Ellen Albertini Dow
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.
Known For
All Movies (27)
- Frank the Bastard2015 · as Dora
- Not Another Not Another Movie2011 · as Rose
- The Invited2010 · as Natalie Shaw
- Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling2009 · as Mrs. Bessler
- The Blue Hour2007 · as Anabella
- Fat Girls2006 · as Mildred
- Wedding Crashers2005 · as Grandma Mary Cleary
- Annie's Point2005 · as Louise Tette
- Eight Crazy Nights2002 · as See's Candies Box (voice)
- Longshot2001 · as Ms. Fleisher
- Road Trip2000 · as Barry's Grandma
- Ready to Rumble2000 · as Mrs. MacKenzie
- Patch Adams1998 · as Aggie
- 541998 · as Disco Dottie
- Carnival of Souls1998 · as Mrs. Meltzer
- The Wedding Singer1998 · as Rosie
- Problem Child 31995 · as Lila Duvane
- Radioland Murders1994 · as Organist
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993 · as Choir Nun
- Sister Act1992 · as Choir Nun
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man1992 · as Mrs. Coulson
- Space Case1992 · as Betsy
- Blood and Concrete1991 · as Old Lady
- My Blue Heaven1990 · as Nun
- Going to the Chapel1988 · as Grandma Haldane
- Munchies1987 · as Little Old Lady
- American Drive-In1985 · as Allison
All TV Shows (50)
- New Girl2011 · as Aunt Ruthie
- Shameless2011 · as The Real Aunt Ginger
- In Case of Emergency2007
- Hannah Montana2006 · as Kathrine McCord
- My Name Is Earl2005 · as Gertrude Balboa
- American Dad!2005 · as Helen Washburn (voice)
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide2004 · as Mrs. Knapp
- Cold Case2003 · as Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
- Las Vegas2003 · as Dottie Arkin
- Scrubs2001 · as Betty
- Six Feet Under2001 · as Roberta
- Nikki2000 · as Miss Marie
- Judging Amy1999 · as Mrs. Powell
- Payne1999 · as Flo
- Family Guy1999 · as Elderly Woman (voice)
- Family Guy1999 · as Aunt Helen (voice)
- Will & Grace1998 · as Sylvia Walker
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
- Just Shoot Me!1997 · as Mrs. Gallo
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Old Lady
- Suddenly Susan1996 · as Lily
- Arli$$1996 · as Amelia
- Murder One1995
- Ned & Stacey1995 · as Mrs. Porter
- Hope and Gloria1995 · as Miss Mae
- Cybill1995 · as Elderly Woman
- ER1994 · as Mrs. Riblet
- On Our Own1994 · as Little Old Lady
- Sister, Sister1994 · as Betty
- The Nanny1993 · as Wendell's Mother (uncredited)
- Dave's World1993 · as Craft Granny
- The John Larroquette Show1993 · as Old Woman
- Hearts Afire1992 · as Miss Abbington
- Wings1990 · as Debbie
- Christine Cromwell1989 · as Lydia
- Christine Cromwell1989 · as Nanny
- Family Matters1989 · as Miss Gilbert
- Seinfeld1989 · as Momma
- Quantum Leap1989 · as Grandma
- Murphy Brown1988 · as Aunt Belle
- The Wonder Years1988 · as Mrs. Tambora
- Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · as Felisa
- Beauty and the Beast1987 · as Anna Lausch
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Need to Know")
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "The Storyteller")
- The Golden Girls1985 · as Mrs. Leonard
- The Golden Girls1985 · as Lillian
- The Golden Girls1985 · as Sarah
- Moonlighting1985 · as Mrs. Baer
- Newhart1982 · as Dorothy Benson