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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 72
2010s
- 2015
Frank the Bastard
Dora
- 2011
Not Another Not Another Movie
Rose
- 2010
The Invited
Natalie Shaw
2000s
- 2009
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
Mrs. Bessler
- 2007
In Case of Emergency
TV
The Blue Hour
Anabella
- 2006
Fat Girls
Mildred
- 2005
Annie's Point
Louise Tette
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
Longshot
Ms. Fleisher
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Payne
Flo · 3 episodes
- 1998
Carnival of Souls
Mrs. Meltzer
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
Radioland Murders
Organist
On Our Own
Little Old Lady · 1 episode
- 1993
- 1992
Space Case
Betsy
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Christine Cromwell
Lydia, Nanny · 1 episode
- 1988
Going to the Chapel
Grandma Haldane
- 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Anna Lausch · 1 episode
- 1985
American Drive-In
Allison
- 1982
