Acting
Ellen Albertini Dow
Born 1913-11-16
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Ellen Albertini Dow
TV
Quick View
Family Guy
1999
TMDB3.7
TV
Quick View
American Dad!
2005
TMDB3.5
TV
Quick View
Shameless
2011
TMDB4.1
Movie
Quick View
Wedding Crashers
2005
TMDB3.3
Movie
Quick View
Sister Act
1992
TMDB3.4
Movie
Quick View
Patch Adams
1998
TMDB3.6
TV
Quick View
Seinfeld
1989
TMDB4.1
TV
Quick View
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
TMDB4.2
Movie
Quick View
Road Trip
2000
TMDB3.1
TV
Quick View
New Girl
2011
TMDB3.7
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (77 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frank the Bastard | Dora | Movie | 2015 |
 | Not Another Not Another Movie | Rose | Movie | 2011 |
 | New Girl | Aunt Ruthie | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Shameless | The Real Aunt Ginger | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Invited | Natalie Shaw | Movie | 2010 |
 | Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling | Mrs. Bessler | Movie | 2009 |
 | In Case of Emergency | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Blue Hour | Anabella | Movie | 2007 |
 | Fat Girls | Mildred | Movie | 2006 |
 | Hannah Montana | Kathrine McCord | TV Series | 2006 |
 | My Name Is Earl | Gertrude Balboa | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Wedding Crashers | Grandma Mary Cleary | Movie | 2005 |
 | American Dad! | Helen Washburn (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Annie's Point | Louise Tette | Movie | 2005 |
 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Mrs. Knapp | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Cold Case | Audrey Abruzzi (2007) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Las Vegas | Dottie Arkin | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Eight Crazy Nights | See's Candies Box (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Longshot | Ms. Fleisher | Movie | 2001 |
 | Scrubs | Betty | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Six Feet Under | Roberta | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Nikki | Miss Marie | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Road Trip | Barry's Grandma | Movie | 2000 |
 | Ready to Rumble | Mrs. MacKenzie | Movie | 2000 |
 | Judging Amy | Mrs. Powell | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Payne | Flo | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Family Guy | Elderly Woman (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Aunt Helen (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Patch Adams | Aggie | Movie | 1998 |
 | Will & Grace | Sylvia Walker | TV Series | 1998 |
 | 54 | Disco Dottie | Movie | 1998 |
 | Carnival of Souls | Mrs. Meltzer | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Wedding Singer | Rosie | Movie | 1998 |
 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock") | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Just Shoot Me! | Mrs. Gallo | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Old Lady | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Suddenly Susan | Lily | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Arli$$ | Amelia | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Murder One | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Ned & Stacey | Mrs. Porter | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Problem Child 3 | Lila Duvane | Movie | 1995 |
 | Hope and Gloria | Miss Mae | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Cybill | Elderly Woman | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Radioland Murders | Organist | Movie | 1994 |
 | ER | Mrs. Riblet | TV Series | 1994 |
 | On Our Own | Little Old Lady | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Sister, Sister | Betty | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Choir Nun | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Nanny | Wendell's Mother (uncredited) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Dave's World | Craft Granny | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The John Larroquette Show | Old Woman | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Hearts Afire | Miss Abbington | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Sister Act | Choir Nun | Movie | 1992 |
 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Mrs. Coulson | Movie | 1992 |
 | Space Case | Betsy | Movie | 1992 |
 | Blood and Concrete | Old Lady | Movie | 1991 |
 | My Blue Heaven | Nun | Movie | 1990 |
 | Wings | Debbie | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Christine Cromwell | Lydia | TV Series | 1989 |
| Christine Cromwell | Nanny | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Family Matters | Miss Gilbert | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Seinfeld | Momma | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Quantum Leap | Grandma | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Murphy Brown | Aunt Belle | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Going to the Chapel | Grandma Haldane | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Wonder Years | Mrs. Tambora | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Felisa | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Beauty and the Beast | Anna Lausch | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Munchies | Little Old Lady | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Need to Know") | TV Series | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | (segment "The Storyteller") | TV Series | 1985 |
 | American Drive-In | Allison | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Golden Girls | Mrs. Leonard | TV Series | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Lillian | TV Series | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Sarah | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Moonlighting | Mrs. Baer | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Newhart | Dorothy Benson | TV Series | 1982 |