Ellen Albertini Dow
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.
Filmography
Frank the Bastard
as Dora
Frank the Bastard
as Dora
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Rose
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Rose
The Invited
as Natalie Shaw
The Invited
as Natalie Shaw
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
as Mrs. Bessler
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
as Mrs. Bessler
The Blue Hour
as Anabella
The Blue Hour
as Anabella
Fat Girls
as Mildred
Fat Girls
as Mildred
Wedding Crashers
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Wedding Crashers
as Grandma Mary Cleary
Annie's Point
as Louise Tette
Annie's Point
as Louise Tette
Longshot
as Ms. Fleisher
Longshot
as Ms. Fleisher
Road Trip
as Barry's Grandma
Road Trip
as Barry's Grandma
Patch Adams
as Aggie
Patch Adams
as Aggie
54
as Disco Dottie
54
as Disco Dottie
Carnival of Souls
as Mrs. Meltzer
Carnival of Souls
as Mrs. Meltzer
The Wedding Singer
as Rosie
The Wedding Singer
as Rosie
Problem Child 3
as Lila Duvane
Problem Child 3
as Lila Duvane
Radioland Murders
as Organist
Radioland Murders
as Organist
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Choir Nun
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Choir Nun
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Mrs. Coulson
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Mrs. Coulson
Space Case
as Betsy
Space Case
as Betsy
Blood and Concrete
as Old Lady
Blood and Concrete
as Old Lady
My Blue Heaven
as Nun
My Blue Heaven
as Nun
Munchies
as Little Old Lady
Munchies
as Little Old Lady
American Drive-In
as Allison
American Drive-In
as Allison