Ellen Albertini Dow
Date of birth: 1913-11-16
Place of birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Patch Adams
1998-12-25
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine,
54
1998-08-28
Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exci
The Wedding Singer
1998-02-13
Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, wai
Munchies
1987-03-01
Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman,
Ready to Rumble
2000-04-07
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupul
Wedding Crashers
2005-07-13
John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams fo
Annie's Point
2005-01-22
A recently widowed grandmother is determined to grant her husband's last wish of setting his ashes f
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011-10-17
Follows a struggling movie studio that's willing to do anything to make some money - even if it mean
The Blue Hour
2007-01-01
Several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives
Radioland Murders
1994-10-21
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Road Trip
2000-05-19
After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discove
Going to the Chapel
1988-10-09
As a couple (Valentine and Greene) prepare to get married all sorts of uninvited and unexpected gues
Frank the Bastard
2015-07-28
A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories and l
The Invited
2010-01-01
A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century
Eight Crazy Nights
2002-11-27
Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways g
Longshot
2001-10-25
Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. J
Carnival of Souls
1998-08-21
A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped
Fat Girls
2006-04-28
A gay theater-obsessed Texan high school senior has his heart set on Broadway stardom with an eye ou
Space Case
1992-01-01
In the future, mental institutions are located on far-away planets. One such planet is the apex for
Sister Act
1992-05-28
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993-12-09
Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presid
Problem Child 3
1995-05-13
Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but d
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28
After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while
My Blue Heaven
1990-08-17
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Ant
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
2009-01-13
Venturing into the woods causes nothing but trouble and hilarity for three misguided males in this s