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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 16, 1913Deathday
May 4, 2015Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
25Place of birth
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USAAlso known as
The Rapping Granny, The Rapping GrandmotherCast credits
Patch Adams
Aggie54
Disco DottieThe Wedding Singer
RosieMunchies
Little Old LadyReady to Rumble
Mrs. MacKenzieWedding Crashers
Grandma Mary ClearyAnnie's Point
Louise TetteNot Another Not Another Movie
RoseThe Blue Hour
Radioland Murders
OrganistRoad Trip
Barry's GrandmaGoing to the Chapel
Grandma HaldaneFrank the Bastard
DoraThe Invited
Natalie ShawEight Crazy Nights
See's Candies Box (voice)Longshot
Ms. FleisherCarnival of Souls
Mrs. MeltzerFat Girls
MildredSpace Case
BetsySister Act
Choir NunSister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Choir Nun