Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Everyone's Favorite Rapping Grandma Has Died

RIP.

Ellen Albertini Dow, the grandma who rapped "Rapper's Delight" in The Wedding Singer, died Monday. She was 101.

Ellen Albertini Dow, the grandma who rapped "Rapper's Delight" in The Wedding Singer, died Monday. She was 101.

She also had small roles in New Girl, Wedding Crashers, Road Trip, and Patch Adams.

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Born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Dow received a B.A. and M.A. in theatre from Cornell University. She graduated in 1935, but didn't begin acting until the mid-'80s. Her last film was East of Acadia in 2013.

Born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Dow received a B.A. and M.A. in theatre from Cornell University. She graduated in 1935, but didn't begin acting until the mid-'80s. Her last film was East of Acadia in 2013.

Her agent confirmed her death to Deadline, but released no information on the cause.

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You will be missed, Ellen!

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