Isabel Sanford
Born: 1917-08-29 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2004-07-09
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2000
- Click Three Times as Dorothy
1999
- The Parkers
- Jackie's Back! as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1998
- Jane Austen's Mafia! as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1997
- Pepper Ann
- Teen Angel as Laurie
- Sprung as Sista #1
1996
- The Steve Harvey Show as Mother Hightower
- Original Gangstas as Gracie Bookman
1995
1993
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Margaret Duffy
- Intimate Portrait as Self
- Living Single as Mrs. Ryan
- South Beach as Mama
1992
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Judge
- Vicki! as Self
- The Ben Stiller Show
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Louise Jefferson
- Dream On as Judge Isabel Kohner
1989
- The Simpsons as Isabel Sanford (voice)
- Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Joanna
1984
- Crazy like a Fox as Car Rental Receptionist
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- This Is Your Life as Self
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
1980
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self
- Desperate Moves as Dottie Butz
1979
- Supertrain as Reba Beeson
- Love at First Bite as Judge R. Thomas
1978
1977
- The Love Boat as Tanya
1976
- Donny & Marie as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
1974
- Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- The Photographer as Mrs. Slade
1973
- Kojak as Grace
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1972
- Temperatures Rising
- Lady Sings the Blues as The Madame
- Up the Sandbox as Maria
- The New Centurions as Wilma
- Every Little Crook and Nanny as Unsuccessful Applicant
- Hickey & Boggs as Nyona's Mother
- The Great Man's Whiskers as Ella
- Stand Up and Be Counted as Beverly
1971
- All in the Family as Louise Jefferson
1970
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mrs. Wilson
- The Red, White, and Black as Isabel Taylor
1969
- Love, American Style as Mrs. Jones
- The Comic as Woman
- Pendulum as Effie
1968
- The Mod Squad
- The Young Runaways as Sarah
1967
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Tillie
1964
- Bewitched as Aunt Jenny
- Daniel Boone as Maybelle