Acting
Isabel Sanford
1917-2004
Known for The Jeffersons, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Simpsons.
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Born08/29/1917
Died07/09/2004
AgeDied at 86
BirthplaceNew York City, New York, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asIsabell Sanford, Eloise Sanford, Eloise Gwendolyn 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.
