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  • BIRTH 16/11/1913
  • DEATH 04/05/2015
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 17

Ellen Albertini Dow

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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Ellen Albertini Dow

Shows (23)

Shameless (US)
Shameless (US)
The Real Aunt Ginger
New Girl
New Girl
Aunt Ruthie
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
Roberta
Family Guy
Family Guy
Aunt Helen (voice) / Elderly Woman (voice)
ER
ER
Mrs. Riblet
Scrubs
Scrubs
Betty
The Nanny
The Nanny
Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited)
American Dad!
American Dad!
Helen Washburn (voice)
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Momma
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Kathrine McCord
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Old Lady
Cold Case
Cold Case
Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
Gertrude Balboa
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
Grandma
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Felisa
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
Sylvia Walker
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Lillian / Mrs. Leonard / Sarah
Moonlighting
Moonlighting
Mrs. Baer
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Mrs. Knapp
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
Mrs. Tambora
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
Mrs. Powell
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Aunt Belle
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
Mrs. Gallo

Movies (17)

Sister Act
Sister Act
Choir Nun
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Choir Nun
Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers
Grandma Mary Cleary
Patch Adams
Patch Adams
Aggie
Road Trip
Road Trip
Barry's Grandma
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Mrs. Coulson
The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
Rosie
54
54
Disco Dottie
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
Mrs. Bessler
Munchies
Munchies
Little Old Lady
Problem Child 3
Problem Child 3
Lila Duvane
Not Another Not Another Movie
Not Another Not Another Movie
Rose
Annie's Point
Annie's Point
Louise Tette
Ready to Rumble
Ready to Rumble
Mrs. MacKenzie
Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls
Mrs. Meltzer
Space Case
Space Case
Betsy
Fat Girls
Fat Girls
Mildred