Cast & creator
Isabel Sanford
Best known for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, The Love Boat
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.
Also known as: Isabell Sanford, Eloise Sanford, Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford
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1964–2000 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (62)
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The Simpsons
Isabel Sanford (voice)
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
The Love Boat
Tanya
1977
Love, American Style
Mrs. Jones
1969
Bewitched
Aunt Jenny
1964
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Margaret Duffy
1993
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mrs. Wilson
1970
Daniel Boone
Maybelle
1964
All in the Family
Louise Jefferson
1971All in the Family
Mrs. Jefferson
1971All in the Family
Louise
1971
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Louise Jefferson
1990
The Steve Harvey Show
Mother Hightower
1996
The Jeffersons
Louise Jefferson
1975
Cybill
1995
Kojak
Grace
1973
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
The Parkers
1999
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Judge
1992
Pepper Ann
1997Pepper Ann
Bernice (voice)
1997
Vega$
1978
Living Single
Mrs. Ryan
1993
The Mod Squad
1968
Dream On
Judge Isabel Kohner
1990
Crazy like a Fox
Car Rental Receptionist
1984Vicki!
Self
1992
Temperatures Rising
1972
In the House
1995
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Teen Angel
Laurie
1997
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974
Supertrain
Reba Beeson
1979
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Tillie
1967This Is Your Life
Self
1983
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
1998
Love at First Bite
Judge R. Thomas
1979
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The New Centurions
Wilma
1972The Great American Quiz Show
1987
Up the Sandbox
Maria
1972
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Joanna
1989
Jackie's Back!
Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
1999
Lady Sings the Blues
The Madame
1972
Pendulum
Effie
1969
Original Gangstas
Gracie Bookman
1996
South Beach
Mama
1993
Sprung
Sista #1
1997
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
1980
Hickey & Boggs
Nyona's Mother
1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
Beverly
1972
The Great Man's Whiskers
Ella
1972
The Comic
Woman
1969
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Unsuccessful Applicant
1972
The Red, White, and Black
Isabel Taylor
1970
The Photographer
Mrs. Slade
1974
Click Three Times
Dorothy
2000
The Young Runaways
Sarah
1968
Desperate Moves
Dottie Butz
1980