Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
8/29/1917
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Isabell SanfordEloise SanfordEloise 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 contributo...
Known For
South Beach
as Mama
Pendulum
as Effie
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
Sprung
as Sista #1
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
The Comic
as Woman
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ella
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
The Young Runaways
as Sarah
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna
The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor