Name
Isabel Sanford
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-08-29
Deathday
2004-07-09 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Isabel Sanford (born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1975) and The Jeffersons (1975–1985). In 1981, she became the second African-American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award after Gail Fisher, and so far, the only African-American actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Isabel Sanford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her ...
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Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reinca...
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Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and...
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- 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Tillie
- 1972 Lady Sings the Blues as The Madame
- 1974 The Photographer as Mrs. Slade
- 1980 The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self
- 1979 Love at First Bite as Judge R. Thomas
- 2000 Click Three Times as Dorothy
- 1972 Hickey & Boggs as Nyona's Mother
- 1993 South Beach as Mama
- 1970 The Red, White, and Black as Isabel Taylor
- 1968 The Young Runaways as Sarah
- 1972 The New Centurions as Wilma
- 1996 Original Gangstas as Gracie Bookman
- 1980 Desperate Moves as Dottie Butz
- 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted as Beverly
- 1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Joanna
- 1972 Up the Sandbox as Maria
- 1969 Pendulum as Effie
- 1997 Sprung as Sista #1
- 1969 The Comic as Woman
- 1972 The Great Man's Whiskers as Ella
- 1998 Jane Austen's Mafia! as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1999 Jackie's Back! as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
- 1972 Every Little Crook and Nanny as Unsuccessful Applicant
- 1995 In the House ( 1 episode )
- 1992 The Ben Stiller Show ( 1 episode )
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Isabel Sanford (voice)
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Tanya
- 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( 2 episodes ) as Louise Jefferson
- 1971 All in the Family ( 20 episodes ) as Louise Jefferson
- 1975 The Jeffersons ( 248 episodes ) as Louise Jefferson
- 1995 Cybill ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Donny & Marie ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1999 The Parkers ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Grace
- 1993 Living Single ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Ryan
- 1964 Bewitched ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Jenny
- 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ( 1 episode ) as Margaret Duffy
- 1997 Pepper Ann ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Crazy like a Fox ( 1 episode ) as Car Rental Receptionist
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Temperatures Rising ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Maybelle
- 1987 The Great American Quiz Show ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1983 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1983 Reading Rainbow ( 1 episode ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 Pepper Ann ( 1 episode ) as Bernice (voice)
- 1997 Teen Angel ( 1 episode ) as Laurie
- 1996 The Steve Harvey Show ( 1 episode ) as Mother Hightower
- 1971 All in the Family ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Jefferson
- 1990 Dream On ( 1 episode ) as Judge Isabel Kohner
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Jones
- 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Wilson
- 1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1992 Vicki! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1971 All in the Family ( 1 episode ) as Louise
- 1979 Supertrain ( 1 episode ) as Reba Beeson
