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Ellen Albertini Dow | |
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 Dow as Rosie in The Wedding Singer | |
| Born | Ellen Rose Albertini November 16, 1913 |
| Died | May 4, 2015 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Peter's Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (1935) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, acting coach |
| Years active | 1985–2013 |
| Spouse |
Eugene Francis Dow Jr.
(m. 1951; died 2004) |
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 is best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie in The Wedding Singer (1998), performing "Rapper's 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 sitcoms The Golden Girls (playing Lillian, a friend of Sophia's) and Will & Grace (as Karen Walker's mother-in-law Sylvia).