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Ellen Albertini Dow, who was best known for her amazing cover of The
Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in Adam Sandler's "The Wedding
Singer," died on Monday at theage of 101.
Dow's longtime agent Juliet Green confirmed Dow's death to Deadline.
Dow didn't start her onscreen career until she was in her 70s,but has
been seen in a handful of memorable film and TV roles.
Beyond her hilarious dancing grandma in "Wedding Singer," Dow also
playedPeterman's motherin an episode of "Seinfeld, a Choir Nun in
"Sister Act," the foul-mouthed grandma in "Wedding Crashers" and a
granny in "Hannah Montana," just to name a few.
She also made appearances in "The Wonder Years," "Golden Girls" and "ER."
We'll always remember her upjumping the boogie to the rhythm of the
boogie the beat.
Credit: HuffPost
