Ellen Albertini Dow
Birthdate
November 16, 1913 (110 years old)
Place of Birth
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of Death
May 4, 2015
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
November 16, 1913 (110 years old)
Place of Birth
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of Death
May 4, 2015
Known For
Acting
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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Ellen Albertini Dow's LGBTQ+ Titles
54
Disco Dottie
Acting (66)
2015
Frank the Bastard as Dora
2011
Not Another Not Another Movie as Rose
2011
New Girl as Aunt Ruthie (1 episode)
2010
The Invited as Natalie Shaw
2009
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling as Mrs. Bessler
2007
In Case of Emergency (1 episode)
2007
The Blue Hour
2006
Fat Girls as Mildred
2006
Hannah Montana as Kathrine McCord (1 episode)
2005
My Name Is Earl as Gertrude Balboa (1 episode)
2005
Wedding Crashers as Grandma Mary Cleary
2005
American Dad! as Helen Washburn (voice) (2 episodes)
2005
Annie's Point as Louise Tette
2004
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as Mrs. Knapp (1 episode)
2003
Cold Case as Audrey Abruzzi (2007) (1 episode)
2003
Las Vegas (1 episode)
2002
Eight Crazy Nights as See's Candies Box (voice)
2001
Longshot as Ms. Fleisher
2001
Scrubs as Betty (1 episode)
2001
Six Feet Under as Roberta (2 episodes)
2000
Nikki as Miss Marie (1 episode)
2000
Road Trip as Barry's Grandma
2000
Ready to Rumble as Mrs. MacKenzie
1999
Judging Amy as Mrs. Powell (1 episode)
1999
Payne as Flo (3 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Aunt Helen (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Elderly Woman (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Patch Adams as Aggie
1998
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") (1 episode)
1998
Will & Grace as Sylvia Walker (1 episode)
1998
54 as Disco Dottie
1998
Carnival of Souls as Mrs. Meltzer
1998
The Wedding Singer as Rosie
1997
Just Shoot Me! as Mrs. Gallo (1 episode)
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Old Lady (1 episode)
1995
Murder One (2 episodes)
1995
Problem Child 3 as Lila Duvane
1995
Hope and Gloria as Miss Mae (1 episode)
1995
Cybill (1 episode)
1994
Radioland Murders as Organist
1994
ER as Mrs. Riblet (1 episode)
1994
On Our Own as Little Old Lady #1 (1 episode)
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Choir Nun
1993
The Nanny as Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited) (1 episode)
1993
The John Larroquette Show as Old Woman (1 episode)
1992
Hearts Afire (1 episode)
1992
Sister Act as Choir Nun
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Mrs. Coulson
1992
Space Case as Betsy
1990
My Blue Heaven as Nun
1990
Wings as Debbie (1 episode)
1989
Family Matters (4 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld as Momma (1 episode)
1989
Quantum Leap as Grandma (1 episode)
1988
Murphy Brown as Aunt Belle (1 episode)
1988
Going to the Chapel as Grandma Haldane
1988
The Wonder Years as Mrs. Tambora (1 episode)
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Felisa (1 episode)
1987
Beauty and the Beast (1 episode)
1987
Munchies as Little Old Lady
1985
The Twilight Zone (2 episodes)
1985
The Golden Girls as Lillian (1 episode)
1985
The Golden Girls as Mrs. Leonard (1 episode)
1985
The Golden Girls as Sarah (1 episode)
1985
Moonlighting as Mrs. Baer (1 episode)
1982
Newhart (2 episodes)