Personal Info
Known Credits
25
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1913-11-16 (112 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
The Rapping GrannyThe Rapping Grandmother
Ellen Albertini Dow
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 Sis ...
Known For
Acting
2015 --
Frank the Bastard
| Dora
2011 --
Not Another Not Another Movie
| Rose
2010 --
The Invited
| Natalie Shaw
2009 --
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
| Mrs. Bessler
2007 --
The Blue Hour
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2006 --
Fat Girls
| Mildred
2005 --
Wedding Crashers
| Grandma Mary Cleary
2005 --
Annie's Point
| Louise Tette
2002 --
Eight Crazy Nights
| See's Candies Box (voice)
2001 --
Longshot
| Ms. Fleisher
2000 --
Road Trip
| Barry's Grandma
2000 --
Ready to Rumble
| Mrs. MacKenzie
1998 --
Patch Adams
| Aggie
1998 --
54
| Disco Dottie
1998 --
Carnival of Souls
| Mrs. Meltzer
1998 --
The Wedding Singer
| Rosie
1995 --
Problem Child 3
| Lila Duvane
1994 --
Radioland Murders
| Organist
1993 --
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
| Choir Nun
1992 --
Sister Act
| Choir Nun
1992 --
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
| Mrs. Coulson
1992 --
Space Case
| Betsy
1990 --
My Blue Heaven
| Nun
1988 --
Going to the Chapel
| Grandma Haldane
1987 --
Munchies
| Little Old Lady