1913–2015 · Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Born 16 Nov 1913 · Died 4 May 2015
In Case of Emergency
2007
Wedding Crashers
2005
Grandma Mary Cleary
Ready to Rumble
2000
Mrs. MacKenzie
Road Trip
2000
Barry's Grandma
The Wedding Singer
1998
Rosie
54
1998
Disco Dottie
Problem Child 3
1995
Lila Duvane
Sister Act
1992
Choir Nun
Christine Cromwell
1989
Lydia
Munchies
1987
Little Old Lady
The Twilight Zone
1985
(segment "The Storyteller")
The Golden Girls
1985
Lillian · Mrs. Leonard