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Ellen Albertini Dow

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1913-11-26

Deathday: 2015-05-04 (101 years old)

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 71

TV Shows 44

Movies 27

Voice 3

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Ellen Albertini Dow

Biography

Filmography

all 71

TV Shows 44

Movies 27

Voice 3

Frank the Bastard (2015)

Not Another Not Another Movie (2011)

New Girl (2011)

Shameless (2011)

The Invited (2010)

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)

Lonely Street (2009)

In Case of Emergency (2007)

The Blue Hour (2007)

Fat Girls (2006)

Hannah Montana (2006)

Halfway Decent (2005)

My Name Is Earl (2005)

Wedding Crashers (2005)

American Dad! (2005)

Annie's Point (2005)

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)

Cold Case (2003)

Las Vegas (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)

Payne (1999)

Family Guy (1999)

Patch Adams (1998)

Will & Grace (1998)

54 (1998)

Carnival of Souls (1998)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

Just Shoot Me! (1997)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)

Suddenly Susan (1996)

Murder One (1995)

Ned and Stacey (1995)

Problem Child 3 (1995)

Hope and Gloria (1995)

Cybill (1995)

Radioland Murders (1994)

ER (1994)

On Our Own (1994)

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

The Nanny (1993)

Dave's World (1993)

The John Larroquette Show (1993)

The Building (1993)

Hearts Afire (1992)

Sister Act (1992)

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Space Case (1992)

My Blue Heaven (1990)

Wings (1990)

Family Matters (1989)

Seinfeld (1989)

Quantum Leap (1989)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Going to the Chapel (1988)

The Wonder Years (1988)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Munchies (1987)

The Twilight Zone (1985)

The Golden Girls (1985)

Moonlighting (1985)

Newhart (1982)

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1913-11-26

Deathday
2015-05-04 (101 years old)

Birth Place
Mount Carmel, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
The Rapping Granny, The Rapping Grandmother