Isabel Sanford
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.
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Acting History
2000
Click Three Times as Dorothy
1999The Parkers
1999Jackie's Back! as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1998Jane Austen's Mafia! as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1997Teen Angel as Laurie
1997Pepper Ann
1997Pepper Ann as Bernice (voice)
1997Sprung as Sista #1
1996The Steve Harvey Show as Mother Hightower
1996Original Gangstas as Gracie Bookman
1995In the House
1995Cybill
1993Intimate Portrait as Self
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Margaret Duffy
1993Living Single as Mrs. Ryan
1993South Beach as Mama
1992The Ben Stiller Show
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Judge
1992Vicki! as Self
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Louise Jefferson
1990Dream On as Judge Isabel Kohner
1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Joanna
1989The Simpsons as Isabel Sanford (voice)
1987The Great American Quiz Show
1984Crazy like a Fox as Car Rental Receptionist
1983This Is Your Life as Self
1983Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self
1980Desperate Moves as Dottie Butz
1979Love at First Bite as Judge R. Thomas
1978Vega$
1977The Love Boat as Tanya
1976Donny & Marie as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
1974The Photographer as Mrs. Slade
1974Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1973Kojak as Grace
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1972Up the Sandbox as Maria
1972Lady Sings the Blues as The Madame
1972Hickey & Boggs as Nyona's Mother
1972Temperatures Rising
1972The New Centurions as Wilma
1972Every Little Crook and Nanny as Unsuccessful Applicant
1972The Great Man's Whiskers as Ella
1972Stand Up and Be Counted as Beverly
1971All in the Family as Louise Jefferson
1971All in the Family as Mrs. Jefferson
1970The Red, White, and Black as Isabel Taylor
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mrs. Wilson
1969The Comic as Woman
1969Love, American Style as Mrs. Jones
1969Pendulum as Effie
1968The Mod Squad
1968The Young Runaways as Sarah
1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Tillie
1964Daniel Boone as Maybelle
1964Bewitched