Isabel Sanford
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1917-08-29 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 2004-07-09
Known for
- The Simpsons (1989) — Isabel Sanford (voice)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — Louise Jefferson
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — Tillie
- Bewitched (1964) — Aunt Jenny
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) — Margaret Duffy
- Roseanne (1988) — Isabel Sanford
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988) — Shirley McLoon (voice)
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) — Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
- The Love Boat (1977) — Tanya
- All in the Family (1971) — Louise Jefferson
- Kojak (1973) — Grace
- The Jeffersons (1975) — Louise Jefferson
- Love at First Bite (1979) — Judge R. Thomas
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) — Mrs. Wilson
- The New Centurions (1972) — Wilma