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Ellen Albertini Dow
Actor· 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.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
19 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | Rose | Film |
| 2009 | Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling | Mrs. Bessler | Film |
| 2007 | The Blue Hour | Anabella | Film |
| 2006 | Fat Girls | Mildred | Film |
| 2005 | Annie's Point | Louise Tette | Film |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Grandma Mary Cleary | Film |
| 2001 | Longshot | Ms. Fleisher | Film |
| 2000 | Ready to Rumble | Mrs. MacKenzie | Film |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Barry's Grandma | Film |
| 1998 | Carnival of Souls | Mrs. Meltzer | Film |
| 1998 | The Wedding Singer | Rosie | Film |
| 1998 | 54 | Disco Dottie | Film |
| 1995 | Problem Child 3 | Lila Duvane | Film |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Choir Nun | Film |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Mrs. Coulson | Film |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Choir Nun | Film |
| 1991 | Blood and Concrete | Old Lady | Film |
| 1987 | Munchies | Little Old Lady | Film |
| 1985 | American Drive-In | Allison | Film |
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