Ellen Albertini Dow

Acting

Ellen Albertini Dow

Born November 16, 1913Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA72 credits

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

Frank the Bastard
2.5

Frank the Bastard

Movie

2015

Not Another Not Another Movie
3.2

Not Another Not Another Movie

Movie

2011

New Girl
7.4

New Girl

TV

2011

Shameless
8.2

Shameless

TV

2011

The Invited
3.6

The Invited

Movie

2010

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
4.4

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

Movie

2009

Filmography

Frank the Bastard
2015Frank the Bastardas DoraMovie
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011Not Another Not Another Movieas RoseMovie
New Girl
2011New Girlas Aunt RuthieTV
Shameless
2011Shamelessas The Real Aunt GingerTV
The Invited
2010The Invitedas Natalie ShawMovie
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
2009Without a Paddle: Nature's Callingas Mrs. BesslerMovie
In Case of Emergency
2007In Case of EmergencyTV
The Blue Hour
2007The Blue HourMovie
Fat Girls
2006Fat Girlsas MildredMovie
Hannah Montana
2006Hannah Montanaas Kathrine McCordTV
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Gertrude BalboaTV
Wedding Crashers
2005Wedding Crashersas Grandma Mary ClearyMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Helen Washburn (voice)TV
Annie's Point
2005Annie's Pointas Louise TetteMovie
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004Ned's Declassified School Survival Guideas Mrs. KnappTV
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Audrey Abruzzi (2007)TV
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas Dottie ArkinTV
Eight Crazy Nights
2002Eight Crazy Nightsas See's Candies Box (voice)Movie
Longshot
2001Longshotas Ms. FleisherMovie
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas BettyTV
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas RobertaTV
Nikki
2000Nikkias Miss MarieTV
Road Trip
2000Road Tripas Barry's GrandmaMovie
Ready to Rumble
2000Ready to Rumbleas Mrs. MacKenzieMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Mrs. PowellTV
Payne
1999Payneas FloTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Elderly Woman (voice)TV
Patch Adams
1998Patch Adamsas AggieMovie
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas Sylvia WalkerTV
54
199854as Disco DottieMovie
Carnival of Souls
1998Carnival of Soulsas Mrs. MeltzerMovie
The Wedding Singer
1998The Wedding Singeras RosieMovie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")TV
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as Mrs. GalloTV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas Old LadyTV
Suddenly Susan
1996Suddenly Susanas LilyTV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as AmeliaTV
Murder One
1995Murder OneTV
Ned & Stacey
1995Ned & Staceyas Mrs. PorterTV
Problem Child 3
1995Problem Child 3as Lila DuvaneMovie
Hope and Gloria
1995Hope and Gloriaas Miss MaeTV
Cybill
1995Cybillas Elderly WomanTV
Radioland Murders
1994Radioland Murdersas OrganistMovie
ER
1994ERas Mrs. RibletTV
On Our Own
1994On Our Ownas Little Old LadyTV
Sister, Sister
1994Sister, Sisteras BettyTV
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habitas Choir NunMovie
The Nanny
1993The Nannyas Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited)TV
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas Craft GrannyTV
The John Larroquette Show
1993The John Larroquette Showas Old WomanTV
Hearts Afire
1992Hearts Afireas Miss AbbingtonTV
Sister Act
1992Sister Actas Choir NunMovie
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Manas Mrs. CoulsonMovie
Space Case
1992Space Caseas BetsyMovie
Blood and Concrete
1991Blood and Concreteas Old LadyMovie
My Blue Heaven
1990My Blue Heavenas NunMovie
Wings
1990Wingsas DebbieTV
Christine Cromwell
1989Christine Cromwellas LydiaTV
Family Matters
1989Family Mattersas Miss GilbertTV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas MommaTV
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas GrandmaTV
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brownas Aunt BelleTV
Going to the Chapel
1988Going to the Chapelas Grandma HaldaneMovie
The Wonder Years
1988The Wonder Yearsas Mrs. TamboraTV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas FelisaTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the BeastTV
Munchies
1987Munchiesas Little Old LadyMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Need to Know")TV
American Drive-In
1985American Drive-Inas AllisonMovie
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas Mrs. LeonardTV
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas Mrs. BaerTV
Newhart
1982Newhartas Dorothy BensonTV