Ellen Albertini Dow
American actress (1913–2015)
Ellen Rose Albertini Dow (November 16, 1913 – May 4, 2015)[1] was an American character actress. She mainly played feisty old ladies and is perhaps best known as the rapping grandmother in 1998 movie The Wedding Singer. Other roles include the homophobic grandmother in Wedding Crashers, Disco Dottie in 54, the recipient of Christopher Lloyd's slapstick in Radioland Murders, and a choir member in Sister Act.
Ellen Albertini Dow | |
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| Born | Ellen Albertini November 16, 1913 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 2015 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–2015 |
| Spouse |
Eugene Dow (m. 1951–2004) |
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Dow was born on November 16, 1913 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. She studied at Cornell University. Dow was married to Eugene Dow from 1951 until his death in 2004. They had no children.
Dow died on May 4, 2015 at her Los Angeles, California home, at age 101.[2]
References
change- ↑ "United States Census, 1920". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (1913-11-16). "'Wedding Singer' Rapping Granny Dead; Ellen Albertini Dow Was 101". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
Other websites
change- Official site Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Ellen Albertini Dow on IMDb
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