Ellen Albertini Dow
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday16 November 1913
Died4 May 2015 (age 101)
Place of birthMount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits72
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, 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…
Frank the Bastard
2015 · Dora
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011 · Rose
New Girl
2011 · Aunt Ruthie
Shameless
2011 · The Real Aunt Ginger
The Invited
2010 · Natalie Shaw
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
2009 · Mrs. Bessler
In Case of Emergency
2007
The Blue Hour
2007 · Anabella
Fat Girls
2006 · Mildred
Hannah Montana
2006 · Kathrine McCord
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Gertrude Balboa
Wedding Crashers
2005 · Grandma Mary Cleary
American Dad!
2005 · Helen Washburn (voice)
Annie's Point
2005 · Louise Tette
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004 · Mrs. Knapp
Cold Case
2003 · Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
Las Vegas
2003 · Dottie Arkin
Eight Crazy Nights
2002 · See's Candies Box (voice)
Longshot
2001 · Ms. Fleisher
Scrubs
2001 · Betty
Six Feet Under
2001 · Roberta
Nikki
2000 · Miss Marie
Road Trip
2000 · Barry's Grandma
Ready to Rumble
2000 · Mrs. MacKenzie
Judging Amy
1999 · Mrs. Powell
Payne
1999 · Flo
Family Guy
1999 · Elderly Woman (voice)
Family Guy
1999 · Aunt Helen (voice)
Patch Adams
1998 · Aggie
Will & Grace
1998 · Sylvia Walker
54
1998 · Disco Dottie
Carnival of Souls
1998 · Mrs. Meltzer
The Wedding Singer
1998 · Rosie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Mrs. Gallo
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Old Lady
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Lily
Arli$$
1996 · Amelia
Murder One
1995
Ned & Stacey
1995 · Mrs. Porter
Problem Child 3
1995 · Lila Duvane
Hope and Gloria
1995 · Miss Mae
Cybill
1995 · Elderly Woman
Radioland Murders
1994 · Organist
ER
1994 · Mrs. Riblet
On Our Own
1994 · Little Old Lady
Sister, Sister
1994 · Betty
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · Choir Nun
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