Acting

Isabel Sanford

Born 1917-08-29 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 2004-07-09

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.

Credits

Newest first

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