Person Details
Birthday: 1913-11-16 04:37:59
Death: 2015-05-04 04:37:59
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 6
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) FelisaQuantum Leap
(1989) GrandmaCold Case
(2003) Audrey Abruzzi (2007)ER
(1994) Mrs. RibletBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
(1998) Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")Six Feet Under
(2001) RobertaJudging Amy
(1999) Mrs. Powell54
(1998) Disco DottieActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2015 | Dora | |
2011 | Rose | |
Aunt Ruthie | ||
2010 | Natalie Shaw | |
2009 | Mrs. Bessler | |
2007 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
2006 | Mildred | |
Kathrine McCord | ||
2005 | Gertrude Balboa | |
Grandma Mary Cleary | ||
Helen Washburn (voice) | ||
Louise Tette | ||
2004 | Mrs. Knapp | |
2003 | Audrey Abruzzi (2007) | |
N/A | ||
2002 | See's Candies Box (voice) | |
2001 | Ms. Fleisher | |
Betty | ||
Roberta | ||
2000 | Barry's Grandma | |
Mrs. MacKenzie | ||
1999 | Mrs. Powell | |
N/A | ||
Elderly Woman (voice) | ||
Aunt Helen (voice) | ||
1998 | Aggie | |
Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") | ||
Sylvia Walker | ||
Disco Dottie | ||
Mrs. Meltzer | ||
Rosie | ||
1997 | Mrs. Gallo | |
1996 | Old Lady | |
1995 | N/A | |
Lila Duvane | ||
N/A | ||
1994 | Organist | |
Mrs. Riblet | ||
1993 | Choir Nun | |
Wendell Kent's Mother (uncredited) | ||
1992 | N/A | |
Choir Nun | ||
Mrs. Coulson | ||
Betsy | ||
1990 | Nun | |
1989 | N/A | |
Momma | ||
Grandma | ||
1988 | Aunt Belle | |
Grandma Haldane | ||
Mrs. Tambora | ||
1987 | Felisa | |
N/A | ||
Little Old Lady | ||
1985 | N/A | |
Mrs. Leonard | ||
Lillian | ||
Sarah | ||
N/A | ||
1982 | N/A | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |