Isabel Sanford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-08-29

Day of death

2004-07-09 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Isabel 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The Steve Harvey Show

    The Steve Harvey Show

  • Living Single

    Living Single

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Parkers

    The Parkers

  • Cybill

    Cybill

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

    Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

  • Pepper Ann

    Pepper Ann

  • Pepper Ann

    Pepper Ann

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • In the House

    In the House

  • South Beach

    South Beach

  • Pendulum

    Pendulum

  • Hickey & Boggs

    Hickey & Boggs

  • The Ben Stiller Show

    The Ben Stiller Show

  • Sprung

    Sprung

  • The Photographer

    The Photographer

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • Teen Angel

    Teen Angel

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • Original Gangstas

    Original Gangstas

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

  • Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

  • The Comic

    The Comic

  • Love at First Bite

    Love at First Bite

  • Desperate Moves

    Desperate Moves

  • Lady Sings the Blues

    Lady Sings the Blues

  • Stand Up and Be Counted

    Stand Up and Be Counted

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Great Man's Whiskers

    The Great Man's Whiskers

  • The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • The Young Runaways

    The Young Runaways

  • Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

    Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

  • The Red, White, and Black

    The Red, White, and Black

  • Up the Sandbox

    Up the Sandbox

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Every Little Crook and Nanny

    Every Little Crook and Nanny

  • Click Three Times

    Click Three Times

  • The New Centurions

    The New Centurions

  • The Great American Quiz Show

    The Great American Quiz Show