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Isabel Sanford
New York City, New York, USA
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 "…
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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.
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2000
Click Three Times
Movie Dorothy
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1999
The Parkers
TV show
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1999
Jackie's Back!
Movie Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
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1998
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Movie Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
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1997
Teen Angel
TV show Laurie
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1997
Pepper Ann
TV show
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1997
Sprung
Movie Sista #1
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1996
The Steve Harvey Show
TV show Mother Hightower
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1996
Original Gangstas
Movie Gracie Bookman
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1995
In the House
TV show
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1995
Cybill
TV show
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1993
Intimate Portrait
TV show Self
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1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV show Margaret Duffy
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1993
Living Single
TV show Mrs. Ryan
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1993
South Beach
Movie Mama
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1992
The Ben Stiller Show
TV show
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1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV show Judge
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1992
Vicki!
TV show Self
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1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV show Louise Jefferson
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1990
Dream On
TV show Judge Isabel Kohner
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1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Movie Joanna
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Isabel Sanford (voice)
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1987
The Great American Quiz Show
TV show
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1984
Crazy like a Fox
TV show Car Rental Receptionist
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1983
This Is Your Life
TV show Self
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1983
Reading Rainbow
TV show Self - Narrator (voice)
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1982
Night of 100 Stars
Movie Self
- 1980
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1980
Desperate Moves
Movie Dottie Butz
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1979
Love at First Bite
Movie Judge R. Thomas
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1979
Supertrain
TV show Reba Beeson
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1978
Vega$
TV show
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Tanya
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1976
Donny & Marie
TV show Self
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1975
Saturday Night Live
TV show Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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1975
The Jeffersons
TV show Louise Jefferson
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1974
The Photographer
Movie Mrs. Slade
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1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV show Self
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1973
Kojak
TV show Grace
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1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV show Self
