Isabel Sanford
August 29, 1917 (107 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2000 · Click Three Times as Dorothy
- 1999 · The Parkers as
- 1999 · Jackie's Back! as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
- 1998 · Jane Austen's Mafia! as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
- 1997 · Teen Angel as Laurie
- 1997 · Pepper Ann as
- 1997 · Pepper Ann as Bernice (voice)
- 1997 · Sprung as Sista #1
- 1996 · The Steve Harvey Show as Mother Hightower
- 1996 · Original Gangstas as Gracie Bookman
- 1995 · In the House as
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Margaret Duffy
- 1993 · Living Single as
- 1993 · South Beach as Mama
- 1992 · The Ben Stiller Show as
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Louise Jefferson
- 1990 · Dream On as Judge Isabel Kohner
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Joanna
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Isabel Sanford (voice)
- 1987 · The Great American Quiz Show as
- 1984 · Crazy like a Fox as Car Rental Receptionist
- 1983 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Herself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980 · The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self
- 1980 · Desperate Moves as Dottie Butz
- 1979 · Love at First Bite as Judge R. Thomas
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Tanya
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
- 1974 · The Photographer as Mrs. Slade
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1973 · Kojak as Grace
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1972 · Up the Sandbox as Maria
- 1972 · Lady Sings the Blues as The Madame
- 1972 · Hickey & Boggs as Nyona's Mother
- 1972 · Temperatures Rising as
- 1972 · The New Centurions as Wilma
- 1972 · The Great Man's Whiskers as Ella
- 1972 · Stand Up and Be Counted as Beverly
- 1971 · All in the Family as Louise Jefferson
- 1971 · All in the Family as Mrs. Jefferson
- 1970 · The Red, White, and Black as Isabel Taylor
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mrs. Wilson
- 1969 · The Comic as Woman
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Mrs. Jones
- 1969 · Pendulum as Effie
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · The Young Runaways as Sarah
- 1967 · Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Tillie
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Maybelle
- 1964 · Bewitched as