Ellen Albertini Dow
Age: 101 | From: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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) Felisa
Quantum Leap
(1989) Grandma
Cold Case
(2003) Audrey Abruzzi (2007)
ER
(1994) Mrs. Riblet
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
(1998) Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
Six Feet Under
(2001) Roberta
Judging Amy
(1999) Mrs. Powell
54
(1998) Disco DottieActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dora | |
| Disco Dottie | ||
| 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 | ||
| Aunt Helen (voice) | ||
| Elderly Woman (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 | ||
| Sarah | ||
| Lillian | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
