Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ellen Albertini Dow
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 27Series: 45
TMDB ID: 85171
IMDb ID: nm0016687
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1913
Died: May 4, 2015
Age: 101
Place of birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2015
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q458512
Also known as
The Rapping Granny • The Rapping Grandmother
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ellen Albertini Dow.
as Dora
Frank the Bastard
2015 • Movie
as Rose
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011 • Movie
as Natalie Shaw
The Invited
2010 • Movie
as Mrs. Bessler
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
2009 • Movie
as Anabella
The Blue Hour
2007 • Movie
as Mildred
Fat Girls
2006 • Movie
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Wedding Crashers
2005 • Movie
as Louise Tette
Annie's Point
2005 • Movie
as See's Candies Box (voice)
Eight Crazy Nights
2002 • Movie
as Ms. Fleisher
Longshot
2001 • Movie
as Barry's Grandma
Road Trip
2000 • Movie
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Ready to Rumble
2000 • Movie
as Aggie
Patch Adams
1998 • Movie
as Disco Dottie
54
1998 • Movie
as Mrs. Meltzer
Carnival of Souls
1998 • Movie
as Rosie
The Wedding Singer
1998 • Movie
as Lila Duvane
Problem Child 3
1995 • Movie
as Organist
Radioland Murders
1994 • Movie
as Choir Nun
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 • Movie
as Choir Nun
Sister Act
1992 • Movie
as Mrs. Coulson
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 • Movie
as Betsy
Space Case
1992 • Movie
as Old Lady
Blood and Concrete
1991 • Movie
as Nun
My Blue Heaven
1990 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ellen Albertini Dow.
as Aunt Ruthie • 1 eps
New Girl
2011 • Series
as The Real Aunt Ginger • 1 eps
Shameless
2011 • Series
1 eps
In Case of Emergency
2007 • Series
as Kathrine McCord • 1 eps
Hannah Montana
2006 • Series
as Gertrude Balboa • 1 eps
My Name Is Earl
2005 • Series
as Helen Washburn (voice) • 1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
as Mrs. Knapp • 1 eps
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004 • Series
as Audrey Abruzzi (2007) • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Dottie Arkin • 1 eps
Las Vegas
2003 • Series
as Betty • 1 eps
Scrubs
2001 • Series
as Roberta • 1 eps
Six Feet Under
2001 • Series
as Miss Marie • 1 eps
Nikki
2000 • Series
as Mrs. Powell • 1 eps
Judging Amy
1999 • Series
as Flo • 3 eps
Payne
1999 • Series
as Elderly Woman (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
as Sylvia Walker • 1 eps
Will & Grace
1998 • Series
as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") • 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 • Series
as Mrs. Gallo • 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
1997 • Series
as Old Lady • 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 • Series
as Lily • 1 eps
Suddenly Susan
1996 • Series
as Amelia • 1 eps
Arli$$
1996 • Series
2 eps
Murder One
1995 • Series
as Mrs. Porter • 3 eps
Ned & Stacey
1995 • Series
as Miss Mae • 1 eps
Hope and Gloria
1995 • Series