Acting
Ellen Albertini Dow
1 popularity24 movies24 TV shows
BornNovember 16, 1913
DiedMay 4, 2015 (age 101)
BirthplaceMount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
GenderFemale
Zodiac♏ Scorpio
Active1982 – 2015 (34 yrs)
Credits77 titles
DepartmentActing
Also known as:The Rapping GrannyThe Rapping Grandmother
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.
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🎂Date of BirthNovember 16, 1913
🕊️Date of DeathMay 4, 2015 (age 101)
✨Zodiac Sign♏ Scorpio
📍BirthplaceMount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
👤GenderFemale
🎬Known ForActing
📅Career Span1982 – 2015
🏆Total Credits77 titles
🎥Movies24 films
📺TV Shows24 series
⭐Popularity Score0.6
🌐Also Known AsThe Rapping Granny · The Rapping Grandmother
Filmography
The Real Aunt Ginger
Elderly Woman (voice)
Helen Washburn (voice)
Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited)
Mrs. Riblet
Aunt Ruthie
Gertrude Balboa
Sylvia Walker
Mrs. Powell
Roberta
Dottie Arkin
Mrs. Tambora
Amelia
(segment "Need to Know")
Miss Gilbert
Kathrine McCord
Mrs. Leonard
Choir Nun
Grandma Mary Cleary
Barry's Grandma
Disco Dottie
See's Candies Box (voice)
Mrs. Coulson
Lila Duvane
Little Old Lady
Mrs. MacKenzie
Mrs. Meltzer
Ms. Fleisher
Natalie Shaw
Louise Tette
Grandma Haldane
Mildred