Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-08-29 (87 years old)
Deathday
2004-07-09
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Isabell Sanford
Eloise Sanford
Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford
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.
1967
as Tillie
1972
as The Madame
1974
as Mrs. Slade
1979
as Judge R. Thomas
2000
as Dorothy
1972
as Nyona's Mother
1993
as Mama
1970
as Isabel Taylor
1968
as Sarah
1972
as Wilma
1996
as Gracie Bookman
1980
as Dottie Butz
1972
as Beverly
1989
as Joanna
1972
as Maria
1969
as Effie
1997
as Sista #1
1969
as Woman
1972
as Ella
1998
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1982
as Self
1999
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
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