • Racket Squad (1952, TV Series) .... Mrs. Scarpita
  • My Cousin Rachel (1952) .... Signora (uncredited)
  • Tropic Zone (1953) .... Tia Feliciana
  • San Antone (1953) .... Mexican Woman
  • The Story of Three Loves (1953) .... Saleswoman (segment "Mademoiselle") (scenes deleted)
  • The Caddy (1953) .... Mama Anthony
  • King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) .... Lali
  • Waterfront (1954, TV Series) .... Mama Ferrera
  • Make Haste to Live (1954) .... Mrs. Gonzales
  • The Lone Wolf (1954, TV Series) .... Mama Crocetti
  • The Public Defender (1954, TV Series) .... Mrs. Derek
  • Lux Video Theatre (1954, TV Series)
  • The Lone Ranger (1955, TV Series) .... Maria
  • The Prodigal (1955) .... Townswoman (uncredited)
  • Hell's Island (1955) .... Pottery Maker (uncredited)
  • The Far Horizons (1955) .... Old Crone
  • The Last Command (1955) .... Maria (uncredited)
  • Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (1955, TV Series) .... Mrs. Adams
  • The Tall Men (1955) .... Maria the Dressmaker (uncredited)
  • Letter to Loretta (1954–1955, TV Series) .... Mrs. Nardo / Mrs. Ferenzi
  • The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) .... Mrs. Adoani (uncredited)
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955, TV Series) .... Mrs. Barrett
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956, TV Series) .... Mrs. Rosa Hernandez
  • Matinee Theatre (1956, TV Series)
  • Celebrity Playhouse (1956, TV Series)
  • Anything Goes (1956) .... Suzanne
  • Telephone Time (1956, TV Series) .... Senora Valdes
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956, TV Series) .... Mrs. Salvatori
  • Navy Log (1956, TV Series) .... Mme. Deschamps
  • Three Violent People (1956) .... Maria
  • Duel at Apache Wells (1957) .... Tia Maria
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1957, TV Series) .... Tri Rosa
  • Panic! (1957, TV Series) .... Tina D'Alessio
  • Code 3 (1957, TV Series) .... Mrs. Morales
  • The Unholy Wife (1957) .... Theresa
  • The Midnight Story (1957) .... Mama Malatesta
  • The Brothers Rico (1957) .... Mrs. Rico
  • The Veil (1958, TV Mini-Series) .... Maria
  • The Thin Man (1958, TV Series) .... Shana Daupha
  • Showdown at Boot Hill (1958) .... Mrs. Barabbas
  • M Squad (1959, TV Series) .... Mrs. Doris Michaels
  • Jet Over the Atlantic (1959) .... Miss Hooten
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959, TV Series) .... Elena
  • The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (1960, TV Series) .... Mrs. Moretti
  • The Untouchables (1959–1960, TV Series) .... Mrs. Swoboda / Sophia Cestari
  • General Electric Theater (1960, TV Series) .... Saral
  • Bonanza (1960, TV Series) .... Bruja's Helper
  • Rawhide (1960, TV Series) .... Rosa Patines
  • The Deputy (1960, TV Series) .... Evita
  • Thriller (1960, TV Series) .... Mrs. Romano
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960, TV Series) .... Juanita Domingo
  • The Roaring Twenties (1960, TV Series) .... Mamma Zorich
  • Coronado 9 (1960, TV Series) .... Mrs. Dominguez
  • Tales of Wells Fargo (1961, TV Series) .... Maria
  • Lock Up (1961, TV Series) .... Mrs. Voltaire
  • Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1960–1961, TV Series) .... Maria Gonzalez / Margarita Castera
  • Checkmate (1961, TV Series) .... Berta
  • Wagon Train (1961, TV Series) .... Lisa Canevari
  • Route 66 (1961, TV Series) .... Senora Maria Otero
  • The Lawless Years (1961, TV Series) .... Mama Matteo
  • Miami Undercover (1961, TV Series) .... Mrs. Alemada
  • The George Raft Story (1961) .... Mrs. Raft
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1961, TV Series) .... Grandmother
  • The Rifleman (1962, TV Series) .... Mrs. Ramirez
  • The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) .... The Nun (uncredited)
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) .... Relative at Easter Dinner (uncredited)
  • The Gallant Men (1962, TV Series) .... Mother Superior
  • Going My Way (1962-1963, TV Series) .... Mrs. Molletti / Mrs. Severino
  • General Hospital (1963, TV Series) .... Filomena Soltini (1985-1986)
  • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) .... Sarah Benedict
  • Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) .... Sarita
  • Ben Casey (1965, TV Series) .... Mrs. Sanchez
  • The Money Trap (1965) .... Aunt
  • Gunsmoke (1965, TV Series) .... Louise Danby
  • The F.B.I. (1966, TV Series) .... Tia Rodriguez
  • The Fugitive (1966, TV Series) .... Mexican Woman
  • The Andy Griffith Show .... La Farona (1966, TV Series)
  • The Appaloosa (1966) .... Yaqui woman (uncredited)
  • The Venetian Affair (1967) .... The Nun (uncredited)
  • The Invaders (1967, TV Series) .... Luz
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967, TV Series) .... Proprietor
  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1967, TV Series) .... Cara
  • The Big Valley (1968, TV Series) .... Maria
  • I Spy (1968, TV Series) .... Chica
  • The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) .... Squaw (uncredited)
  • Ironside (1968, TV Series) .... Rita's Aunt
  • The Flying Nun (1969, TV Series) .... Consuelo Gomez / Woman #2
  • The High Chaparral (1969, TV Series) .... Duena Lopez
  • To Rome with Love (1970, TV Series) .... Josie
  • The Barefoot Executive (1971) .... Mrs. Bernaducci (uncredited)
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1973, TV Series) .... Consuela
  • Temperatures Rising (1973, TV Series)
  • The Magician (1974, TV Series) .... Landlady
  • Kojak (1976, TV Series) .... Christina
  • Flight to Holocaust (1977, TV Movie) .... Woman in Elevator
  • Wonder Woman (1977, TV Series) .... Manageress
  • Black Market Baby (1977, TV Movie) .... Aunt Imelda
  • Blue Sunshine (1977) .... Mrs. Rosella
  • Quincy, M.E. (1978, TV Series) .... Mrs. Maggiore
  • Fantasy Island (1978, TV Series) .... Teresa
  • Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980, TV Series) .... Celeste Diagusta
  • Fatso (1980) .... Zi Jule
  • Evita Peron (1981, TV Movie) .... Old woman
  • The Quest (1982, TV Series)
  • Joanie Loves Chachi (1983, TV Series) .... Aunt Gina
  • 1st & Ten (1985, TV Series) .... Mama Arcola
  • Booker (1990, TV Series) .... Grandma Petrelli
  • The New Adam-12 (1991, TV Series) .... Old Woman on Bus
  • Lookin' Italian (1998) .... Grandmother
  • Everybody Loves Raymond (1998, TV Series) .... Zia Sarina
  • That's Life (2000, TV Series) .... Aunt Rose
  • The 4th Tenor (2002) .... Neighbor Woman (final film role)
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References
  1. "Argentina Brunetti". Independent. January 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. Estavan, Lawrence (1991). The Italian Theatre in San Francisco. Wildside Press LLC. p. 99. ISBN 9780893704643. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. Martone, Eric (2016). Italian Americans: The History and Culture of a People. ABC-CLIO. p. 288. ISBN 9781610699952. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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