Also Known As: The Rapping Granny, The Rapping Grandmother
Ellen Albertini Dow
📍Born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Patch Adams
as Aggie
54
as Disco Dottie
The Wedding Singer
as Rosie
Munchies
as Little Old Lady
Ready to Rumble
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Wedding Crashers
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Annie's Point
as Louise Tette
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Rose
The Blue Hour
as Anabella
Radioland Murders
as Organist
Road Trip
as Barry's Grandma
Going to the Chapel
as Grandma Haldane
📌 Quick Info
Born
November 16, 1913
Place of Birth
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Department
Acting
Popularity
1.2
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
77
Acting Roles
0
Crew Roles
27
Movies
50
TV Shows