Ellen Albertini Dow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1913
- Died
- May 4, 2015
- Birthplace
- Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Frank the Bastard 2015
as Dora
Not Another Not Another Movie 2011
as Rose
The Invited 2010
as Natalie Shaw
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling 2009
as Mrs. Bessler
The Blue Hour 2007
as Anabella
Fat Girls 2006
as Mildred
Wedding Crashers 2005
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Annie's Point 2005
as Louise Tette
Eight Crazy Nights 2002
as See's Candies Box (voice)
Longshot 2001
as Ms. Fleisher
Road Trip 2000
as Barry's Grandma
Ready to Rumble 2000
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Patch Adams 1998
as Aggie
54 1998
as Disco Dottie
Carnival of Souls 1998
as Mrs. Meltzer
The Wedding Singer 1998
as Rosie
Problem Child 3 1995
as Lila Duvane
Radioland Murders 1994
as Organist
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
as Choir Nun
Sister Act 1992
as Choir Nun
Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992
as Mrs. Coulson
Space Case 1992
as Betsy
Blood and Concrete 1991
as Old Lady
My Blue Heaven 1990
as Nun
Going to the Chapel 1988
as Grandma Haldane
Munchies 1987
as Little Old Lady
American Drive-In 1985
as Allison
Credits from TMDB.