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Isabel Sanford

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

Click Three Times
Click Three Times
2000 • Dorothy
Jackie's Back!
Jackie's Back!
1999 • Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998 • Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung
Sprung
1997 • Sista #1
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
1996 • Gracie Bookman
South Beach
South Beach
1993 • Mama
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989 • Joanna
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • Self

Full filmography

Jackie's Back!
Jackie's Back!
1999 • Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
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Jane Austen's Mafia!
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998 • Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
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Sprung
Sprung
1997 • Sista #1
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Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
1996 • Gracie Bookman
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Desperate Moves
Desperate Moves
1980 • Dottie Butz
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Love at First Bite
Love at First Bite
1979 • Judge R. Thomas
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The Photographer
The Photographer
1974 • Mrs. Slade
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Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs
1972 • Nyona's Mother
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Every Little Crook and Nanny
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972 • Unsuccessful Applicant
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The Comic
The Comic
1969 • Woman
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Pendulum
Pendulum
1969 • Effie
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Isabel Sanford – Biography, Known For & Filmography