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
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917-08-29 |
| Died | 2004-07-09 |
Movies
Click Three Times
as Dorothy
2000
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1999
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Mrs. Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1998
Sprung
as Sista #1
1997
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
1996
South Beach
as Mama
1993
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna
1989
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
1980
Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
1980
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
1979
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
1974
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
1972
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
1972
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
1972
The New Centurions
as Wilma
1972
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ella
1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
1972
The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor
1970
The Comic
as Woman
1969
Pendulum
as Effie
1969
The Young Runaways
as Sarah
1968
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
1967
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