Actor profile

Isabel Sanford

29th August 1917 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

24 Movies 34 TV Shows 62 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Click Three Times poster

Click Three Times 1st March 2000 as Dorothy

Jackie's Back! poster

Jackie's Back! 14th June 1999 as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)

Jane Austen's Mafia! poster

Jane Austen's Mafia! 24th July 1998 as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)

Sprung poster

Sprung 14th May 1997 as Sista #1

Original Gangstas poster

Original Gangstas 10th May 1996 as Gracie Bookman

South Beach poster

South Beach 4th August 1993 as Mama

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog poster

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog 29th December 1989 as Joanna

Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars 8th March 1982 as Self

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's poster

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 4th January 1980 as Self

Desperate Moves poster

Desperate Moves 1st January 1980 as Dottie Butz

Love at First Bite poster

Love at First Bite 26th April 1979 as Judge R. Thomas

The Photographer poster

The Photographer 5th December 1974 as Mrs. Slade

Up the Sandbox poster

Up the Sandbox 21st December 1972 as Maria

Lady Sings the Blues poster

Lady Sings the Blues 12th October 1972 as The Madame

Hickey & Boggs poster

Hickey & Boggs 4th October 1972 as Nyona's Mother

The New Centurions poster

The New Centurions 3rd August 1972 as Wilma

Every Little Crook and Nanny poster

Every Little Crook and Nanny 14th June 1972 as Unsuccessful Applicant

The Great Man's Whiskers poster

The Great Man's Whiskers 2nd May 1972 as Ella

Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted 1st May 1972 as Beverly

The Red, White, and Black poster

The Red, White, and Black 16th December 1970 as Isabel Taylor

The Comic poster

The Comic 19th November 1969 as Woman

Pendulum poster

Pendulum 14th February 1969 as Effie

The Young Runaways poster

The Young Runaways 11th September 1968 as Sarah

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner poster

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 11th December 1967 as Tillie

The Parkers poster

The Parkers 30th August 1999

Teen Angel poster

Teen Angel 26th September 1997 as Laurie

Pepper Ann poster

Pepper Ann 13th September 1997

Pepper Ann poster

Pepper Ann 13th September 1997 as Bernice (voice)

The Steve Harvey Show poster

The Steve Harvey Show 25th August 1996 as Mother Hightower

In the House poster

In the House 10th April 1995

Cybill poster

Cybill 2nd January 1995

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Margaret Duffy

Living Single poster

Living Single 29th August 1993 as Mrs. Ryan

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper poster

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 22nd September 1992 as Judge

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Louise Jefferson

Dream On poster

Dream On 8th July 1990 as Judge Isabel Kohner

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Isabel Sanford (voice)

Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox 30th December 1984 as Car Rental Receptionist

Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow 6th June 1983 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Supertrain poster

Supertrain 7th February 1979 as Reba Beeson

Vega$ poster

Vega$ 20th September 1978

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Tanya

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons 18th January 1975 as Louise Jefferson

Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn 4th December 1974 as Self

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Grace

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 14th September 1973 as Self

Temperatures Rising poster

Temperatures Rising 12th September 1972

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Louise Jefferson

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Mrs. Jefferson

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Louise

The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show 19th September 1970 as Mrs. Wilson

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Mrs. Jones

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone 24th September 1964 as Maybelle

Bewitched poster

Bewitched 17th September 1964 as Aunt Jenny