People
Isabel Sanford
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.
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Click Three Times as Dorothy | 2000-03-01 |
Jackie's Back! as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama) | 1999-06-14 |
Jane Austen's Mafia! as Louise Jefferson (uncredited) | 1998-07-24 |
Sprung as Sista #1 | 1997-05-14 |
Original Gangstas as Gracie Bookman | 1996-05-10 |
South Beach as Mama | 1993-08-04 |
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Joanna | 1989-12-29 |
Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self | 1980-01-04 |
Desperate Moves as Dottie Butz | 1980-01-01 |
Love at First Bite as Judge R. Thomas | 1979-04-26 |
The Photographer as Mrs. Slade | 1974-12-05 |
Up the Sandbox as Maria | 1972-12-21 |
Lady Sings the Blues as The Madame | 1972-10-12 |
Hickey & Boggs as Nyona's Mother | 1972-10-04 |
The New Centurions as Wilma | 1972-08-03 |
The Great Man's Whiskers as Ella | 1972-05-02 |
Stand Up and Be Counted as Beverly | 1972-05-01 |
The Red, White, and Black as Isabel Taylor | 1970-12-16 |
The Comic as Woman | 1969-11-19 |
Pendulum as Effie | 1969-02-14 |
The Young Runaways as Sarah | 1968-09-11 |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Tillie | 1967-12-11 |