Lyrics rappers delight ellen albertini dow biography
The elderly woman who sang that song in The Wedding Singer was Ellen Albertini Dow. Just a quick history lesson on rap for all those interested....
Rapper's Delight [Medley] Lyrics by The Sugarhill Gang from the The Wedding Singer [Original Soundtrack] album- including song video, artist biography.
Ellen Albertini Dow
American actress (1913–2015)
Ellen Albertini Dow | |
|---|---|
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
