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Ellen Albertini Dow
Actor

Ellen Albertini Dow

Born November 16, 1913 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA

Died May 4, 2015

6 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 6

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009) movie poster
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling2009
Wedding Crashers (2005) movie poster
Wedding Crashers2005
Ready to Rumble (2000) movie poster
Ready to Rumble2000
54 (1998) movie poster
541998
The Wedding Singer (1998) movie poster
The Wedding Singer1998
Sister Act (1992) movie poster
Sister Act1992