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Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

Birthday: 1917-08-29 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2000
Click Three Times

as    Dorothy

1997
Sprung

as    Sista #1

1996
Original Gangstas

as    Gracie Bookman

1993
South Beach

as    Mama

1989
1981
Desperate Moves

as    Dottie Butz

1979
Love at First Bite

as    Judge R. Thomas

1975
The Jeffersons

as    Louise Jefferson

1972
The Great Man's Whiskers

as    Ella

1972
Hickey & Boggs

as    Nyona's Mother

1972
Lady Sings the Blues

as    The Madame

1972
The New Centurions

as    Wilma

1970
The Red, White, and Black

as    Isabel Taylor

1969
Pendulum

as    Effie

1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

as    Tillie