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,...
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,...
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as Dorothy
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Sprung
as Sista #1
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
South Beach
as Mama
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna
Desperate Moves
as Dottie Butz
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade
Up the Sandbox
as Maria
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
The New Centurions
as Wilma
Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Unsuccessful Applicant
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ella
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Beverly
The Red, White, and Black
as Isabel Taylor
The Comic
as Woman
Pendulum
as Effie
The Young Runaways
as Sarah
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie