Isabel Sanford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1917
- Died
- July 9, 2004 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Movie · as Dorothy
Jackie's Back!
Movie · as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
The Parkers
TV · 1 ep
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Movie · as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung
Movie · as Sista #1
Pepper Ann
TV · as Bernice (voice) · 1 ep
Teen Angel
TV · as Laurie · 1 ep
Original Gangstas
Movie · as Gracie Bookman
The Steve Harvey Show
TV · as Mother Hightower · 1 ep
In the House
TV · 1 ep
Cybill
TV · 1 ep
South Beach
Movie · as Mama
Living Single
TV · as Mrs. Ryan · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Margaret Duffy · 1 ep
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ben Stiller Show
TV · 1 ep
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Vicki!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Louise Jefferson · 2 eps
Dream On
TV · as Judge Isabel Kohner · 1 ep
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Movie · as Joanna
The Simpsons
TV · as Isabel Sanford (voice) · 1 ep
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
TV · as Shirley McLoon (voice) · 1 ep
Roseanne
TV · as Isabel Sanford · 1 ep
The Great American Quiz Show
TV · 1 ep
Crazy like a Fox
TV · as Car Rental Receptionist · 1 ep
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Movie · as Self
Desperate Moves
Movie · as Dottie Butz
Love at First Bite
Movie · as Judge R. Thomas
Supertrain
TV · as Reba Beeson · 1 ep
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Tanya · 1 ep
Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jeffersons
TV · as Louise Jefferson · 248 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Photographer
Movie · as Mrs. Slade
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kojak
TV · as Grace · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lady Sings the Blues
Movie · as The Madame
Hickey & Boggs
Movie · as Nyona's Mother
The New Centurions
Movie · as Wilma
Stand Up and Be Counted
Movie · as Beverly
Up the Sandbox
Movie · as Maria
The Great Man's Whiskers
Movie · as Ella
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Movie · as Unsuccessful Applicant
Temperatures Rising
TV · 1 ep
All in the Family
TV · as Louise Jefferson, Mrs. Jefferson · 20 eps
The Red, White, and Black
Movie · as Isabel Taylor
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Mrs. Wilson · 1 ep
Pendulum
Movie · as Effie
The Comic
Movie · as Woman
Love, American Style
TV · as Mrs. Jones · 1 ep
The Young Runaways
Movie · as Sarah
The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Movie · as Tillie
Bewitched
TV · as Aunt Jenny · 1 ep
Daniel Boone
TV · as Maybelle · 1 ep