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Actor
Isabel Sanford
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 24Series: 31
TMDB ID: 21009
IMDb ID: nm0762567
Known for: Acting
Born: August 29, 1917
Died: July 9, 2004
Age: 86
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2000
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.86
Wikidata: Q271863
Also known as
Isabell Sanford • Eloise Sanford • Eloise Gwendolyn 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.
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Movie credits linked with Isabel Sanford.
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as Dorothy
2000 Movie
6.5
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1999 Movie
5.4
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1998 Movie
5.3
Sprung
as Sista #1
1997 Movie
5.6
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
1996 Movie
2.8
South Beach
as Mama
1993 Movie
3.8
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna
1989 Movie
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982 Movie
4.0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self
1980 Movie
1.0
Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
1980 Movie
5.9
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
1979 Movie
6.5
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
1974 Movie
5.8
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
1972 Movie
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
1972 Movie
5.7
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
1972 Movie
6.6
The New Centurions
as Wilma
1972 Movie
Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Unsuccessful Applicant
1972 Movie
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ella
1972 Movie
7.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
1972 Movie
The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor
1970 Movie
5.9
The Comic
as Woman
1969 Movie
5.5
Pendulum
as Effie
1969 Movie
6.0
The Young Runaways
as Sarah
1968 Movie
7.6
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
1967 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Isabel Sanford.
8.0
The Parkers
1 eps
1999 Series
5.0
Teen Angel
as Laurie • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.6
Pepper Ann
1 eps
1997 Series
6.9
The Steve Harvey Show
as Mother Hightower • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.5
In the House
1 eps
1995 Series
5.8
Cybill
1 eps
1995 Series
4.5
Intimate Portrait
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Margaret Duffy • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.3
Living Single
as Mrs. Ryan • 1 eps
1993 Series
4.7
The Ben Stiller Show
1 eps
1992 Series
6.6
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Judge • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Louise Jefferson • 2 eps
1990 Series
6.9
Dream On
as Judge Isabel Kohner • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Isabel Sanford (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Car Rental Receptionist • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.4
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Vega$
1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Tanya • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.7
Donny & Marie
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
as Louise Jefferson • 248 eps
1975 Series
3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Grace • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series