Ellen Albertini Dow
Actor| Birthday | Nov 16, 1913 (102 years old) |
| Deathday | May 4, 2015 |
| Place of birth | Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Gender | Female |
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
7.4
Elderly Woman (voice), Aunt Helen (voice)
Jan 31, 1999
Grandma Mary Cleary
Jul 13, 2005
7.3
Aggie
Dec 25, 1998
6.8
Choir Nun
May 28, 1992
8.2
The Real Aunt Ginger
Jan 9, 2011
Helen Washburn (voice)
Feb 6, 2005
8.3
Momma
Jul 5, 1989
6.2
Barry's Grandma
May 19, 2000
Betty
Oct 2, 2001
Choir Nun
Dec 9, 1993
Rosie
Feb 13, 1998
Felisa
Sep 28, 1987
7.4
Aunt Ruthie
Sep 20, 2011
8.1
Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited)
Nov 3, 1993
Old Lady
Sep 27, 1996
Mrs. Tambora
Jan 31, 1988
Gertrude Balboa
Sep 20, 2005
Roberta
Jun 3, 2001
Mrs. Knapp
Sep 12, 2004
7.8
Mrs. Riblet
Sep 19, 1994
7.4
Elderly Woman (voice), Aunt Helen (voice)
Jan 31, 1999
Grandma Mary Cleary
Jul 13, 2005
7.3
Aggie
Dec 25, 1998
6.8
Choir Nun
May 28, 1992
8.2
The Real Aunt Ginger
Jan 9, 2011
Helen Washburn (voice)
Feb 6, 2005
Acting
Participated in 25 movies, 42 TV series
