Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow

Acting

November 16, 1913 — May 4, 2015Mount 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

2005

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

1998

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

Shameless

Shameless

2011

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Road Trip

Road Trip

2000

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

1998

Acting72

Frank the Bastard

Frank the Bastard

2015

Dora

Not Another Not Another Movie

Not Another Not Another Movie

2011

Rose

New Girl

New Girl

2011

Aunt Ruthie

Shameless

Shameless

2011

The Real Aunt Ginger

The Invited

The Invited

2010

Natalie Shaw

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

2009

Mrs. Bessler

In Case of Emergency

In Case of Emergency

2007

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

2007

Anabella

Fat Girls

Fat Girls

2006

Mildred

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

2006

Kathrine McCord

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

2005

Gertrude Balboa

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

2005

Grandma Mary Cleary

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Helen Washburn (voice)

Annie's Point

Annie's Point

2005

Louise Tette

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

2004

Mrs. Knapp

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003

Audrey Abruzzi (2007)

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003

Dottie Arkin

Eight Crazy Nights

Eight Crazy Nights

2002

See's Candies Box (voice)

Longshot

Longshot

2001

Ms. Fleisher

Scrubs

Scrubs

2001

Betty

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

2001

Roberta

Nikki

Nikki

2000

Miss Marie

Road Trip

Road Trip

2000

Barry's Grandma

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

2000

Mrs. MacKenzie

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999

Mrs. Powell

Payne

Payne

1999

Flo

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Elderly Woman (voice) / Aunt Helen (voice)

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

1998

Aggie

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998

Sylvia Walker

54

1998

Disco Dottie

Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls

1998

Mrs. Meltzer

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

1998

Rosie

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Mrs. Gallo

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Old Lady

Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan

1996

Lily

Arli$$

Arli$$

1996

Amelia

Murder One

Murder One

1995

Ned & Stacey

Ned & Stacey

1995

Mrs. Porter

Problem Child 3

Problem Child 3

1995

Lila Duvane

Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria

1995

Miss Mae

Cybill

Cybill

1995

Elderly Woman

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

1994

Organist

ER

1994

Mrs. Riblet

On Our Own

On Our Own

1994

Little Old Lady

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1994

Betty

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Choir Nun

The Nanny

The Nanny

1993

Wendell's Mother (uncredited)

Dave's World

Dave's World

1993

Craft Granny

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

1993

Old Woman

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

1992

Miss Abbington

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

Choir Nun

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

Mrs. Coulson

Space Case

Space Case

1992

Betsy

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

1991

Old Lady

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

1990

Nun

Wings

Wings

1990

Debbie

Christine Cromwell

Christine Cromwell

1989

Lydia / Nanny

Family Matters

Family Matters

1989

Miss Gilbert

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Momma

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

1989

Grandma

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

1988

Aunt Belle

Going to the Chapel

Going to the Chapel

1988

Grandma Haldane

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

1988

Mrs. Tambora

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Felisa

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Anna Lausch

Munchies

Munchies

1987

Little Old Lady

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

(segment "Need to Know") / (segment "The Storyteller")

American Drive-In

American Drive-In

1985

Allison

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

1985

Mrs. Leonard / Lillian / Sarah

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985

Mrs. Baer

Newhart

Newhart

1982

Dorothy Benson