Ellen Albertini Dow
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1913-11-16
Day of Death
2015-05-04 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Ellen Albertini Dow
Biography
Ellen Rose Albertini Dow (November 16, 1913 – May 4, 2015) was an American film and television character actress and drama coach. She portrayed feisty old ladies and may be best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie in The Wedding Singer (1998), performing "Rappers Delight". Dow's other film roles include elderly lady Mary Cleary who "outs" her grandson in Wedding Crashers, Disco Dottie in 54, the recipient of Christopher Lloyd's character's slapstick in Radioland Murders and a choir nun in Sister Act. She was best known to small screen audiences for her guest appearances on sitcom The Golden Girls.
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Known For
Acting
(2015)
Frank the Bastard
as Dora
(2011)
(2010)
The Invited
as Natalie Shaw
(2009)
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
as Mrs. Bessler
(2007)
(2006)
Fat Girls
as Mildred
(2005)
Wedding Crashers
as Grandma Mary Cleary
(2005)
Annie's Point
as Louise Tette
(2002)
Eight Crazy Nights
as See's Candies Box (voice)
(2001)
Longshot
as Ms. Fleisher
(2000)
Road Trip
as Barry's Grandma
(2000)
Ready to Rumble
as Mrs. MacKenzie
(1998)
Patch Adams
as Aggie
(1998)
The Wedding Singer
as Rosie
(1998)
54
as Disco Dottie
(1998)
Carnival of Souls
as Mrs. Meltzer
(1995)
Problem Child 3
as Lila Duvane
(1994)
Radioland Murders
as Organist
(1993)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Choir Nun
(1992)
Sister Act
as Choir Nun
(1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Mrs. Coulson
(1992)
Space Case
as Betsy
(1990)
My Blue Heaven
as Nun
(1988)
Going to the Chapel
as Grandma Haldane
(1987)
Munchies
as Little Old Lady