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.…
Filmography
Space Case
1992 · 10.0
In Case of Emergency
2007 · 9.0
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004 · 8.5
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · 8.4
The Wonder Years
1988 · 8.4
Seinfeld
1989 · 8.2
Shameless
2011 · 8.2
Scrubs
2001 · 8.2
Six Feet Under
2001 · 8.1
The Nanny
1993 · 8.1
Quantum Leap
1989 · 8.0
ER
1994 · 7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · 7.8
Christine Cromwell
1989 · 7.8
Cold Case
2003 · 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7
Murder One
1995 · 7.7
My Name Is Earl
2005 · 7.6
Hearts Afire
1992 · 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985 · 7.6
Judging Amy
1999 · 7.5
Moonlighting
1985 · 7.5
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · 7.4
Family Guy
1999 · 7.4
New Girl
2011 · 7.4
Patch Adams
1998 · 7.3
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · 7.3
Newhart
1982 · 7.2
Ned & Stacey
1995 · 7.2
Hannah Montana
2006 · 7.1
American Dad!
2005 · 7.0
Las Vegas
2003 · 7.0
Sister, Sister
1994 · 7.0
On Our Own
1994 · 7.0
Wings
1990 · 6.9
Arli$$
1996 · 6.9
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · 6.9
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Sister Act
1992 · 6.8
The Wedding Singer
1998 · 6.8
Family Matters
1989 · 6.8
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · 6.6
Wedding Crashers
2005 · 6.5
Murphy Brown
1988 · 6.5
Dave's World
1993 · 6.5
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · 6.4
Hope and Gloria
1995 · 6.3
Road Trip
2000 · 6.3
My Blue Heaven
1990 · 6.1
Cybill
1995 · 6.0
Suddenly Susan
1996 · 6.0
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 · 5.9
54
1998 · 5.9
Nikki
2000 · 5.8
Radioland Murders
1994 · 5.8
The Blue Hour
2007 · 5.8
Longshot
2001 · 5.7
Blood and Concrete
1991 · 5.6
Annie's Point
2005 · 5.6
Going to the Chapel
1988 · 5.3
Eight Crazy Nights
2002 · 5.2
Ready to Rumble
2000 · 5.2
Problem Child 3
1995 · 4.9
Munchies
1987 · 4.8
Fat Girls
2006 · 4.7
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
2009 · 4.5
Payne
1999 · 4.0
The Invited
2010 · 3.9
Carnival of Souls
1998 · 3.8
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011 · 3.2
American Drive-In
1985 · 2.9
Frank the Bastard
2015 · 2.3