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Ellen Albertini Dow

Born 1913-11-16

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

Wedding Crashers 2005 · 7.0 Road Trip 2000 · 6.5 The Wedding Singer 1998 · 6.9 Sister Act 1992 · 6.5 54 1998 · 5.9 Ready to Rumble 2000 · 5.3 Problem Child 3: Junior in Love 1995 · 3.4 Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling 2009 · 4.0 Carnival of Souls 1998 · 3.2 Munchies 1987 · 3.9 Annie's Point 2005 · 6.8