Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow

Acting
Born 1913-11-16 - Died 2015-05-04Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (27)

Sister Act
6.8

Sister Act

1992Movie6.8
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
6.4

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993Movie6.4
Patch Adams
7.3

Patch Adams

1998Movie7.3
Road Trip
6.3

Road Trip

2000Movie6.3
Wedding Crashers
6.5

Wedding Crashers

2005Movie6.5
54
5.9

54

1998Movie5.9
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
5.9

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992Movie5.9
The Wedding Singer
6.8

The Wedding Singer

1998Movie6.8
Eight Crazy Nights
5.2

Eight Crazy Nights

2002Movie5.2
Problem Child 3
4.8

Problem Child 3

1995Movie4.8
My Blue Heaven
6.1

My Blue Heaven

1990Movie6.1
Radioland Murders
5.8

Radioland Murders

1994Movie5.8
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
4.5

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

2009Movie4.5
Ready to Rumble
5.2

Ready to Rumble

2000Movie5.2
The Blue Hour
5.8

The Blue Hour

2007Movie5.8
Munchies
4.8

Munchies

1987Movie4.8
Blood and Concrete
5.7

Blood and Concrete

1991Movie5.7
Going to the Chapel
5.3

Going to the Chapel

1988Movie5.3
Longshot
5.7

Longshot

2001Movie5.7
Not Another Not Another Movie
3.2

Not Another Not Another Movie

2011Movie3.2
Annie's Point
5.6

Annie's Point

2005Movie5.6
Carnival of Souls
3.8

Carnival of Souls

1998Movie3.8
American Drive-In
2.9

American Drive-In

1985Movie2.9
Frank the Bastard
2.3

Frank the Bastard

2015Movie2.3
Fat Girls
4.7

Fat Girls

2006Movie4.7
The Invited
3.9

The Invited

2010Movie3.9
Space Case
10.0

Space Case

1992Movie10.0

TV Shows (45)

Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
Shameless
8.2

Shameless

2011Series8.2
American Dad!
7.0

American Dad!

2005Series7.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987Series8.4
The Nanny
8.1

The Nanny

1993Series8.1
Seinfeld
8.3

Seinfeld

1989Series8.3
Cold Case
7.7

Cold Case

2003Series7.7
New Girl
7.4

New Girl

2011Series7.4
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Wings
6.8

Wings

1990Series6.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996Series7.8
Six Feet Under
8.1

Six Feet Under

2001Series8.1
Scrubs
8.2

Scrubs

2001Series8.2
Hannah Montana
7.1

Hannah Montana

2006Series7.1
Las Vegas
7.0

Las Vegas

2003Series7.0
The Golden Girls
7.6

The Golden Girls

1985Series7.6
Will & Grace
6.9

Will & Grace

1998Series6.9
Newhart
7.2

Newhart

1982Series7.2
Quantum Leap
8.0

Quantum Leap

1989Series8.0
Murphy Brown
6.5

Murphy Brown

1988Series6.5
Judging Amy
7.5

Judging Amy

1999Series7.5
Family Matters
6.7

Family Matters

1989Series6.7
The Wonder Years
8.3

The Wonder Years

1988Series8.3
Just Shoot Me!
6.6

Just Shoot Me!

1997Series6.6
My Name Is Earl
7.6

My Name Is Earl

2005Series7.6
Moonlighting
7.5

Moonlighting

1985Series7.5
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
Sister, Sister
7.0

Sister, Sister

1994Series7.0
The John Larroquette Show
6.8

The John Larroquette Show

1993Series6.8
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.2

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997Series7.2
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
8.5

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

2004Series8.5
Cybill
5.9

Cybill

1995Series5.9
Arli$$
6.9

Arli$$

1996Series6.9
Murder One
7.7

Murder One

1995Series7.7
Nikki
5.9

Nikki

2000Series5.9
Dave's World
6.5

Dave's World

1993Series6.5
Ned & Stacey
7.2

Ned & Stacey

1995Series7.2
Suddenly Susan
6.0

Suddenly Susan

1996Series6.0
Hearts Afire
7.8

Hearts Afire

1992Series7.8
Hope and Gloria
6.3

Hope and Gloria

1995Series6.3
On Our Own
7.0

On Our Own

1994Series7.0
In Case of Emergency
9.0

In Case of Emergency

2007Series9.0
Christine Cromwell
7.8

Christine Cromwell

1989Series7.8
Payne
4.0

Payne

1999Series4.0
Beauty and the Beast
7.4

Beauty and the Beast

1987Series7.4