Ellen Albertini Dow


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Actress

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 Sis...

Place of Birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Birth: Nov 16, 1913

Date of Death: May 4, 2015


Filmography

Actress (20 Known Credits)


The Invited

Natalie Shaw

Fat Girls

Mildred

Wedding Crashers

Grandma Mary Cleary

Annie's Point

Louise Tette

Eight Crazy Nights

See's Candies Box (voice)

Longshot

Ms. Fleisher

Ready to Rumble

Mrs. MacKenzie

54

Disco Dottie

Carnival of Souls

Mrs. Meltzer

Problem Child 3

Lila Duvane

Sister Act

Choir Nun

The Wonder Years

Mrs. Tambora

Going to the Chapel

Grandma Haldane

Dora
The Invited (2010)
Natalie Shaw
Fat Girls (2006)
Mildred
Grandma Mary Cleary
Annie's Point (2005)
Louise Tette
See's Candies Box (voice)
Longshot (2001)
Ms. Fleisher
Mrs. MacKenzie
54 (1998)
Disco Dottie
Patch Adams (1998)
Aggie
Rosie
Mrs. Meltzer
Old Lady
Lila Duvane
Sister Act (1992)
Choir Nun
Space Case (1992)
Betsy
The Wonder Years (1988 - 1993)
Mrs. Tambora
Grandma Haldane

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