Isabel Sanford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1917
- Died
- July 9, 2004
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Click Three Times 2000
as Dorothy
Jackie's Back! 1999
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung 1997
as Sista #1
Original Gangstas 1996
as Gracie Bookman
South Beach 1993
as Mama
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog 1989
as Joanna
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 1980
as Self
Desperate Moves 1980
as Dottie Butz
Love at First Bite 1979
as Judge R. Thomas
The Photographer 1974
as Mrs. Slade
Up the Sandbox 1972
as Maria
Lady Sings the Blues 1972
as The Madame
Hickey & Boggs 1972
as Nyona's Mother
The New Centurions 1972
as Wilma
Every Little Crook and Nanny 1972
as Unsuccessful Applicant
The Great Man's Whiskers 1972
as Ella
Stand Up and Be Counted 1972
as Beverly
The Red, White, and Black 1970
as Isabel Taylor
The Comic 1969
as Woman
Pendulum 1969
as Effie
The Young Runaways 1968
as Sarah
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967
as Tillie
Credits from TMDB.