Acting
Isabel Sanford
EN, ES, FR cinema · 24 credits
Born
29 August 1917
Died
9 July 2004 (aged 86)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Click Three Times
as Dorothy
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung
as Sista #1
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
South Beach
as Mama
Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
The New Centurions
as Wilma
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Unsuccessful Applicant
The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor
Pendulum
as Effie
The Comic
as Woman
The Young Runaways
as Sarah