Isabel Sanford
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1917-08-29 – 2004-07-09
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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
1967Tillie
Lady Sings the Blues
1972The Madame
The Photographer
1974Mrs. Slade
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980Self
Love at First Bite
1979Judge R. Thomas
Click Three Times
2000Dorothy
Hickey & Boggs
1972Nyona's Mother
South Beach
1993Mama
The Red, White, and Black
1970Isabel Taylor
The Young Runaways
1968Sarah
The New Centurions
1972Wilma
Original Gangstas
1996Gracie Bookman
Desperate Moves
1980Dottie Butz
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972Beverly
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989Joanna
Up the Sandbox
1972Maria
Pendulum
1969Effie
Sprung
1997Sista #1
The Comic
1969Woman