Ellen Albertini Dow
Acting
Female
Born: November 16, 1913
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
- The Rapping Granny
- The Rapping Grandmother
Known For
January 31, 1999
July 13, 2005
December 25, 1998
May 28, 1992
January 09, 2011
February 06, 2005
July 05, 1989
May 19, 2000
October 02, 2001
December 09, 1993
February 13, 1998