Ellen albertini dow biography
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Dow, Ellen Albertini 1918–(Ellen Albertini–Dow, Ellen Dow)
PERSONAL
Original name, Ellen Albertini; born November 16, 1918, in Mount Carmel, PA; daughter of a car dealership owner and Ellen Albertini; married Eugene Dow, 1950. Education:Cornell University, degree in drama, 1935. Religion: Roman Catholic.
Addresses:Agent— GVA Talent Agency, 9229 solnedgång Blvd., Suite 320, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Career: Actress.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
Allison, American Drive–In, 1985.
Old lady, Tough Guys, Buena Vista, 1986.
Organist, Walk Like a Man, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1987.
Little old lady, Munchies, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1987.
Organist, Body Slam, New Line Home Video, 1987.
Nun, My Blue Heaven, Warner Bros., 1990.
Receptionist, Genuine Risk, IRS Entertainment, 1990.
Old lady, Blood and Concrete (also known as Bloodand Concrete, a Love Story ), IRS Releasing, 1991.
Mrs. Couls
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Ellen Albertini Dow
Date of birth
November 16th, 1913
Date of death
May 4th, 2015
Ellen Albertini Dow plays Betty on Scrubs.
Bio[]
Ellen was born as Ellen Rose Albertini on November 16, 1918 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA. Ellen, in addition to appearing on Scrubs, has appeared in many other different TV series such as American Dad!, Cold Case, Hannah Montana, Yes, Dear, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and My Name Is Earl along with several movies such as Wedding Crashers, Fat Girls, Lonely Street, Patch Adams, Not Another Not Another Movie, and The Invited. She was also a popular dance teacher for 30 years.
Ellen's husband Eugene "Gene" Dow Jr. was a teacher (1957-1983) and the founder of the theater arts department at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California, in addition to being a director, writer, composer and decorated WWII hero.
Appeared In[]
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Ellen Albertini Dow
American actress (1913–2015)
Ellen Albertini Dow | |
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Dow as Rosie in The Wedding Singer | |
| Born | Ellen Rose Albertini (1913-11-16)November 16, 1913 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 2015(2015-05-04) (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Saint Peter's Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (1935) |
| Occupations | |
| 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 characte