Isabel Sanford

Acting

Isabel Sanford

Born August 29, 1917New York City, New York, USA59 credits

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

Filmography

Click Three Times
2000Click Three Times
as DorothyMovie
Jackie's Back!
1999Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)Movie
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)Movie
Teen Angel
1997Teen Angel
as LaurieTV
Sprung
1997Sprung
as Sista #1Movie
The Steve Harvey Show
1996The Steve Harvey Show
as Mother HightowerTV
Original Gangstas
1996Original Gangstas
as Gracie BookmanMovie
Living Single
1993Living Single
as Mrs. RyanTV
South Beach
1993South Beach
as MamaMovie
V
1992Vicki!
as SelfTV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Louise JeffersonTV
Dream On
1990Dream On
as Judge Isabel KohnerTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Isabel Sanford (voice)TV
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Fox
as Car Rental ReceptionistTV
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Desperate Moves
1980Desperate Moves
as Dottie ButzMovie
Love at First Bite
1979Love at First Bite
as Judge R. ThomasMovie
Supertrain
1979Supertrain
as Reba BeesonTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
The Jeffersons
1975The Jeffersons
as Louise JeffersonTV
The Photographer
1974The Photographer
as Mrs. SladeMovie
Kojak
1973Kojak
as GraceTV
Up the Sandbox
1972Up the Sandbox
as MariaMovie
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Lady Sings the Blues
as The MadameMovie
Hickey & Boggs
1972Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's MotherMovie
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Unsuccessful ApplicantMovie
All in the Family
1971All in the Family
as Louise JeffersonTV
The Red, White, and Black
1970The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel TaylorMovie
The Comic
1969The Comic
as WomanMovie
Pendulum
1969Pendulum
as EffieMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as MaybelleTV
Bewitched
1964Bewitched
as Aunt JennyTV