Acting

Isabel Sanford

1917–2004 · Acting

65.2avg grm

5titles

#708best rank

2honors

best title · #708 on siteAll in the Family1971 · as Louise Jefferson · series64.3

Honors

2

1981Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

Filmography

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1970s4 titles

The Jeffersons1975 · as Louise Jefferson · series61.0 A

All in the Family1971 · as Louise Jefferson · series64.3 A

All in the Family1971 · as Mrs. Jefferson · series64.3 A

All in the Family1971 · as Louise · series64.3

1960s1 title

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · as Tillie72.2

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Isabel Sanford

I

born1917

died2004

known forActing

titles on site5

best title rank#708 · All in the Family (1971)

avg GRM65.2

honors2 · Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, 1981

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.

Filmography

goodrecmovies Score

1970s

4 titles

61.0The Jeffersons1975 · as Louise Jefferson · series A

64.3All in the Family1971 · as Louise Jefferson · series A

64.3All in the Family1971 · as Mrs. Jefferson · series A

64.3All in the Family1971 · as Louise · series

1960s

1 title

72.2Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · as Tillie

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