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. Descripti…
Known For
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Tillie
The Jeffersons
Louise Jefferson
Lady Sings the Blues
The Madame
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
The New Centurions
Wilma
Love at First Bite
Judge R. Thomas
The Simpsons
Isabel Sanford (voice)
Hickey & Boggs
Nyona's Mother
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Filmography
Acting (58)
Movies (24)
Click Three Times
2000as Dorothy
Jackie's Back!
1999as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung
1997as Sista #1
Original Gangstas
1996as Gracie Bookman
South Beach
1993as Mama
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989as Joanna
Night of 100 Stars
1982as Self
Desperate Moves
1980as Dottie Butz
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980as Self
Love at First Bite
1979as Judge R. Thomas
The Photographer
1974as Mrs. Slade
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972as Unsuccessful Applicant
The New Centurions
1972as Wilma
Lady Sings the Blues
1972as The Madame
Up the Sandbox
1972as Maria
Hickey & Boggs
1972as Nyona's Mother
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972as Ella
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972as Beverly
The Red, White, and Black
1970as Isabel Taylor
Pendulum
1969as Effie
The Comic
1969as Woman
The Young Runaways
1968as Sarah
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967as Tillie
Television (34)
The Parkers
1999
Pepper Ann
1997
Teen Angel
1997as Laurie
The Steve Harvey Show
1996as Mother Hightower
Cybill
1995
In the House
1995
Living Single
1993as Mrs. Ryan
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993as Margaret Duffy
Intimate Portrait
1993as Self
Vicki!
1992as Self
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992as Judge
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990as Louise Jefferson
Dream On
1990as Judge Isabel Kohner
The Simpsons
1989as Isabel Sanford (voice)
The Great American Quiz Show
1987
Crazy like a Fox
1984as Car Rental Receptionist
Reading Rainbow
1983as Self - Narrator (voice)
This Is Your Life
1983as Self
Vega$
1978
The Love Boat
1977as Tanya
Donny & Marie
1976as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Jeffersons
1975as Louise Jefferson
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974as Self
Kojak
1973as Grace
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973as Self
Temperatures Rising
1972
All in the Family
1971as Mrs. Jefferson
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970as Mrs. Wilson
Love, American Style
1969as Mrs. Jones
The Mod Squad
1968
Bewitched
1964as Aunt Jenny
Daniel Boone
1964as Maybelle
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