Personal Info
Birth date
1907-08-31 (117 Years)
Day of death
2005-12-20
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Also known as
Argentina Josefina Ángela Ferraù de Brunetti
Argentina Brunetti
Biography
Argentina Brunetti (born Argentina Josefina Ángela Ferraù August 31, 1907 – December 20, 2005) was an Argentinian stage and film actress and writer.
Filmography
The Andy Griffith Show
7.622
Overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.The High Chaparral
6.5
Overview:
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.Everybody Loves Raymond
6.797
Overview:
Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter Ally, and twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. That's the good news. The bad news? Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, live directly across the street and embrace the motto "Su casa es mi casa," infiltrating their son's home to an extent unparalleled in television history.Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.The Rifleman
7
Overview:
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.Quincy, M.E.
7.509
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.The Big Valley
6.1
Overview:
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.The F.B.I.
5.5
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.894
Overview:
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.The Lawless Years
7
Overview:
The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Thriller
6.417
Overview:
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.Rawhide
7.2
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.The Fugitive
7.2
Overview:
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.The Detectives
5.6
Overview:
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) is head of the detective division of a large metropolitan police force—a man whose devotion to duty, professional brilliance, and quick judgment are reflected in his 20-year career on the force. His aides, Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews), Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russ Thorson), and Sgt. Chris Ballard (Mark Goddard) form a team that is both proficient and warmly human. The stories stress the interrelationships between the men as well as the solutions to crimes and the apprehension of criminals, adding a dimension of human drama to the excitement, action, and suspense inherent in each story of the detectives' difficult, sometimes thankless, and frequently dangerous assignments.The Invaders
6.8
Overview:
The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.Telephone Time
6.3
Overview:
Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller.Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.113
Overview:
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.Navy Log
4.5
Overview:
Navy Log is an American drama anthology series that initially aired for one season on CBS. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955, but the following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958. The program aired for a total of three seasons and 102 episodes.To Rome with Love
5
Overview:
To Rome with Love is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 1969 to September 1971.Racket Squad
6
Overview:
Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department. The show aired in syndication for a season before being picked up by CBS for three seasons. The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California, and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, hence there was a pack of the sponsor's brand on Braddock's desk at the beginning and end of the episode, as well as occasional scenes of him or other characters "lighting up".The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
5.8
Overview:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for MGM in 1953, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis. The series revolved around the life of teenager/young adult Dobie Gillis, who, along with his best friend, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, struggles against the forces of his life - high school, the military, college, and his parents - as he aspires to attain both wealth and dates with girls. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was produced by Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Creator Shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with Lionel Newman.Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.8
Overview:
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.Hopalong Cassidy
5.2
Overview:
Hopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared William Boyd as the cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.Lock-Up
6.2
Overview:
Lock-Up is an American legal drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had little time for character development or subplots and presented a compact story without embellishment.Kojak
6.996
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.The Adventures of Jim Bowie
4.5
Overview:
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.Acting
2002The 4th Tenor as Neighbor Woman
1996Everybody Loves Raymond (1 Episode) as Zia Sarina
1994Lookin' Italian as Grandmother
1989Booker (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983The Young Landlords as Mrs. Bonforte
1981Evita Peron as Old Woman
1979Black Market Baby as Aunt Imelda
1977The Return of Wonder Woman as Manageress
1977Flight to Holocaust as Woman in Elevator
1976Quincy, M.E. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Wonder Woman (1 Episode) as Manageress
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Christina
1973The Magician (1 Episode) as Landlady
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969To Rome with Love (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Shakiest Gun in the West as Squaw (uncredited)
1967A Bell for Adano as Spinatta
1967The High Chaparral (1 Episode) as Duena Lopez
1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Invaders (1 Episode) as Luz
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Tia Rodriguez
1965The Big Valley (1 Episode) as Maria
1965The Money Trap as Aunt
1964Stage to Thunder Rock as Sarita
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1 Episode) as Unknown
19647 Faces of Dr. Lao as Sarah Benedict
1963Mr. Novak (1 Episode) as Mrs. Acero
1963The Fugitive (1 Episode) as Mexican Woman
1962The Gallant Men (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962Going My Way (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1962The Horizontal Lieutenant as Nun
1961The George Raft Story as Mrs. Raft
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Miami Undercover (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960The Andy Griffith Show (1 Episode) as La Farona
1960Thriller (1 Episode) as Anna Romano
1960Coronado 9 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Jet Over The Atlantic as Miss Hooten
1959The Detectives (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Lock-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Lawless Years (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959One Step Beyond (1, 1 Episode) as Margarita Castera, Maria Gonzalez
1959Rawhide (0, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Rosa Patines
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Rifleman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive (1 Episode) as Juanita Domingo
1958Showdown at Boot Hill as Mrs. Bonaventura
1958The Veil (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957The Thin Man (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957M Squad (1 Episode) as Mrs. Doris Michaels
1957The Brothers Rico as Mrs. Rico
1957The Unholy Wife as Theresa
1957The Midnight Story as Mama Malatesta
1957Panic! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Duel at Apache Wells as Tia Maria
1957Not One Shall Die as Neighbor
1956Three Violent People as Maria
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Anything Goes as Suzanne
1956Telephone Time (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955The Rains of Ranchipur as Mrs. Adoani
1955Matinee Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955The Tall Men as Maria - the Dressmaker (uncredited)
1955Navy Log (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Gunsmoke (1 Episode) as Louise Danby
1955The Last Command as Maria
1955The Far Horizons as Shoshone Woman (uncredited)
1955Hell's Island as Pottery Maker (uncredited)
1954Make Haste to Live as Mrs. Gonzales
1953King of the Khyber Rifles as Lali
1953Letter to Loretta (1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Ferenzi, Mrs. Nardo
1953The Caddy as Mama Anthony
1953The Story of Three Loves as Saleswoman
1953San Antone as Mexican Woman
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Saral
1953Tropic Zone as Tia Feliciana
1952My Cousin Rachel as Unknown
1952The Iron Mistress as Duenna
1952Woman in the Dark as 'Mama' Morello
1952Apache War Smoke as Madre
1952Hopalong Cassidy (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952Bal Tabarin as Teresa (uncredited)
1952The Fighter as Maria
1952When in Rome as Mrs. Lugacetti
1952Rose of Cimarron as Red Fawn
1951Force of Arms as Lea's Mother
1951Sirocco as Woman (uncredited)
1951Racket Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Ghost Chasers as Mrs. Parelli
1951The Great Caruso as Mrs. Barretto
1950Dial 1119 as Bus passenger
1950Broken Arrow as Nalikadeya - Cochise's Wife (uncredited)
1950The Lawless as Mrs. Rodriguez
1949The Blonde Bandit as Mama Sapelli
1949The Red Danube as Italian Woman
1949House of Strangers as Applicant (uncredited)
1949El Paso as Don Nacho's Woman (uncredited)
1949Knock on Any Door as Ma Romano (uncredited)
1949Shockproof as Stella (Uncredited)
1948Man-Eater of Kumaon as Sita
1947High Tide as Mrs. Cresser
1947California as Elvira
1946It's a Wonderful Life as Mrs. Martini
1946Gilda as Woman (uncredited)