Ellen Albertini Dow Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority
• Relocated to New York City after graduating from Cornell, and spent 11 years acting, choreographing, performing mime and studying with choreographers Martha Graham and Hanya Holt
• Met her husband, Eugene Dow, when she was assistant directing a production at the Carnegie Little Theatre in New York, in which he was starring
• Was the producer/creator of Albertini Mime Players for 19 years
• Spent 30 years teaching drama and dance
• Began her screen acting career in 1985, at age 67, after returning from teaching