Isabel Sanford

Actor

Born: August 29, 1917
Died: July 9, 2004 (age 86)
From: 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,…

Filmography (24)

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