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Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 29, 1917
Died Jul 09, 2004 (86)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Jul 29, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 beca ... me 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.

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Click Three Times

Click Three Times

2000

as Dorothy

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)

Jane Austen's Mafia!

Jane Austen's Mafia!

1998

as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)

Sprung

Sprung

1997

as Sista #1

Original Gangstas

Original Gangstas

1996

as Gracie Bookman

South Beach

South Beach

1993

as Mama

Desperate Moves

Desperate Moves

1980

as Dottie Butz

Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite

1979

as Judge R. Thomas

The Photographer

The Photographer

1974

as Mrs. Slade

Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

1972

as Nyona's Mother

Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

1972

as The Madame

The New Centurions

The New Centurions

1972

as Wilma

Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

1972

as Maria

Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972

as Beverly

The Red, White, and Black

The Red, White, and Black

1970

as Isabel Taylor

Pendulum

Pendulum

1969

as Effie

The Comic

The Comic

1969

as Woman

The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways

1968

as Sarah

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Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress The Diary of Anne Frank Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Won
Television Credits

The Jeffersons

as Louise Jefferson

Episodes: 248

First Aired: Jan 18, 1975

All in the Family

as Louise Jefferson

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Louise Jefferson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1990

The Simpsons

as Isabel Sanford (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Love Boat

as Tanya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Kojak

as Grace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Margaret Duffy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

Crazy like a Fox

as Car Rental Receptionist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1984

Daniel Boone

as Maybelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Pepper Ann

as Bernice (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1997

Teen Angel

as Laurie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1997

The Steve Harvey Show

as Mother Hightower

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 1996

All in the Family

as Mrs. Jefferson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Dream On

as Judge Isabel Kohner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

Love, American Style

as Mrs. Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mrs. Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1992

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1973

In the House

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1995

The Ben Stiller Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1992

Cybill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1995

Donny & Marie

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1976

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Parkers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 1999

Living Single

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 29, 1993

Bewitched

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

Pepper Ann

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1997

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Temperatures Rising

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1972

The Great American Quiz Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 1987

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1974

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1983

Reading Rainbow

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

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