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Ellen Albertini Dow
Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow

ActingBorn November 16, 1913Died May 4, 2015 (age 101)Mount 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.

Filmography

2015Movie
2011
New Girl

as Aunt Ruthie

TV
2011
Shameless

as The Real Aunt Ginger

TV
2010
The Invited

as Natalie Shaw

Movie
2009Movie
2007
The Blue Hour

as Anabella

Movie
2006
Fat Girls

as Mildred

Movie
2006
Hannah Montana

as Kathrine McCord

TV
2005
My Name Is Earl

as Gertrude Balboa

TV
2005
Wedding Crashers

as Grandma Mary Cleary

Movie
2005
American Dad!

as Helen Washburn (voice)

TV
2005
Annie's Point

as Louise Tette

Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Audrey Abruzzi (2007)

TV
2003
Las Vegas

as Dottie Arkin

TV
2002
Eight Crazy Nights

as See's Candies Box (voice)

Movie
2001
Longshot

as Ms. Fleisher

Movie
2001
Scrubs

as Betty

TV
2001
Six Feet Under

as Roberta

TV
2000
Nikki

as Miss Marie

TV
2000
Road Trip

as Barry's Grandma

Movie
2000
Ready to Rumble

as Mrs. MacKenzie

Movie
1999
Judging Amy

as Mrs. Powell

TV
1999
Payne

as Flo

TV
1999
Family Guy

as Elderly Woman (voice)

TV
1999
Family Guy

as Aunt Helen (voice)

TV
1998
Patch Adams

as Aggie

Movie
1998
Will & Grace

as Sylvia Walker

TV
1998
54

as Disco Dottie

Movie
1998
Carnival of Souls

as Mrs. Meltzer

Movie
1998Movie
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")

TV
1997
Just Shoot Me!

as Mrs. Gallo

TV
1996TV
1996
Arli$$

as Amelia

TV
1995
Ned & Stacey

as Mrs. Porter

TV
1995
Problem Child 3

as Lila Duvane

Movie
1995
Hope and Gloria

as Miss Mae

TV
1995
Cybill

as Elderly Woman

TV
1994Movie
1994
ER

as Mrs. Riblet

TV
1994
On Our Own

as Little Old Lady

TV
1994TV
1993Movie
1993
The Nanny

as Wendell's Mother (uncredited)

TV
1993
Dave's World

as Craft Granny

TV
1993TV
1992
Hearts Afire

as Miss Abbington

TV
1992
Sister Act

as Choir Nun

Movie
1992Movie
1992
Space Case

as Betsy

Movie
1991Movie
1990Movie
1990
Wings

as Debbie

TV
1989TV
1989TV
1989
Family Matters

as Miss Gilbert

TV
1989
Seinfeld

as Momma

TV
1989
Quantum Leap

as Grandma

TV
1988
Murphy Brown

as Aunt Belle

TV
1988
Going to the Chapel

as Grandma Haldane

Movie
1988
The Wonder Years

as Mrs. Tambora

TV
1987
Beauty and the Beast

as Anna Lausch

TV
1987
Munchies

as Little Old Lady

Movie
1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Need to Know")

TV
1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "The Storyteller")

TV
1985Movie
1985
The Golden Girls

as Mrs. Leonard

TV
1985TV
1985TV
1985
Moonlighting

as Mrs. Baer

TV
1982
Newhart

as Dorothy Benson

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 16, 1913
Day of DeathMay 4, 2015
Place of BirthMount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity0.8