Ellen Albertini Dow
Also Known As: The Rapping Granny, The Rapping Grandmother
Biography: 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 may be best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie in The Wedding Singer (1998), performing "Rappers 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 sitcom The Golden Girls. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: November 16, 1913
Age: 111 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: May 04, 2015
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Patch Adams
Overview: The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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54
Overview: Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar - and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-28
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The Wedding Singer
Overview: Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-13
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Munchies
Overview: Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures and are they mean!
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-01
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Ready to Rumble
Overview: Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-07
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Wedding Crashers
Overview: John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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Annie's Point
Overview: A recently widowed grandmother is determined to grant her husband's last wish of setting his ashes free over the idyllic bluff they called Annie's Point. The charm of this tale lies in her journey.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-22
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Not Another Not Another Movie
Overview: Follows a struggling movie studio that's willing to do anything to make some money - even if it means ruining their reputation, and running the movie industry into the ground.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-17
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The Blue Hour
Overview: Several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives have brushed up against each others in small but sometimes profound ways
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Radioland Murders
Overview: A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-21
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Road Trip
Overview: After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlfriend in Austin. In a frenzy, he must borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-19
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Going to the Chapel
Overview: As a couple (Valentine and Greene) prepare to get married all sorts of uninvited and unexpected guests arrive and secrets are revealed.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-09
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The Invited
Overview: A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has resided there for nearly a century, unleashed by a previous occupant.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Frank the Bastard
Overview: A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories and long-buried secrets that change everything she thought she knew about her family, past and herself.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-28
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Eight Crazy Nights
Overview: Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-27
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Longshot
Overview: Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very powerful business man's wife. Her husband, Laszlo Price, then blackmails Jack into going to New York City to get information from Rachel Montgomery, about who she is selling her company to. Jack brings Alex with him to make sure that he will be safe. Jack and Rachel fall in love while Alex falls in love Rachel's daughter Kelly. Eventually Jack tells Rachel why he was sent to New York, and the two work together to bring Laszlo Price down. Rachel needs to have two million dollars in order to not sell her company. Alex wins the money in a halftime contest at a basketball game. They provide information about Laszlo Price to the police, and he is arrested.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-25
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Carnival of Souls
Overview: A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-21
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Fat Girls
Overview: A gay theater-obsessed Texan high school senior has his heart set on Broadway stardom with an eye out for love. With the help of his 300-pound best girl friend, he embarks on a winning journey of self-discovery.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-28
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Space Case
Overview: In the future, mental institutions are located on far-away planets. One such planet is the apex for an invasion of Earth by rodent-like aliens. It is up to a band of intrepid mental patients to thwart their evil schemes.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Overview: Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-09
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Sister Act
Overview: A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-28
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Problem Child 3
Overview: Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star, a hockey player and a Boy Scout – who are rivals to Junior. This means war!
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-13
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Overview: After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-28
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My Blue Heaven
Overview: FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-17
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Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
Overview: Venturing into the woods causes nothing but trouble and hilarity for three misguided males in this straight to video spin-off of 2004's "Without A Paddle".
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-13
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