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

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues
The Photographer
The Photographer
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Love at First Bite
Love at First Bite
Click Three Times
Click Three Times
Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs
South Beach
South Beach
The Red, White, and Black
The Red, White, and Black

Filmography

2000 Click Three Times
as Dorothy
1999 The Parkers
as
1999 Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1997 Teen Angel
as Laurie
1997 Pepper Ann
as
1997 Pepper Ann
as Bernice (voice)
1997 Sprung
as Sista #1
1996 The Steve Harvey Show
as Mother Hightower
1996 Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
1995 In the House
as
1995 Cybill
as
1993 Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Margaret Duffy
1993 Living Single
as
1993 South Beach
as Mama
1992 The Ben Stiller Show
as
1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Judge
1992 Vicki!
as Self
1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Louise Jefferson