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, th… Read more
Known for Family Guy 1999 Wedding Crashers 2005 Sister Act 1992 Patch Adams 1998 ★ 3.2 Not Another Not Another Movie 2011
Rose Series ★ 7.4 New Girl 2011
Aunt Ruthie Series ★ 8.2 Shameless 2011
The Real Aunt Ginger ★ 4.5 Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling 2009
Mrs. Bessler Series ★ 7.1 Hannah Montana 2006
Kathrine McCord ★ 6.5 Wedding Crashers 2005
Grandma Mary Cleary Series ★ 7 American Dad! 2005
Helen Washburn (voice) Series ★ 7.7 My Name Is Earl 2005
Gertrude Balboa Series ★ 8.5 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide 2004
Mrs. Knapp Series ★ 7.7 Cold Case 2003
Audrey Abruzzi (2007) Series ★ 7 Las Vegas 2003
Dottie Arkin ★ 5.2 Eight Crazy Nights 2002
See's Candies Box (voice) Series ★ 8.1 Six Feet Under 2001
Roberta Series ★ 8.2 Scrubs 2001
Betty ★ 5.2 Ready to Rumble 2000
Mrs. MacKenzie ★ 6.3 Road Trip 2000
Barry's Grandma Series ★ 7.4 Family Guy 1999
Elderly Woman (voice) Series ★ 7.5 Judging Amy 1999
Mrs. Powell ★ 7.3 Patch Adams 1998
Aggie ★ 5.9 54 1998
Disco Dottie ★ 6.8 The Wedding Singer 1998
Rosie ★ 3.8 Carnival of Souls 1998
Mrs. Meltzer Series ★ 6.9 Will & Grace 1998
Sylvia Walker Series ★ 6.6 Just Shoot Me! 1997
Mrs. Gallo Series ★ 7.3 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997
Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") Series ★ 7.8 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 1996
Old Lady Series ★ 6 Suddenly Susan 1996
Lily ★ 4.8 Problem Child 3 1995
Lila Duvane Series ★ 5.9 Cybill 1995
Elderly Woman Series ★ 7.7 Murder One 1995
★ 5.8 Radioland Murders 1994
Organist Series ★ 7.8 ER 1994
Mrs. Riblet Series ★ 7 Sister, Sister 1994
Betty ★ 6.4 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
Choir Nun Series ★ 8.1 The Nanny 1993
Wendell's Mother (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Sister Act 1992
Choir Nun ★ 5.9 Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992
Mrs. Coulson ★ 5.7 Blood and Concrete 1991
Old Lady ★ 6.1 My Blue Heaven 1990
Nun Series ★ 6.9 Wings 1990
Debbie Series ★ 8.2 Seinfeld 1989
Momma Series ★ 8 Quantum Leap 1989
Grandma Series ★ 6.7 Family Matters 1989
Miss Gilbert Series ★ 8.3 The Wonder Years 1988
Mrs. Tambora Series ★ 6.5 Murphy Brown 1988
Aunt Belle ★ 4.8 Munchies 1987
Little Old Lady Series ★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987
Felisa Series ★ 7.4 Beauty and the Beast 1987
Anna Lausch Series ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985
Mrs. Leonard Series ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985
(segment "Need to Know") Series ★ 7.5 Moonlighting 1985
Mrs. Baer Series ★ 7.2 Newhart 1982
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