Isabel Sanford
Known For
Acting
Born
1917-08-29 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2004-07-09
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Isabel Sanford (voice)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Love Boat
as Tanya
Bewitched
as Aunt Jenny
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Margaret Duffy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Louise Jefferson
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Jones
Intimate Portrait
as Self
All in the Family
as Louise Jefferson
All in the Family
as Mrs. Jefferson
All in the Family
as Louise
Kojak
as Grace
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Mrs. Wilson
Daniel Boone
as Maybelle
The Parkers
The Jeffersons
as Louise Jefferson
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Steve Harvey Show
as Mother Hightower
In the House
Living Single
as Mrs. Ryan