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.

Known For

The Simpsons

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

The Love Boat

Saturday Night Live

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Pepper Ann

Pepper Ann

Bewitched

All Movies (24)

• Click Three Times2000 · as Dorothy
• Jackie's Back!1999 · as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
• Jane Austen's Mafia!1998 · as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
• Sprung1997 · as Sista #1
• Original Gangstas1996 · as Gracie Bookman
• South Beach1993 · as Mama
• Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog1989 · as Joanna
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's1980 · as Self
• Desperate Moves1980 · as Dottie Butz
• Love at First Bite1979 · as Judge R. Thomas
• The Photographer1974 · as Mrs. Slade
• Up the Sandbox1972 · as Maria
• Lady Sings the Blues1972 · as The Madame
• Hickey & Boggs1972 · as Nyona's Mother
• The New Centurions1972 · as Wilma
• Every Little Crook and Nanny1972 · as Unsuccessful Applicant
• The Great Man's Whiskers1972 · as Ella
• Stand Up and Be Counted1972 · as Beverly
• The Red, White, and Black1970 · as Isabel Taylor
• The Comic1969 · as Woman
• Pendulum1969 · as Effie
• The Young Runaways1968 · as Sarah
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · as Tillie

All TV Shows (38)

• The Parkers1999
• Teen Angel1997 · as Laurie
• Pepper Ann1997
• Pepper Ann1997 · as Bernice (voice)
• The Steve Harvey Show1996 · as Mother Hightower
• In the House1995
• Cybill1995
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Margaret Duffy
• Living Single1993 · as Mrs. Ryan
• The Ben Stiller Show1992
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper1992 · as Judge
• Vicki!1992 · as Self
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · as Louise Jefferson
• Dream On1990 · as Judge Isabel Kohner
• The Simpsons1989 · as Isabel Sanford (voice)
• The Great American Quiz Show1987
• Crazy like a Fox1984 · as Car Rental Receptionist
• This Is Your Life1983 · as Self
• Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Supertrain1979 · as Reba Beeson
• Vega$1978
• The Love Boat1977 · as Tanya
• Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• The Jeffersons1975 · as Louise Jefferson
• Tony Orlando and Dawn1974 · as Self
• Kojak1973 · as Grace
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
• Temperatures Rising1972
• All in the Family1971 · as Louise Jefferson
• All in the Family1971 · as Mrs. Jefferson
• All in the Family1971 · as Louise
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970 · as Mrs. Wilson
• Love, American Style1969 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Mod Squad1968
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Maybelle
• Bewitched1964 · as Aunt Jenny