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    Ellen Albertini Dow

    1913-11-16 (111 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    Frank the Bastard
    30 %|Jul 28, 2015
    Thriller, Drama
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    Not Another Not Another Movie
    34 %|Oct 17, 2011
    Comedy
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    The Invited
    33 %|Jan 1, 2010
    Horror
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    Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
    46 %|Jan 13, 2009
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Blue Hour
    70 %|Jan 1, 2007
    Drama
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    Fat Girls
    45 %|Apr 28, 2006
    Comedy, Drama
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    Wedding Crashers
    64.87 %|Jul 13, 2005
    Comedy, Romance
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    Annie's Point
    60 %|Jan 22, 2005
    Drama, Family
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    Eight Crazy Nights
    51.48 %|Nov 27, 2002
    Animation, Comedy
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    Longshot
    58 %|Oct 25, 2001
    Action, Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Crime
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    Road Trip
    62 %|May 19, 2000
    Comedy, Adventure
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    Ready to Rumble
    52.480000000000004 %|Apr 7, 2000
    Action, Comedy
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    Patch Adams
    73 %|Dec 25, 1998
    Comedy, Drama
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    54
    58 %|Aug 28, 1998
    Drama, Music
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    Carnival of Souls
    37.95 %|Aug 21, 1998
    Horror, Thriller
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    The Wedding Singer
    67.72999999999999 %|Feb 13, 1998
    Romance, Comedy
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    Problem Child 3
    46 %|May 13, 1995
    Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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    Radioland Murders
    60 %|Oct 21, 1994
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
    64 %|Dec 9, 1993
    Music, Comedy
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    Sister Act
    68.28 %|May 28, 1992
    Music, Comedy
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    Memoirs of an Invisible Man
    59.04 %|Feb 28, 1992
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance
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    Space Case
    0 %|Jan 1, 1992
    Comedy, Science Fiction
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    My Blue Heaven
    61 %|Aug 17, 1990
    Action, Comedy
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    Going to the Chapel
    50 %|Oct 9, 1988
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Munchies
    49.22 %|Mar 1, 1987
    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

    Series

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    New Girl
    74 %|Sep 20, 2011
    Comedy
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    Shameless
    82 %|Jan 9, 2011
    Drama, Comedy
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    In Case of Emergency
    100 %|Jan 3, 2007
    Comedy
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    Hannah Montana
    72 %|Mar 24, 2006
    Comedy, Kids, Family
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    My Name Is Earl
    77 %|Sep 20, 2005
    Comedy
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    American Dad!
    69.53 %|Feb 6, 2005
    Animation, Comedy
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    Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
    85 %|Sep 12, 2004
    Comedy, Kids
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    Cold Case
    77.66 %|Sep 28, 2003
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Las Vegas
    69.91 %|Sep 22, 2003
    Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Crime
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    Scrubs
    80 %|Oct 2, 2001
    Comedy
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    Six Feet Under
    81 %|Jun 3, 2001
    Drama
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    Nikki
    55 %|Oct 9, 2000
    Comedy
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    Judging Amy
    75 %|Sep 19, 1999
    Drama
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    Payne
    10 %|Mar 15, 1999
    Comedy
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    Family Guy
    74 %|Jan 31, 1999
    Animation, Comedy
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    Family Guy
    74 %|Jan 31, 1999
    Animation, Comedy
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    Will & Grace
    68 %|Sep 21, 1998
    Comedy
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    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    72 %|May 25, 1997
    Documentary, Mystery, Reality
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    Just Shoot Me!
    66.6 %|Mar 4, 1997
    Comedy
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    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
    78.36 %|Sep 27, 1996
    Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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    Suddenly Susan
    57 %|Sep 19, 1996
    Comedy
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    Murder One
    77.78 %|Sep 20, 1995
    Drama
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    Ned and Stacey
    72 %|Sep 11, 1995
    Comedy
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    Hope and Gloria
    50 %|Mar 9, 1995
    Comedy
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    Cybill
    58.209999999999994 %|Jan 2, 1995
    Comedy
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    ER
    78.13 %|Sep 19, 1994
    Drama
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    On Our Own
    60 %|Sep 13, 1994
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    The Nanny
    81 %|Nov 3, 1993
    Comedy
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    Dave's World
    63.75 %|Sep 20, 1993
    Comedy
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    The John Larroquette Show
    67 %|Sep 2, 1993
    Comedy
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    Hearts Afire
    80 %|Sep 14, 1992
    Comedy
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    Wings
    69 %|Apr 19, 1990
    Comedy, Drama
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    Family Matters
    67 %|Sep 22, 1989
    Comedy, Family
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    Seinfeld
    83 %|Jul 5, 1989
    Comedy
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    Quantum Leap
    80 %|Mar 26, 1989
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Murphy Brown
    64.33 %|Nov 14, 1988
    Comedy
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    The Wonder Years
    83.2 %|Jan 31, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    84 %|Sep 28, 1987
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    Beauty and the Beast
    74.66 %|Sep 25, 1987
    Drama, Crime
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    The Twilight Zone
    77 %|Sep 27, 1985
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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    The Golden Girls
    75 %|Sep 14, 1985
    Comedy
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    The Golden Girls
    75 %|Sep 14, 1985
    Comedy
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    The Golden Girls
    75 %|Sep 14, 1985
    Comedy
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    Moonlighting
    75.07 %|Mar 3, 1985
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    Newhart
    72 %|Oct 2, 1982
    Comedy, Drama