Acting
Isabel Sanford
Born 1917-08-29
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Isabel Sanford
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The Simpsons
1989
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Bewitched
1964
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
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The Love Boat
1977
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
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The Steve Harvey Show
1996
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All in the Family
1971
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (62 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Click Three Times | Dorothy | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Parkers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Jackie's Back! | Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Louise Jefferson (uncredited) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Teen Angel | Laurie | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Pepper Ann | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
| Pepper Ann | Bernice (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Sprung | Sista #1 | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Steve Harvey Show | Mother Hightower | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Original Gangstas | Gracie Bookman | Movie | 1996 |
 | In the House | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Cybill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Margaret Duffy | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Living Single | Mrs. Ryan | TV Series | 1993 |
 | South Beach | Mama | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Ben Stiller Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Judge | TV Series | 1992 |
| Vicki! | Self | TV Series | 1992 | |
 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Louise Jefferson | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Dream On | Judge Isabel Kohner | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog | Joanna | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Simpsons | Isabel Sanford (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
| The Great American Quiz Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 | |
 | Crazy like a Fox | Car Rental Receptionist | TV Series | 1984 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | TV Series | 1983 | |
 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's | Self | Movie | 1980 |
 | Desperate Moves | Dottie Butz | Movie | 1980 |
 | Love at First Bite | Judge R. Thomas | Movie | 1979 |
 | Supertrain | Reba Beeson | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Vega$ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Love Boat | Tanya | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Donny & Marie | Self | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Jeffersons | Louise Jefferson | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Photographer | Mrs. Slade | Movie | 1974 |
 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Kojak | Grace | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Up the Sandbox | Maria | Movie | 1972 |
 | Lady Sings the Blues | The Madame | Movie | 1972 |
 | Hickey & Boggs | Nyona's Mother | Movie | 1972 |
 | Temperatures Rising | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The New Centurions | Wilma | Movie | 1972 |
 | Every Little Crook and Nanny | Unsuccessful Applicant | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Great Man's Whiskers | Ella | Movie | 1972 |
 | Stand Up and Be Counted | Beverly | Movie | 1972 |
 | All in the Family | Louise Jefferson | TV Series | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Mrs. Jefferson | TV Series | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Louise | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Red, White, and Black | Isabel Taylor | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Mrs. Wilson | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Comic | Woman | Movie | 1969 |
 | Love, American Style | Mrs. Jones | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Pendulum | Effie | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Mod Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Young Runaways | Sarah | Movie | 1968 |
 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Tillie | Movie | 1967 |
 | Daniel Boone | Maybelle | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Bewitched | Aunt Jenny | TV Series | 1964 |