Isabel Sanford
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
57
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-08-29 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting
2000
Click Three Times as Dorothy1999
The Parkers as Not available1999
Jackie's Back! as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)1998
Jane Austen's Mafia! as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)1997
Pepper Ann as Not available1997
Pepper Ann as Bernice (voice)1997
Teen Angel as Laurie1997
Sprung as Sista #11996
The Steve Harvey Show as Mother Hightower1996
Original Gangstas as Gracie Bookman1995
In the House as Not available1995
Cybill as Not available1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Margaret Duffy1993
Intimate Portrait as Self1993
Living Single as Not available1993
South Beach as Mama1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Judge1992
The Ben Stiller Show as Not available1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Louise Jefferson1990
Dream On as Judge Isabel Kohner1989
The Simpsons as Isabel Sanford (voice)1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Joanna1987
The Great American Quiz Show as Not available1984
Crazy like a Fox as Car Rental Receptionist1983
Reading Rainbow as Herself - Narrator (voice)1983
This Is Your Life as Self1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self1980
Desperate Moves as Dottie Butz1979
Love at First Bite as Judge R. Thomas1978
Vega$ as Not available1977
The Love Boat as Tanya1976
Donny & Marie as Self1975
The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self1974
The Photographer as Mrs. Slade1973
Kojak as Grace1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self1972
Temperatures Rising as Not available1972
The New Centurions as Wilma1972
Up the Sandbox as Maria1972
Lady Sings the Blues as The Madame1972
Hickey & Boggs as Nyona's Mother1972
Stand Up and Be Counted as Beverly1972
The Great Man's Whiskers as Ella1971
All in the Family as Louise Jefferson1971
All in the Family as Mrs. Jefferson1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mrs. Wilson1970
The Red, White, and Black as Isabel Taylor1969
Love, American Style as Mrs. Jones1969
Pendulum as Effie1969
The Comic as Woman1968
The Mod Squad as Not available1968
The Young Runaways as Sarah1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Tillie1964
Bewitched as Not available1964
Daniel Boone as Maybelle