Ellen Albertini Dow

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Ellen Albertini Dow

Born 16 November 1913 Died 4 May 2015, aged 101 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
68age in their first credit on record (1982)
33years on screen and counting
7credits in 1985, their busiest year
77dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Frank the Bastard poster Age: 101

Frank the Bastard

2015
as Dora
Not Another Not Another Movie poster Age: 97

Not Another Not Another Movie

2011
as Rose
The Invited poster Age: 96

The Invited

2010
as Natalie Shaw
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling poster Age: 95

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

2009
as Mrs. Bessler
The Blue Hour poster Age: 93

The Blue Hour

2007
as Anabella
Fat Girls poster Age: 92

Fat Girls

2006
as Mildred
Wedding Crashers poster Age: 91

Wedding Crashers

2005
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Annie's Point poster Age: 91

Annie's Point

2005
as Louise Tette
Eight Crazy Nights poster Age: 89

Eight Crazy Nights

2002
as See's Candies Box (voice)
Longshot poster Age: 87

Longshot

2001
as Ms. Fleisher
Road Trip poster Age: 86

Road Trip

2000
as Barry's Grandma
Ready to Rumble poster Age: 86

Ready to Rumble

2000
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Patch Adams poster Age: 85

Patch Adams

1998
as Aggie
54 poster Age: 84

54

1998
as Disco Dottie
Carnival of Souls poster Age: 84

Carnival of Souls

1998
as Mrs. Meltzer
The Wedding Singer poster Age: 84

The Wedding Singer

1998
as Rosie
Problem Child 3 poster Age: 81

Problem Child 3

1995
as Lila Duvane
Radioland Murders poster Age: 80

Radioland Murders

1994
as Organist
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster Age: 80

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993
as Choir Nun
Sister Act poster Age: 78

Sister Act

1992
as Choir Nun
Memoirs of an Invisible Man poster Age: 78

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992
as Mrs. Coulson
Space Case poster Age: 78

Space Case

1992
as Betsy
Blood and Concrete poster Age: 77

Blood and Concrete

1991
as Old Lady
My Blue Heaven poster Age: 76

My Blue Heaven

1990
as Nun
Going to the Chapel poster Age: 74

Going to the Chapel

1988
as Grandma Haldane
Munchies poster Age: 73

Munchies

1987
as Little Old Lady
American Drive-In poster Age: 71

American Drive-In

1985
as Allison
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TV credits

Newest first
New Girl poster Age: 97

New Girl

2011
as Aunt Ruthie
Shameless poster Age: 97

Shameless

2011
as The Real Aunt Ginger
In Case of Emergency poster Age: 93

In Case of Emergency

2007
Hannah Montana poster Age: 92

Hannah Montana

2006
as Kathrine McCord
My Name Is Earl poster Age: 91

My Name Is Earl

2005
as Gertrude Balboa
American Dad! poster Age: 91

American Dad!

2005
as Helen Washburn (voice)
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide poster Age: 90

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

2004
as Mrs. Knapp
Cold Case poster Age: 89

Cold Case

2003
as Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
Las Vegas poster Age: 89

Las Vegas

2003
as Dottie Arkin
Scrubs poster Age: 87

Scrubs

2001
as Betty
Six Feet Under poster Age: 87

Six Feet Under

2001
as Roberta
Nikki poster Age: 86

Nikki

2000
as Miss Marie
Judging Amy poster Age: 85

Judging Amy

1999
as Mrs. Powell
Payne poster Age: 85

Payne

1999
as Flo
Family Guy poster Age: 85

Family Guy

1999
as Elderly Woman (voice)
Family Guy poster Age: 85

Family Guy

1999
as Aunt Helen (voice)
Will & Grace poster Age: 84

Will & Grace

1998
as Sylvia Walker
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster Age: 83

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997
as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
Just Shoot Me! poster Age: 83

Just Shoot Me!

1997
as Mrs. Gallo
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster Age: 82

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996
as Old Lady
Suddenly Susan poster Age: 82

Suddenly Susan

1996
as Lily
Arli$$ poster Age: 82

Arli$$

1996
as Amelia
Murder One poster Age: 81

Murder One

1995
Ned & Stacey poster Age: 81

Ned & Stacey

1995
as Mrs. Porter
Hope and Gloria poster Age: 81

Hope and Gloria

1995
as Miss Mae
Cybill poster Age: 81

Cybill

1995
as Elderly Woman
ER poster Age: 80

ER

1994
as Mrs. Riblet
On Our Own poster Age: 80

On Our Own

1994
as Little Old Lady
Sister, Sister poster Age: 80

Sister, Sister

1994
as Betty
The Nanny poster Age: 79

The Nanny

1993
as Wendell's Mother (uncredited)
Dave's World poster Age: 79

Dave's World

1993
as Craft Granny
The John Larroquette Show poster Age: 79

The John Larroquette Show

1993
as Old Woman
Hearts Afire poster Age: 78

Hearts Afire

1992
as Miss Abbington
Wings poster Age: 76

Wings

1990
as Debbie
Christine Cromwell poster Age: 75

Christine Cromwell

1989
as Lydia
Christine Cromwell poster Age: 75

Christine Cromwell

1989
as Nanny
Family Matters poster Age: 75

Family Matters

1989
as Miss Gilbert
Seinfeld poster Age: 75

Seinfeld

1989
as Momma
Quantum Leap poster Age: 75

Quantum Leap

1989
as Grandma
Murphy Brown poster Age: 74

Murphy Brown

1988
as Aunt Belle
The Wonder Years poster Age: 74

The Wonder Years

1988
as Mrs. Tambora
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster Age: 73

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987
as Felisa
Beauty and the Beast poster Age: 73

Beauty and the Beast

1987
as Anna Lausch
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 71

The Twilight Zone

1985
as (segment "Need to Know")
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 71

The Twilight Zone

1985
as (segment "The Storyteller")
The Golden Girls poster Age: 71

The Golden Girls

1985
as Mrs. Leonard
The Golden Girls poster Age: 71

The Golden Girls

1985
as Lillian
The Golden Girls poster Age: 71

The Golden Girls

1985
as Sarah
Moonlighting poster Age: 71

Moonlighting

1985
as Mrs. Baer
Newhart poster Age: 68

Newhart

1982
as Dorothy Benson
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