Isabel Sanford

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.

Casted

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Played Tillie

Average Rating

7.6

884 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1967

59 years ago
Jane Austen's Mafia!

Played Louise Jefferson (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.4

206 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1998

28 years ago
Love at First Bite

Played Judge R. Thomas

Average Rating

6.0

106 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1979

47 years ago
Lady Sings the Blues

Played The Madame

Average Rating

6.9

74 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1972

54 years ago
The New Centurions

Played Wilma

Average Rating

6.6

72 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1972

54 years ago
Hickey & Boggs

Played Nyona's Mother

Average Rating

5.7

37 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 1972

54 years ago
Original Gangstas

Played Gracie Bookman

Average Rating

5.6

34 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1996

30 years ago
Up the Sandbox

Played Maria

Average Rating

5.8

22 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1972

54 years ago
Sprung

Played Sista #1

Average Rating

5.3

19 votes

Release Date

May 14, 1997

29 years ago
The Comic

Played Woman

Average Rating

5.9

11 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1969

57 years ago
South Beach

Played Mama

Average Rating

2.8

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 1993

33 years ago
Jackie's Back!

Played Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)

Average Rating

6.5

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1999

27 years ago
Pendulum

Played Effie

Average Rating

5.5

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 1969

57 years ago
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Played Joanna

Average Rating

3.8

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1989

36 years ago
The Young Runaways

Played Sarah

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 1968

58 years ago
Night of 100 Stars

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1982

44 years ago
The Photographer

Played Mrs. Slade

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1974

52 years ago
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Played Self

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 1980

46 years ago
Desperate Moves

Played Dottie Butz

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1980

46 years ago
Stand Up and Be Counted

Played Beverly

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 01, 1972

54 years ago
Every Little Crook and Nanny

Played Unsuccessful Applicant

Average Rating

0.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1972

54 years ago
Click Three Times

Played Dorothy

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2000

26 years ago
The Red, White, and Black

Played Isabel Taylor

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1970

56 years ago
The Great Man's Whiskers

Played Ella

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 02, 1972

54 years ago

Close ✕

Join Discord

Follow on X