The lovable actress Ellen Albertini Dow, who was the hit rapping granny from Adam Sandler's 1998 hit "The Wedding Singer," has died at the age of 101, as confirmed by her agent Juliet Green and reported by Deadline. There have been no details surrounding the circumstances of her death at this time.

Dow, who studied acting at New York University with the likes of Michael Shurtleff and Uta Hagen, worked with mimes in Paris and traveled with a comedy act as the Borscht Belt. She then moved west to teach drama in the Los Angeles City College, later transferring to Pierce College, which is in the San Fernando Valley.

Her husband, Eugene Dow, launched the theater department at Pierce College, where they both taught together. She eventually retired from teaching in 1985 and moved on to study at the American Film Institute. 

Dow's screen career actually started in the '70s, and in the '80s, she had roles in several TV shows, which included "The Twilight Zone" (Remake), "Moonlighting," "Murphy Brown," "Mr. Belvedere," "Webster," "Newhart," "Designing Women," "The Golden Girls" and even the short lived "Freddy's Nightmares."

She is perhaps the most well-known for her role in the 1998 comedy "The Wedding Singer" as the granny, whom Sandler's character gave singing lessons to so she could serenade her husband at their anniversary. But she ended up pulling a more legendary stunt when she started rapping the popular song "Rapper's Delight" following the ceremonial performance for her husband. She also paid Sandler's character in meatballs for services rendered.

According to the IMDB, another memorable role she played was in the 1998 movie "Studio 54," which she played Disco Dottie, the hard-partying, disco-dancing granny who died on the dance floor, presumably from a heart attack. The movie, which was based off a true story, also starred Ryan Phillippe, Mike Myers and Salma Hayek.