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Ellen Albertini Dow

Known for acting · Born 16 November 1913 · Died 4 May 2015 · aged 101 · Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

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Known for

The Wedding Singer

1998

Wedding Crashers

2005

Sister Act

1992

54

1998

Family Matters

1989

Annie's Point

2005

Ready to Rumble

2000

Family Guy

1999

The Invited

2010

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

2009

Patch Adams

1998

Shameless

2011

Acting (72)

2015Frank the BastardDoraFilm
2011ShamelessThe Real Aunt GingerSeries
2011New GirlAunt RuthieSeries
2011Not Another Not Another MovieRoseFilm
2010The InvitedNatalie ShawFilm
2009Without a Paddle: Nature's CallingMrs. BesslerFilm
2007The Blue HourAnabellaFilm
2007In Case of EmergencySeries
2006Hannah MontanaKathrine McCordSeries
2006Fat GirlsMildredFilm
2005Wedding CrashersGrandma Mary ClearyFilm
2005American Dad!Helen Washburn (voice)Series
2005My Name Is EarlGertrude BalboaSeries
2005Annie's PointLouise TetteFilm
2004Ned's Declassified School Survival GuideMrs. KnappSeries
2003Cold CaseAudrey Abruzzi (2007)Series
2003Las VegasDottie ArkinSeries
2002Eight Crazy NightsSee's Candies Box (voice)Film
2001Six Feet UnderRobertaSeries
2001ScrubsBettySeries
2001LongshotMs. FleisherFilm
2000Road TripBarry's GrandmaFilm
2000Ready to RumbleMrs. MacKenzieFilm
2000NikkiMiss MarieSeries
1999Family GuyElderly Woman (voice), Aunt Helen (voice)Series
1999Judging AmyMrs. PowellSeries
1999PayneFlo · 3 episodesSeries
1998Patch AdamsAggieFilm
1998The Wedding SingerRosieFilm
1998Will & GraceSylvia WalkerSeries
199854Disco DottieFilm
1998Carnival of SoulsMrs. MeltzerFilm
1997Just Shoot Me!Mrs. GalloSeries
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionConnie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")Series
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchOld LadySeries
1996Suddenly SusanLilySeries
1996Arli$$AmeliaSeries
1995Problem Child 3Lila DuvaneFilm
1995CybillElderly WomanSeries
1995Murder One · 2 episodesSeries
1995Ned & StaceyMrs. Porter · 3 episodesSeries
1995Hope and GloriaMiss MaeSeries
1994ERMrs. RibletSeries
1994Sister, SisterBettySeries
1994Radioland MurdersOrganistFilm
1994On Our OwnLittle Old LadySeries
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitChoir NunFilm
1993The NannyWendell's Mother (uncredited)Series
1993The John Larroquette ShowOld WomanSeries
1993Dave's WorldCraft GrannySeries
1992Sister ActChoir NunFilm
1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManMrs. CoulsonFilm
1992Hearts AfireMiss AbbingtonSeries
1992Space CaseBetsyFilm
1991Blood and ConcreteOld LadyFilm
1990My Blue HeavenNunFilm
1990WingsDebbieSeries
1989SeinfeldMommaSeries
1989Quantum LeapGrandmaSeries
1989Family MattersMiss Gilbert · 4 episodesSeries
1989Christine CromwellLydia, NannySeries
1988The Wonder YearsMrs. TamboraSeries
1988Murphy BrownAunt BelleSeries
1988Going to the ChapelGrandma HaldaneFilm
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationFelisaSeries
1987Beauty and the BeastAnna LauschSeries
1987MunchiesLittle Old LadyFilm
1985MoonlightingMrs. BaerSeries
1985The Golden GirlsMrs. Leonard, Lillian, SarahSeries
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Need to Know"), (segment "The Storyteller")Series
1985American Drive-InAllisonFilm
1982NewhartDorothy Benson · 2 episodesSeries