Actor
Ellen Albertini Dow
November 16, 1913 · Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Notable work
7.4Family Guy (1999)
as Elderly Woman (voice) and as Aunt Helen (voice)
6.5Wedding Crashers (2005)
as Grandma Mary Cleary
6.8Sister Act (1992)
as Choir Nun
7.3Patch Adams (1998)
as Aggie
8.2Shameless (2011)
as The Real Aunt Ginger
7American Dad! (2005)
as Helen Washburn (voice)
8.3Seinfeld (1989)
as Momma
6.3Road Trip (2000)
as Barry's Grandma
6.4Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
as Choir Nun
6.8The Wedding Singer (1998)
as Rosie
8.4Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
as Felisa
7.4New Girl (2011)
as Aunt Ruthie
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