Biography
When audiences saw the trailer for the romantic comedy film "The Wedding Singer" (1998), many took note of the petite elderly woman performing "Rapper's Delight" and asked "Who is she?" The answer is Ellen Albertini Dow, a veteran of NYC's Yiddish theater and a former drama teacher in L. A. Although coy about her age, Dow has been playing feisty old women since she resumed her acting career in the mid-1980s with a chilling turn as a mass …
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Career Milestones
| Born and raised in Pennsylvania | ||
| Taught drama, dance and mime for 32 years at Los Angeles City College and Pierce College | ||
1938 | Worked in theater in NYC, including appearances in Yiddish theater | |
1952 | Moved to Los Angeles with her husband | |
1985 | Resumed acting career with appearance as a mass murderer on an episode of "The Twilight Zone" (CBS) | |
1986 | Had bit role in "Tough Guys" | |
1988 | Appeared in the TV-movie "Wedding Day Blues" | |
1990 | First played a nun in "My Blue Heaven" | |
1992 | Appeared as one of the nuns in the choir in "Sister Act" | |
1993 | Reprised role as a choir nun in "Sister Act 2" | |
1995 | Made memorable guest appearance on NBC's "Seinfeld" as thee dying mother of J Peterman | |
1998 | Garnered attention for her supporting performance in "The Wedding Singer" | |
1998 | Played a cocaine-snorting senior citizen in "54" | |
2001 | Had regular role as a grandmother on the fall sitcom "Maybe It's Me" (The WB) | |