Isabel Sanford

Acting·Aug 29, 1917·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Click Three Times2000 · Dorothy	Dorothy
Jackie's Back!1999 · Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)	Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jane Austen's Mafia!1998 · Louise Jefferson (uncredited)	Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung1997 · Sista #1	Sista #1
Original Gangstas1996 · Gracie Bookman	Gracie Bookman
South Beach1993 · Mama	Mama
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog1989 · Joanna	Joanna
Night of 100 Stars1982 · Self	Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's1980 · Self	Self
Desperate Moves1980 · Dottie Butz	Dottie Butz
Love at First Bite1979 · Judge R. Thomas	Judge R. Thomas
The Photographer1974 · Mrs. Slade	Mrs. Slade
Up the Sandbox1972 · Maria	Maria
Lady Sings the Blues1972 · The Madame	The Madame
Hickey & Boggs1972 · Nyona's Mother	Nyona's Mother
The New Centurions1972 · Wilma	Wilma
Every Little Crook and Nanny1972 · Unsuccessful Applicant	Unsuccessful Applicant
The Great Man's Whiskers1972 · Ella	Ella
Stand Up and Be Counted1972 · Beverly	Beverly
The Red, White, and Black1970 · Isabel Taylor	Isabel Taylor
The Comic1969 · Woman	Woman
Pendulum1969 · Effie	Effie
The Young Runaways1968 · Sarah	Sarah
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · Tillie	Tillie