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Isabel Sanford
Biography
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
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Tillie
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas
The New Centurions
as Wilma
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother
South Beach
as Mama
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame
Sprung
as Sista #1
