Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow

1913-11-16 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA 25 Credits

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 Sis...

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Frank the Bastard

Frank the Bastard

2015

as Dora

2.5
Acting

A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories and long-buried secrets that change everything she thou...

Not Another Not Another Movie

Not Another Not Another Movie

2011

as Rose

3.2
Acting

Follows a struggling movie studio that's willing to do anything to make some money - even if it means ruining their reputation, and running the movie ...

The Invited

The Invited

2010

as Natalie Shaw

3.2
Acting

A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has res...

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

2009

as Mrs. Bessler

4.5
Acting

Venturing into the woods causes nothing but trouble and hilarity for three misguided males in this straight to video spin-off of 2004's "Without A Pad...

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

2007

7.0
Acting

Several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives have brushed up against each others in small but s...

Fat Girls

Fat Girls

2006

as Mildred

4.5
Acting

A gay theater-obsessed Texan high school senior has his heart set on Broadway stardom with an eye out for love. With the help of his 300-pound best gi...

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

2005

as Grandma Mary Cleary

6.5
Acting

John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: cra...

Annie's Point

Annie's Point

2005

as Louise Tette

6.0
Acting

A recently widowed grandmother is determined to grant her husband's last wish of setting his ashes free over the idyllic bluff they called Annie's Poi...

Eight Crazy Nights

Eight Crazy Nights

2002

as See's Candies Box (voice)

5.2
Acting

Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.

Longshot

Longshot

2001

as Ms. Fleisher

4.6
Acting

Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very powerfu...

Road Trip

Road Trip

2000

as Barry's Grandma

6.2
Acting

After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the ...

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

2000

as Mrs. MacKenzie

5.2
Acting

Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

1998

as Aggie

7.3
Acting

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his pa...

54

54

1998

as Disco Dottie

5.9
Acting

Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mas...

Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls

1998

as Mrs. Meltzer

3.7
Acting

A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

1998

as Rosie

6.8
Acting

Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her f...

Problem Child 3

Problem Child 3

1995

as Lila Duvane

4.7
Acting

Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star, a hock...

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

1994

as Organist

5.9
Acting

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

as Choir Nun

6.4
Acting

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach...

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

as Choir Nun

6.8
Acting

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her,...

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

as Mrs. Coulson

5.9
Acting

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

Space Case

Space Case

1992

as Betsy

Acting

In the future, mental institutions are located on far-away planets. One such planet is the apex for an invasion of Earth by rodent-like aliens. It is ...

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

1990

as Nun

6.1
Acting

FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is s...

Going to the Chapel

Going to the Chapel

1988

as Grandma Haldane

3.5
Acting

As a couple (Valentine and Greene) prepare to get married all sorts of uninvited and unexpected guests arrive and secrets are revealed.

Munchies

Munchies

1987

as Little Old Lady

4.8
Acting

Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepre...