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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 29, 1917
Died
July 9, 2004
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Isabell Sanford
- Eloise Sanford
- Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford
Isabel Sanford
0.9 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Dorothy
Click Three Times
2000
8.2
The Parkers
1999
6.5
Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jackie's Back!
1999
5.4
Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
5.0
Laurie
Teen Angel
1997
6.6
Pepper Ann
1997
6.6
Bernice (voice)
Pepper Ann
1997
5.3
Sista #1
Sprung
1997
6.9
Mother Hightower
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
5.6
Gracie Bookman
Original Gangstas
1996
Credits
Click Three Times
as Dorothy
2000
0.0
The Parkers
1999
8.2
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1999
6.5
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1998
5.4
Teen Angel
as Laurie
1997
5.0
Pepper Ann
1997
6.6
Pepper Ann
as Bernice (voice)
1997
6.6
Sprung
as Sista #1
1997
5.3
The Steve Harvey Show
as Mother Hightower
1996
6.9
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
1996
5.6
In the House
1995
7.5
Cybill
1995
5.8
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Margaret Duffy
1993
6.9
Living Single
as Mrs. Ryan
1993
8.3
South Beach
as Mama
1993
2.8
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
4.7
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Judge
1992
6.6
🎬
Vicki!
as Self
1992
5.0
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Louise Jefferson
1990
7.9
Dream On
as Judge Isabel Kohner
1990
6.9
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna
1989
3.8
The Simpsons
as Isabel Sanford (voice)
1989
8.0
🎬
The Great American Quiz Show
1987
0.0
Crazy like a Fox
as Car Rental Receptionist
1984
7.1
🎬
This Is Your Life
as Self
1983
0.0
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
8.3
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self
1980
4.0
Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
1980
1.0
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
1979
6.0
Vega$
1978
7.0
The Love Boat
as Tanya
1977
6.3
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.7
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
The Jeffersons
as Louise Jefferson
1975
7.3
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
1974
6.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
1974
3.5
Kojak
as Grace
1973
7.0
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
1972
5.8
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
1972
6.9
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
1972
5.7
🎬
Temperatures Rising
1972
5.0
The New Centurions
as Wilma
1972
6.6
Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Unsuccessful Applicant
1972
0.0
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ella
1972
0.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
1972
7.0
All in the Family
as Louise Jefferson
1971
7.8
All in the Family
as Mrs. Jefferson
1971
7.8
The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor
1970
0.0
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Mrs. Wilson
1970
7.6
The Comic
as Woman
1969
5.9
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Jones
1969
6.1
Pendulum
as Effie
1969
5.5
The Mod Squad
1968
6.2
The Young Runaways
as Sarah
1968
6.0
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
1967
7.6
Daniel Boone
as Maybelle
1964
7.0
Bewitched
1964
7.9