Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1913-11-16
- Day of Death2015-05-04 (101 years)
- Place of BirthMount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also Known AsThe Rapping GrannyThe Rapping Grandmother
Ellen Albertini Dow
Biography
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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 2015
Frank the Bastard
As: Dora
- 2011
Not Another Not Another Movie
As: Rose
- 2011
New Girl
As: Aunt Ruthie
- 2011
Shameless
As: The Real Aunt Ginger
- 2010
The Invited
As: Natalie Shaw
- 2009
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
As: Mrs. Bessler
- 2006
Fat Girls
As: Mildred
- 2006
Hannah Montana
As: Kathrine McCord
2005My Name Is Earl
As: Gertrude Balboa
- 2005
Wedding Crashers
As: Grandma Mary Cleary
2005American Dad!
As: Helen Washburn (voice)
2005Annie's Point
As: Louise Tette
2004Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
As: Mrs. Knapp
2003Cold Case
As: Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
2002Eight Crazy Nights
As: See's Candies Box (voice)
2001Longshot
As: Ms. Fleisher
2001Scrubs
As: Betty
2001Six Feet Under
As: Roberta
2000Nikki
As: Miss Marie
- 2000
Road Trip
As: Barry's Grandma
2000Ready to Rumble
As: Mrs. MacKenzie
1999Judging Amy
As: Mrs. Powell
1999Payne
As: Flo
1999Family Guy
As: Elderly Woman (voice)
- 1999
Family Guy
As: Aunt Helen (voice)
- 1998
Patch Adams
As: Aggie
1998Will & Grace
As: Sylvia Walker
199854
As: Disco Dottie
1998Carnival of Souls
As: Mrs. Meltzer
1998The Wedding Singer
As: Rosie
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
As: Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
1997Just Shoot Me!
As: Mrs. Gallo
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
As: Old Lady
1996Suddenly Susan
As: Lily
1995Ned and Stacey
As: Mrs. Porter
1995Problem Child 3
As: Lila Duvane
1995Hope and Gloria
As: Miss Mae
1994Radioland Murders
As: Organist
1994ER
As: Mrs. Riblet
1994On Our Own
As: Little Old Lady #1
- 1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
As: Choir Nun
1993The Nanny
As: Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited)
1993Dave's World
As: Craft Granny
1993The John Larroquette Show
As: Old Woman
1992Hearts Afire
As: Miss Abbington
- 1992
Sister Act
As: Choir Nun
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man
As: Mrs. Coulson
1992Space Case
As: Betsy
1990My Blue Heaven
As: Nun
1990Wings
As: Debbie
1989Seinfeld
As: Momma
1989Quantum Leap
As: Grandma
1988Murphy Brown
As: Aunt Belle
1988Going to the Chapel
As: Grandma Haldane
1988The Wonder Years
As: Mrs. Tambora
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
As: Felisa
1987Munchies
As: Little Old Lady
1985The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "Need to Know")
- 1985
The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "The Storyteller")
1985The Golden Girls
As: Mrs. Leonard
- 1985
The Golden Girls
As: Lillian
- 1985
The Golden Girls
As: Sarah
1985Moonlighting
As: Mrs. Baer
1982Newhart
As: Dorothy Benson