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
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
The New Centurions
as Wilma
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
Known For - TV Shows
The Simpsons
as Isabel Sanford (voice)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Love Boat
as Tanya
Bewitched
as Aunt Jenny
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Margaret Duffy
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Jones
Daniel Boone
as Maybelle
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Louise Jefferson
All in the Family
as Louise Jefferson
All in the Family
as Mrs. Jefferson