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Isabel Sanford
Actor

Isabel Sanford

Born August 29, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA

Died July 9, 2004

4 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 4

Love at First Bite (1979) movie poster
Love at First Bite1979
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) movie poster
Lady Sings the Blues1972
The New Centurions (1972) movie poster
The New Centurions1972
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) movie poster
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967