
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.
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The titles people know Ellen from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

as Dora
as Rose
as Aunt Ruthie · 1 episode
as The Real Aunt Ginger · 1 episode
as Natalie Shaw
as Mrs. Bessler

1 episode

as Anabella
as Mildred
as Kathrine McCord · 1 episode
as Gertrude Balboa · 1 episode
as Grandma Mary Cleary
as Helen Washburn (voice) · 1 episode
as Mrs. Powell · 1 episode

as Flo · 3 episodes
as Elderly Woman (voice) · 1 episode
as Aggie
as Sylvia Walker · 1 episode
as Disco Dottie
as Mrs. Meltzer
as Rosie

as Lydia · 1 episode
as Miss Gilbert · 4 episodes
as Momma · 1 episode
as Grandma · 1 episode
as Aunt Belle · 1 episode

as Grandma Haldane
as Mrs. Tambora · 1 episode
as Felisa · 1 episode
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