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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.
Known for
Family GuySeries • 1999
American Dad!Series • 2005
ShamelessSeries • 2011
SeinfeldSeries • 1989
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
ScrubsSeries • 2001
ERSeries • 1994
New GirlSeries • 2011
The NannySeries • 1993
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Quantum LeapSeries • 1989
Will & GraceSeries • 1998
Las VegasSeries • 2003
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries • 1996
My Name Is EarlSeries • 2005
Judging AmySeries • 1999
Family MattersSeries • 1989
Six Feet UnderSeries • 2001
WingsSeries • 1990
NewhartSeries • 1982
The Wonder YearsSeries • 1988
The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985
Hannah MontanaSeries • 2006
Murphy BrownSeries • 1988