Ellen Albertini Dow
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Ellen Albertini Dow

Nov 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.

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Movie1998Patch AdamsAggie
Movie199854Disco Dottie
Movie1998The Wedding SingerRosie
Movie1987MunchiesLittle Old Lady
Movie2000Ready to RumbleMrs. MacKenzie
Movie2005Wedding CrashersGrandma Mary Cleary
Movie2005Annie's PointLouise Tette
Movie2011Not Another Not Another MovieRose
Movie2007The Blue Hour
Movie1994Radioland MurdersOrganist
Movie2000Road TripBarry's Grandma
Movie1988Going to the ChapelGrandma Haldane
Movie2010The InvitedNatalie Shaw
Movie2015Frank the BastardDora
Movie2002Eight Crazy NightsSee's Candies Box (voice)
Movie2001LongshotMs. Fleisher
Movie1998Carnival of SoulsMrs. Meltzer
Movie2006Fat GirlsMildred
Movie1992Space CaseBetsy
Movie1992Sister ActChoir Nun
Movie1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitChoir Nun
Movie1995Problem Child 3Lila Duvane
Movie1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManMrs. Coulson
Movie1990My Blue HeavenNun
Movie2009Without a Paddle: Nature's CallingMrs. Bessler
TV Show2001Six Feet UnderRoberta1
TV Show1989SeinfeldMomma1
TV Show2005American Dad!Helen Washburn (voice)1
TV Show1999Family GuyElderly Woman (voice)1
TV Show1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationFelisa1
TV Show2007In Case of Emergency1
TV Show1999Judging AmyMrs. Powell1
TV Show1985The Golden GirlsMrs. Leonard1
TV Show1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Need to Know")1
TV Show2005My Name Is EarlGertrude Balboa1
TV Show1993The NannyWendell Kent's Mother (uncredited)1
TV Show2003Las VegasDottie Arkin1
TV Show2003Cold CaseAudrey Abruzzi (2007)1
TV Show1987Beauty and the Beast1
TV Show1985MoonlightingMrs. Baer1
TV Show1995Cybill1
TV Show1995Murder One2
TV Show1989Quantum LeapGrandma1
TV Show1982Newhart1
TV Show1989Family Matters4
TV Show1988The Wonder YearsMrs. Tambora1
TV Show2006Hannah MontanaKathrine McCord1
TV Show2001ScrubsBetty1
TV Show1998Will & GraceSylvia Walker1
TV Show1997Just Shoot Me!Mrs. Gallo1
TV Show1994ERMrs. Riblet1
TV Show1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionConnie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")1
TV Show2011New GirlAunt Ruthie1
TV Show1999Family GuyAunt Helen (voice)1
TV Show1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchOld Lady1
TV Show1992Hearts AfireMiss Abbington1
TV Show1999PayneFlo3
TV Show1994On Our OwnLittle Old Lady #11
TV Show2000NikkiMiss Marie1
TV Show1995Hope and GloriaMiss Mae1
TV Show1993The John Larroquette ShowOld Woman1
TV Show1988Murphy BrownAunt Belle1
TV Show2004Ned's Declassified School Survival GuideMrs. Knapp1
TV Show1990WingsDebbie1
TV Show1985The Golden GirlsLillian1
TV Show1985The Golden GirlsSarah1
TV Show1993Dave's WorldCraft Granny1
TV Show1996Suddenly SusanLily1
TV Show2011ShamelessThe Real Aunt Ginger1
TV Show1995Ned and StaceyMrs. Porter3
TV Show1982NewhartDorothy Benson1
TV Show1985The Twilight Zone(segment "The Storyteller")1
TV Show1989Christine CromwellLydia1
TV Show1989Christine CromwellNanny1
TV Show1994Sister, SisterBetty1

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