People
Ellen Albertini Dow
- Name: Ellen Albertini Dow
- Birthday: 1913-11-16
- Also known as: The Rapping Granny,The Rapping Grandmother
- Place of birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
- Popularity: 0.218
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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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Frank the Bastard as Dora | 2015-07-28 |
| Not Another Not Another Movie as Rose | 2011-10-17 |
| The Invited as Natalie Shaw | 2010-01-01 |
| Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling as Mrs. Bessler | 2009-01-13 |
| The Blue Hour | 2007-01-01 |
| Fat Girls as Mildred | 2006-04-28 |
| Wedding Crashers as Grandma Mary Cleary | 2005-07-13 |
| Annie's Point as Louise Tette | 2005-01-22 |
| Eight Crazy Nights as See's Candies Box (voice) | 2002-11-27 |
| Longshot as Ms. Fleisher | 2001-10-25 |
| Road Trip as Barry's Grandma | 2000-05-19 |
| Ready to Rumble as Mrs. MacKenzie | 2000-04-07 |
| Patch Adams as Aggie | 1998-12-25 |
| 54 as Disco Dottie | 1998-08-28 |
| Carnival of Souls as Mrs. Meltzer | 1998-08-21 |
| The Wedding Singer as Rosie | 1998-02-13 |
| Problem Child 3 as Lila Duvane | 1995-05-13 |
| Radioland Murders as Organist | 1994-10-21 |
| Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Choir Nun | 1993-12-09 |
| Sister Act as Choir Nun | 1992-05-28 |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Mrs. Coulson | 1992-02-28 |
| Space Case as Betsy | 1992-01-01 |
| My Blue Heaven as Nun | 1990-08-17 |
| Going to the Chapel as Grandma Haldane | 1988-10-09 |
| Munchies as Little Old Lady | 1987-03-01 |
