Ellen Albertini Dow
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1913-11-16
- Died
- 2015-05-04
- Place of birth
- Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- The Rapping Granny · The Rapping Grandmother
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 Girls.
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Known For
TV Shows (45)
Family Guy
1999
as Elderly Woman (voice) / Aunt Helen (voice)
Shameless
2011
as The Real Aunt Ginger
American Dad!
2005
as Helen Washburn (voice)
Seinfeld
1989
as Momma
ER
1994
as Mrs. Riblet
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Felisa
Scrubs
2001
as Betty
The Nanny
1993
as Wendell's Mother (uncredited)
Cold Case
2003
as Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
New Girl
2011
as Aunt Ruthie
Will & Grace
1998
as Sylvia Walker
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Old Lady
Quantum Leap
1989
as Grandma
Judging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Powell
Las Vegas
2003
as Dottie Arkin
Arli$$
1996
as Amelia
Wings
1990
as Debbie
Six Feet Under
2001
as Roberta
The Wonder Years
1988
as Mrs. Tambora
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Gertrude Balboa
The Golden Girls
1985
as Mrs. Leonard / Lillian / Sarah
Hannah Montana
2006
as Kathrine McCord
Family Matters
1989
as Miss Gilbert
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Need to Know") / (segment "The Storyteller")
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Mrs. Gallo
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
Newhart
1982
as Dorothy Benson
Moonlighting
1985
as Mrs. Baer
Murphy Brown
1988
as Aunt Belle
Sister, Sister
1994
as Betty
Cybill
1995
as Elderly Woman
Murder One
1995
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Old Woman
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
as Mrs. Knapp
Dave's World
1993
as Craft Granny
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Lily
Nikki
2000
as Miss Marie
Ned & Stacey
1995
as Mrs. Porter
Hearts Afire
1992
as Miss Abbington
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Miss Mae
On Our Own
1994
as Little Old Lady
Christine Cromwell
1989
as Lydia / Nanny
In Case of Emergency
2007
Payne
1999
as Flo
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Anna Lausch
Movies (27)
Road Trip
2000
as Barry's Grandma
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Sister Act
1992
as Choir Nun
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Choir Nun
Patch Adams
1998
as Aggie
The Wedding Singer
1998
as Rosie
54
1998
as Disco Dottie
Ready to Rumble
2000
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Problem Child 3
1995
as Lila Duvane
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
as Mrs. Coulson
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
as See's Candies Box (voice)
Radioland Murders
1994
as Organist
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Nun
Munchies
1987
as Little Old Lady
Longshot
2001
as Ms. Fleisher
Space Case
1992
as Betsy
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
2009
as Mrs. Bessler
Blood and Concrete
1991
as Old Lady
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011
as Rose
The Invited
2010
as Natalie Shaw
Fat Girls
2006
as Mildred
Going to the Chapel
1988
as Grandma Haldane
Carnival of Souls
1998
as Mrs. Meltzer
The Blue Hour
2007
as Anabella
American Drive-In
1985
as Allison
Annie's Point
2005
as Louise Tette
Frank the Bastard
2015
as Dora
About 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 audie… With 72 credits spanning from 1982 to 2015, Ellen Albertini Dow has appeared in 27 films and 45 TV shows.
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- Road Trip (2000) — as Barry's Grandma
- Wedding Crashers (2005) — as Grandma Mary Cleary
- Sister Act (1992) — as Choir Nun
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) — as Choir Nun
- Patch Adams (1998) — as Aggie
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