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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".
7 Videos. 9 Photos. The multifaceted Ellen Albertini was a student of dance and piano at the age of five, and obtained a B.A. and M.A. in theater from Cornell University. She moved to New York, and studied and worked with the legendary likes of Hanya Holm , Martha Graham , Michael Shurtleff , Uta Hagen , Marcel Marceau, and Jacques Lecoq in Paris.
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- Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
May 6, 2015 · May 5, 2015. Ellen Albertini Dow, who found acting success in her 70s and portrayed feisty grandmothers in the hit film comedies “Wedding Crashers” and “The Wedding Singer,” stealing the show...
May 5, 2015 · Updated 11:49 AM PDT, May 5, 2015. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen Albertini Dow, a feisty character actress best known for her salty rendition of “Rapper’s Delight” in “The Wedding Singer,” has died. She was 101. Her agent, Juliet Green, confirmed to The Associated Press that Dow died Monday.
November 16, 1913 · Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA. Died. May 4, 2015 · Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia) Birth name. Ellen Rose Albertini. Height. 4′ 11″ (1.50 m) Mini Bio. The multifaceted Ellen Albertini was a student of dance and piano at. the age of five, and obtained a B.A. and M.A. in theater from Cornell. University.
- November 16, 1913
- May 4, 2015
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May 5, 2015 · Ellen Albertini Dow, the actress who brought Rosie (and The Sugarhill Gang’s lyrics) to life died Monday at the age of 101, Deadline reported Monday. “I don’t want to be (considered) an ...
May 5, 2015 · Actress Ellen Albertini Dow, best known for her scene-stealing turn as rapping grandma Rosie in Adam Sandler’s “The Wedding Singer,” has died at age 101. Los Angeles’ Pierce College Theatre...
