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Ellen Albertini Dow Dies: Wedding Singer's Rapping Granny Was 101

posted 10 years ago by TMC-4
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http://deadline.com/2015/05/ellen-albertini-dow-dead-wedding-singer-rapping-granny-1201420781/

By Erik Pedersen 2 hours ago

Ellen Albertini Dow, whose memorable take on “Rapper’s Delight” stole the show in the 1998 Adam Sandler movie The Wedding Singer — and whose screen career started in her 70s — died today. She was 101. Her longtime agent Juliet Green confirmed the actress’ death to Deadline but offered no details. Albertini Dow studied acting with Michael Shurtleff and Uta Hagen in NYC, worked with mimes Marcel Marceau and Jacques LeCog in Paris and played the Borscht Belt as part of a…

[–] kerprice 10 years ago

May she be rapping in heaven!

She was also in Wedding Crashers, a few episodes of The GOlden Girls, and some other movies.

[–] lorireece2 9 years ago

I'm just reading about this right now. Makes me so sad!

[–] Hanz-Willhelm2 9 years ago

She lived much longer than I would have expected. She look quite old in the movie which was in 98' so that means they probably filmed it in 97' Almost 20 more year, she's lived a long life.

Übung macht den Meister

[–] CromeRose 9 years ago

She did indeed live a long life, and hopefully it was all great for the sweet little thing.

[–] robocop-37224 9 years ago

God Bless her.....