Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 29, 1917
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Isabell Sanford
- Eloise Sanford
- Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford
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 - Movies
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
The Comic
as Woman
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self
The New Centurions
as Wilma
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Known For - TV Shows
The Simpsons
as Isabel Sanford (voice)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Bewitched
as Aunt Jenny
The Love Boat
as Tanya
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Margaret Duffy
Cybill
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Jones
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Kojak
as Grace
Daniel Boone
as Maybelle