Isabel Sanford

Born: 1917-08-29, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2004-07-09

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Isabel Sanford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• The Love Boat (1977)
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
• Pepper Ann (1997)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• The Jeffersons (1975)
• All in the Family (1971)
• Cybill (1995)
• Kojak (1973)
• The Parkers (1999)
• The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
• Living Single (1993)
• Dream On (1990)
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
• Crazy like a Fox (1984)
• The Mod Squad (1968)
• The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
• Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
• Love at First Bite (1979)
• Jackie's Back! (1999)
• Up the Sandbox (1972)
• The New Centurions (1972)
• Original Gangstas (1996)
• Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
• Hickey & Boggs (1972)
• The Comic (1969)
• Desperate Moves (1980)
• Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)