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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Filmography
all 62
TV Shows 37
Movies 25
Voice 3
New Girl (2011)
The Invited (2010)
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)
The Blue Hour (2007)
Fat Girls (2006)
Hannah Montana (2006)
My Name Is Earl (2005)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Annie's Point (2005)
Cold Case (2003)
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
Longshot (2001)
Maybe It's Me (2001)
Scrubs (2001)
Six Feet Under (2001)
Nikki (2000)
Road Trip (2000)
Ready to Rumble (2000)
Judging Amy (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)
Will & Grace (1998)
54 (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1998)
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
Problem Child 3 (1995)
Radioland Murders (1994)
ER (1994)
On Our Own (1994)
The Nanny (1993)
The Building (1993)
Sister Act (1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Murphy Brown (1988)
Going to the Chapel (1988)
The Wonder Years (1988)
Munchies (1987)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Moonlighting (1985)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1913-11-16
Deathday2015-05-04 (101 years old)
Birth PlaceMount Carmel, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThe Rapping Granny, The Rapping Grandmother
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