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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Frank the Bastard
2015
as Dora
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
2011
as Rose
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
2010
as Natalie Shaw
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
2009
as Mrs. Bessler
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
2007
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
2006
as Mildred
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
2005
as Grandma Mary Cleary
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
2005
as Louise Tette
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
2002
as See's Candies Box (voice)
Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.

Longshot
2001
as Ms. Fleisher
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
2000
as Barry's Grandma
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
2000
as Mrs. MacKenzie
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Patch Adams
1998
as Aggie
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
1998
as Disco Dottie
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
1998
as Mrs. Meltzer
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
1998
as Rosie
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
1995
as Lila Duvane
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
1994
as Organist
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Choir Nun
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
1992
as Choir Nun
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
1992
as Mrs. Coulson
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
1992
as Betsy
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
1990
as Nun
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
1988
as Grandma Haldane
As a couple (Valentine and Greene) prepare to get married all sorts of uninvited and unexpected guests arrive and secrets are revealed.

Munchies
1987
as Little Old Lady
Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepre...