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Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow is known for acting, with popular credits including Patch Adams, 54, The Wedding Singer, Munchies.

Born 16 Nov 1913 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

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2015 Frank the Bastard as Dora movie 2011 Not Another Not Another Movie as Rose movie 2011 New Girl as Aunt Ruthie tv 2011 Shameless as The Real Aunt Ginger tv 2010 The Invited as Natalie Shaw movie 2009 Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling as Mrs. Bessler movie 2007 In Case of Emergency tv 2007 The Blue Hour as Anabella movie 2006 Fat Girls as Mildred movie 2006 Hannah Montana as Kathrine McCord tv 2005 My Name Is Earl as Gertrude Balboa tv 2005 Wedding Crashers as Grandma Mary Cleary movie 2005 American Dad! as Helen Washburn (voice) tv 2005 Annie's Point as Louise Tette movie 2004 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as Mrs. Knapp tv 2003 Cold Case as Audrey Abruzzi (2007) tv 2003 Las Vegas as Dottie Arkin tv 2002 Eight Crazy Nights as See's Candies Box (voice) movie 2001 Longshot as Ms. Fleisher movie 2001 Scrubs as Betty tv 2001 Six Feet Under as Roberta tv 2000 Nikki as Miss Marie tv 2000 Road Trip as Barry's Grandma movie 2000 Ready to Rumble as Mrs. MacKenzie movie 1999 Judging Amy as Mrs. Powell tv 1999 Payne as Flo tv 1999 Family Guy as Elderly Woman (voice) tv 1999 Family Guy as Aunt Helen (voice) tv 1998 Patch Adams as Aggie movie 1998 Will & Grace as Sylvia Walker tv 1998 54 as Disco Dottie movie 1998 Carnival of Souls as Mrs. Meltzer movie 1998 The Wedding Singer as Rosie movie 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") tv 1997 Just Shoot Me! as Mrs. Gallo tv 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Old Lady tv 1996 Suddenly Susan as Lily tv 1996 Arli$$ as Amelia tv 1995 Murder One tv 1995 Ned & Stacey as Mrs. Porter tv 1995 Problem Child 3 as Lila Duvane movie 1995 Hope and Gloria as Miss Mae tv 1995 Cybill as Elderly Woman tv 1994 Radioland Murders as Organist movie 1994 ER as Mrs. Riblet tv 1994 On Our Own as Little Old Lady tv 1994 Sister, Sister as Betty tv 1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Choir Nun movie 1993 The Nanny as Wendell's Mother (uncredited) tv 1993 Dave's World as Craft Granny tv 1993 The John Larroquette Show as Old Woman tv 1992 Hearts Afire as Miss Abbington tv 1992 Sister Act as Choir Nun movie 1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Mrs. Coulson movie 1992 Space Case as Betsy movie 1991 Blood and Concrete as Old Lady movie 1990 My Blue Heaven as Nun movie 1990 Wings as Debbie tv 1989 Christine Cromwell as Lydia tv 1989 Christine Cromwell as Nanny tv 1989 Family Matters as Miss Gilbert tv 1989 Seinfeld as Momma tv 1989 Quantum Leap as Grandma tv 1988 Murphy Brown as Aunt Belle tv 1988 Going to the Chapel as Grandma Haldane movie 1988 The Wonder Years as Mrs. Tambora tv 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Felisa tv 1987 Beauty and the Beast as Anna Lausch tv 1987 Munchies as Little Old Lady movie 1985 The Twilight Zone as (segment "Need to Know") tv 1985 The Twilight Zone as (segment "The Storyteller") tv 1985 American Drive-In as Allison movie 1985 The Golden Girls as Mrs. Leonard tv 1985 The Golden Girls as Lillian tv 1985 The Golden Girls as Sarah tv 1985 Moonlighting as Mrs. Baer tv 1982 Newhart as Dorothy Benson tv

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Ellen Albertini Dow is known for acting, with popular credits including Patch Adams, 54, The Wedding Singer, Munchies.

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