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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1913-11-16 |
| Died | 2015-05-04 |
Movies
Frank the Bastard
as Dora
2015
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Rose
2011
The Invited
as Natalie Shaw
2010
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
as Mrs. Bessler
2009
2007
Fat Girls
as Mildred
2006
Wedding Crashers
as Grandma Mary Cleary
2005
Annie's Point
as Louise Tette
2005
Eight Crazy Nights
as See's Candies Box (voice)
2002
Longshot
as Ms. Fleisher
2001
Road Trip
as Barry's Grandma
2000
Ready to Rumble
as Mrs. MacKenzie
2000
Patch Adams
as Aggie
1998
54
as Disco Dottie
1998
Carnival of Souls
as Mrs. Meltzer
1998
The Wedding Singer
as Rosie
1998
Problem Child 3
as Lila Duvane
1995
Radioland Murders
as Organist
1994
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Choir Nun
1993
Sister Act
as Choir Nun
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Mrs. Coulson
1992
Space Case
as Betsy
1992
My Blue Heaven
as Nun
1990
Going to the Chapel
as Grandma Haldane
1988
Munchies
as Little Old Lady
1987
Ellen Albertini Dow hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
