Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ellen Albertini Dow
Acting
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Movies: 27Series: 45
TMDB ID: 85171
IMDb ID: nm0016687
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1913
Died: May 4, 2015
Age: 101
Place of birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2015
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q458512
Also known as
The Rapping Granny • The Rapping Grandmother
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ellen Albertini Dow.
2.5
Frank the Bastard
as Dora
2015 Movie
3.2
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Rose
2011 Movie
3.6
The Invited
as Natalie Shaw
2010 Movie
4.4
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
as Mrs. Bessler
2009 Movie
7.0
The Blue Hour
2007 Movie
4.3
Fat Girls
as Mildred
2006 Movie
6.5
Wedding Crashers
as Grandma Mary Cleary
2005 Movie
5.4
Annie's Point
as Louise Tette
2005 Movie
5.2
Eight Crazy Nights
as See's Candies Box (voice)
2002 Movie
4.6
Longshot
as Ms. Fleisher
2001 Movie
6.2
Road Trip
as Barry's Grandma
2000 Movie
5.2
Ready to Rumble
as Mrs. MacKenzie
2000 Movie
7.3
Patch Adams
as Aggie
1998 Movie
5.9
54
as Disco Dottie
1998 Movie
3.7
Carnival of Souls
as Mrs. Meltzer
1998 Movie
6.8
The Wedding Singer
as Rosie
1998 Movie
4.7
Problem Child 3
as Lila Duvane
1995 Movie
5.9
Radioland Murders
as Organist
1994 Movie
6.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Choir Nun
1993 Movie
6.8
Sister Act
as Choir Nun
1992 Movie
5.9
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Mrs. Coulson
1992 Movie
Space Case
as Betsy
1992 Movie
5.5
Blood and Concrete
as Old Lady
1991 Movie
6.1
My Blue Heaven
as Nun
1990 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ellen Albertini Dow.
7.4
New Girl
as Aunt Ruthie • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Shameless
as The Real Aunt Ginger • 1 eps
2011 Series
10.0
In Case of Emergency
1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Hannah Montana
as Kathrine McCord • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.7
My Name Is Earl
as Gertrude Balboa • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Helen Washburn (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.5
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
as Mrs. Knapp • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Audrey Abruzzi (2007) • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.0
Las Vegas
as Dottie Arkin • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Scrubs
as Betty • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
Six Feet Under
as Roberta • 1 eps
2001 Series
5.5
Nikki
as Miss Marie • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Mrs. Powell • 1 eps
1999 Series
1.0
Payne
as Flo • 3 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Elderly Woman (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.8
Will & Grace
as Sylvia Walker • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Mrs. Gallo • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Old Lady • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.8
Suddenly Susan
as Lily • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.7
Arli$$
as Amelia • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.8
Murder One
2 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Ned & Stacey
as Mrs. Porter • 3 eps
1995 Series
5.0
Hope and Gloria
as Miss Mae • 1 eps
1995 Series