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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.
The roles that explain the career.
16 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama) | Film |
| 1997 | Sprung | Sista #1 | Film |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas | Gracie Bookman | Film |
| 1993 | South Beach | Mama | TV |
| 1979 | Love at First Bite | Judge R. Thomas | Film |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | Louise Jefferson | TV |
| 1974 | The Photographer | Mrs. Slade | Film |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Maria | Film |
| 1972 | The New Centurions | Wilma | Film |
| 1972 | Every Little Crook and Nanny | Unsuccessful Applicant | Film |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | The Madame | Film |
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Nyona's Mother | Film |
| 1970 | The Red, White, and Black | Isabel Taylor | Film |
| 1969 | Pendulum | Effie | Film |
| 1969 | The Comic | Woman | Film |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Tillie | Film |
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