Ellen Albertini Dow
Actor
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.
Born1913-11-16
Place of BirthMount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
7.4
Family Guy
AnimationComedy
8.2
Shameless
DramaComedy
7.0
American Dad!
AnimationComedy
8.3
Seinfeld
Comedy
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
7.4
New Girl
Comedy
8.1
The Nanny
ComedyFamily
7.8
ER
Drama
7.7
Cold Case
CrimeDrama
8.1
Scrubs
Comedy
8.0
Quantum Leap
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
7.0
Las Vegas
DramaAction & Adventure
8.1
Six Feet Under
Drama
6.9
Will & Grace
Comedy
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
ComedyFamily
6.8
Wings
ComedyDrama
7.5
Judging Amy
Drama
7.1
Hannah Montana
ComedyFamily
7.6
The Golden Girls
Comedy
7.6
My Name Is Earl
Comedy
8.3
The Wonder Years
ComedyDrama
7.2
Newhart
ComedyDrama
6.7
Family Matters
ComedyFamily
6.5
Murphy Brown
Comedy