Isabel Sanford
22 movies · 27 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 29, 1917
- Died
- Jul 9, 2004 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Isabell Sanford · Eloise Sanford · Eloise Gwendolyn 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.0 The Simpsons
1989 · TV
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★ 7.9 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · TV
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★ 7.6 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · Film
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★ 7.8 Bewitched
1964 · TV
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★ 6.9 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · TV
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★ 5.5 Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998 · Film
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★ 6.2 The Love Boat
1977 · TV
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★ 7.8 All in the Family
1971 · TV
Isabel Sanford: movies and TV shows
Acting (49)
- 2000 Click Three Times
as Dorothy
- 1999
- 1999 Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
- 1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Sprung
as Sista #1
- 1996
- 1996 Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
- 1995
- 1995
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 South Beach
as Mama
- 1992
- 1992
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna
- 1989
- 1987
- 1984
- 1980 Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
- 1979 Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974 The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
- 1973
- 1972 Up the Sandbox
as Maria
- 1972 Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
- 1972 Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
- 1972
- 1972 The New Centurions
as Wilma
- 1972 Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Unsuccessful Applicant
- 1972 The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ella
- 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
- 1971
- 1970 The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor
- 1970
- 1969 The Comic
as Woman
- 1969
- 1969 Pendulum
as Effie
- 1968
- 1968 The Young Runaways
as Sarah
- 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
- 1964
- 1964
Talk shows and appearances (10)
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1992 Vicki!
1 episode
- 1983 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
1 episode
- 1982
- 1980
- 1976 Donny & Marie
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn
1 episode
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode