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Isabel Sanford

Acting · Born August 29, 1917 · 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.

Movies with Isabel Sanford

• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — Tillie
• Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) — Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
• Love at First Bite (1979) — Judge R. Thomas
• Night of 100 Stars (1982) — Self
• The New Centurions (1972) — Wilma
• The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980) — Self
• Up the Sandbox (1972) — Maria
• Jackie's Back! (1999) — Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
• Stand Up and Be Counted (1972) — Beverly
• Original Gangstas (1996) — Gracie Bookman
• Lady Sings the Blues (1972) — The Madame
• The Great Man's Whiskers (1972) — Ella

TV shows with Isabel Sanford

• All in the Family (1971) — Louise Jefferson
• The Jeffersons (1975) — Louise Jefferson