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Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow

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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  • Wedding Crashers

    Wedding Crashers

    Played Grandma Mary Cleary

    Average Rating
    6.5
    4567 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

    Played Aggie

    Average Rating
    7.3
    3352 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1998
    27 years ago
  • Sister Act

    Sister Act

    Played Choir Nun

    Average Rating
    6.8
    3328 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Road Trip

    Road Trip

    Played Barry's Grandma

    Average Rating
    6.2
    2078 votes
    Release Date
    May 19, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Played Choir Nun

    Average Rating
    6.4
    1883 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 1993
    32 years ago
  • The Wedding Singer

    The Wedding Singer

    Played Rosie

    Average Rating
    6.8
    1841 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 13, 1998
    28 years ago
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Played Mrs. Coulson

    Average Rating
    5.9
    621 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 1992
    34 years ago
  • 54

    54

    Played Disco Dottie

    Average Rating
    5.9
    504 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 28, 1998
    28 years ago
  • Eight Crazy Nights

    Eight Crazy Nights

    Played See's Candies Box (voice)

    Average Rating
    5.2
    351 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 27, 2002
    23 years ago
  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    Played Nun

    Average Rating
    6.1
    255 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Problem Child 3

    Problem Child 3

    Played Lila Duvane

    Average Rating
    4.7
    214 votes
    Release Date
    May 13, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Ready to Rumble

    Ready to Rumble

    Played Mrs. MacKenzie

    Average Rating
    5.2
    167 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 07, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

    Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

    Played Mrs. Bessler

    Average Rating
    4.4
    76 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 13, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Munchies

    Munchies

    Played Little Old Lady

    Average Rating
    4.8
    66 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1987
    39 years ago
  • Radioland Murders

    Radioland Murders

    Played Organist

    Average Rating
    5.9
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1994
    31 years ago
  • Carnival of Souls

    Carnival of Souls

    Played Mrs. Meltzer

    Average Rating
    3.7
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 1998
    28 years ago
  • Not Another Not Another Movie

    Not Another Not Another Movie

    Played Rose

    Average Rating
    3.2
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Blood and Concrete

    Blood and Concrete

    Played Old Lady

    Average Rating
    5.5
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 1991
    35 years ago
  • The Invited

    The Invited

    Played Natalie Shaw

    Average Rating
    3.6
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Fat Girls

    Fat Girls

    Played Mildred

    Average Rating
    4.3
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 28, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Annie's Point

    Annie's Point

    Played Louise Tette

    Average Rating
    5.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 22, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Longshot

    Longshot

    Played Ms. Fleisher

    Average Rating
    4.6
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 2001
    24 years ago
  • The Blue Hour

    The Blue Hour

    Average Rating
    7.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Going to the Chapel

    Going to the Chapel

    Played Grandma Haldane

    Average Rating
    3.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Frank the Bastard

    Frank the Bastard

    Played Dora

    Average Rating
    2.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 28, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Space Case

    Space Case

    Played Betsy

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1992
    34 years ago
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