ACTOR
Ellen Albertini Dow
1913 - 2015

Ellen Albertini Dow
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). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Albertini Dow is the 6,242nd most popular actor (down from 4,495th in 2019), the 9,671st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,591st in 2019) and the 2,884th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Ellen Albertini Dow ranks 6,242 out of 13,578. Before her are Denis Lawson, Maude Fealy, Russell Wong, Sterling Holloway, Jamie Walters, and Brenda Song. After her are Jessica Capshaw, Charles Walters, Walter Giller, Jack McGee, Shane West, and Maddie Ziegler.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDenis Lawson
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,237
Maude Fealy
1883 - 1971
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,238
Russell Wong
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,239
Sterling Holloway
1905 - 1992
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,240
Jamie Walters
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,241
Brenda Song
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,242
Ellen Albertini Dow
1913 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 6,243
Jessica Capshaw
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6,244
Charles Walters
1911 - 1982
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6,245
Walter Giller
1927 - 2011
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6,246
Jack McGee
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6,247
Shane West
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6,248
Maddie Ziegler
2002 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6,249
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Ellen Albertini Dow ranks 340. Before her are Andrzej Mostowski, Oswald Zappelli, Sverre Hansen, Tahirou Congacou, Wálter Guimarães, and Fritz Keller. After her are François Bourbotte, Franz Berghammer, Michael Foot, Fritz Fromm, Walter Susskind, and Douglas Slocombe. Among people deceased in 2015, Ellen Albertini Dow ranks 413. Before her are John Trudell, Andy White, Haskell Wexler, Maria Golubnichaya, Miloslava Misáková, and Eric Thompson. After her are Peder Pedersen, Richard Bass, Catherine E. Coulson, Robert La Caze, Ann Rule, and Sergio Caprari.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Mostowski
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1975
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 334
Oswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 335
Sverre Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1974
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 336
Tahirou Congacou
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 337
Wálter Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 338
Fritz Keller
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 339
Ellen Albertini Dow
ACTOR
1913 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 340
François Bourbotte
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 341
Franz Berghammer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1944
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 342
Michael Foot
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2010
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 343
Fritz Fromm
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 344
Walter Susskind
COMPOSER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 345
Douglas Slocombe
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2016
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 346
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsJohn Trudell
ACTOR
1946 - 2015
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 407
Andy White
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 408
Haskell Wexler
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 409
Maria Golubnichaya
ATHLETE
1924 - 2015
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 410
Miloslava Misáková
ATHLETE
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 411
Eric Thompson
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 412
Ellen Albertini Dow
ACTOR
1913 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 413
Peder Pedersen
CYCLIST
1945 - 2015
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 414
Richard Bass
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 415
Catherine E. Coulson
ACTOR
1943 - 2015
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 416
Robert La Caze
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2015
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 417
Ann Rule
WRITER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 418
Sergio Caprari
ATHLETE
1932 - 2015
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 419
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ellen Albertini Dow ranks 9,673 out of 20,380. Before her are Sterling Holloway (1905), Jamie Walters (1969), Vince Carter (1977), Seasick Steve (1951), Naomi (1987), and Brenda Song (1988). After her are Jessica Capshaw (1976), Charles Walters (1911), Van Dyke Parks (1943), Jack McGee (1949), Shane West (1978), and Kenneth Appel (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSterling Holloway
ACTOR
1905 - 1992
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,667
Jamie Walters
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,668
Vince Carter
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,669
Seasick Steve
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,670
Naomi
WRESTLER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,671
Brenda Song
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,672
Ellen Albertini Dow
ACTOR
1913 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9,673
Jessica Capshaw
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9,674
Charles Walters
ACTOR
1911 - 1982
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9,675
Van Dyke Parks
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9,676
Jack McGee
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9,677
Shane West
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9,678
Kenneth Appel
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9,679
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Ellen Albertini Dow ranks 2,885. Before her are T. R. Knight (1973), Maude Fealy (1883), Russell Wong (1963), Sterling Holloway (1905), Jamie Walters (1969), and Brenda Song (1988). After her are Jessica Capshaw (1976), Charles Walters (1911), Jack McGee (1949), Shane West (1978), Maddie Ziegler (2002), and Justin Bartha (1978).
T. R. Knight
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 2,879
Maude Fealy
1883 - 1971
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,880
Russell Wong
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,881
Sterling Holloway
1905 - 1992
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,882
Jamie Walters
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,883
Brenda Song
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,884
Ellen Albertini Dow
1913 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,885
Jessica Capshaw
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2,886
Charles Walters
1911 - 1982
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2,887
Jack McGee
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2,888
Shane West
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2,889
Maddie Ziegler
2002 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2,890
Justin Bartha
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 2,891