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Isabel Sanford

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1917-08-29

Deathday: 2004-07-09 (86 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 55

TV Shows 32

Movies 23

self 10

Voice 1

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Isabel Sanford

Biography

Filmography

all 55

TV Shows 32

Movies 23

self 10

Voice 1

Click Three Times (2000)

The Parkers (1999)

Jackie's Back! (1999)

Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

Teen Angel (1997)

Pepper Ann (1997)

Sprung (1997)

The Steve Harvey Show (1996)

Original Gangstas (1996)

In the House (1995)

Cybill (1995)

Intimate Portrait (1993)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

Living Single (1993)

South Beach (1993)

The Ben Stiller Show (1992)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Dream On (1990)

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989)

The Simpsons (1989)

The Great American Quiz Show (1987)

Crazy like a Fox (1984)

This Is Your Life (1983)

Reading Rainbow (1983)

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)

Desperate Moves (1980)

Love at First Bite (1979)

Vega$ (1978)

The Love Boat (1977)

Donny & Marie (1976)

The Jeffersons (1975)

The Photographer (1974)

Tony Orlando and Dawn (1974)

Kojak (1973)

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)

Up the Sandbox (1972)

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Hickey & Boggs (1972)

Temperatures Rising (1972)

The New Centurions (1972)

The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)

Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)

All in the Family (1971)

The Red, White, and Black (1970)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

The Comic (1969)

Love, American Style (1969)

Pendulum (1969)

The Mod Squad (1968)

The Young Runaways (1968)

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Daniel Boone (1964)

Bewitched (1964)

Kids Are People Too

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Information

Known For Acting

Gender Female

Birthday 1917-08-29

Deathday 2004-07-09 (86 years old)

Birth Place Harlem, United States

Citizenships United States

Also Known As Isabell Sanford, Eloise Sanford, Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford

Awards star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Credited with

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-08-29

Deathday

2004-07-09 (86 years old)

Birth Place

Harlem, United States

Citizenships

United States

Also Known As

Isabell Sanford, Eloise Sanford, Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series