Isabel Sanford
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Love at First Bite
1979
as Judge R. Thomas
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Tillie
The New Centurions
1972
as Wilma
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as The Madame
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited)
Original Gangstas
1996
as Gracie Bookman
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Beverly
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Maria
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self
Pendulum
1969
as Effie
Sprung
1997
as Sista #1
Hickey & Boggs
1972
as Nyona's Mother
The Comic
1969
as Woman
South Beach
1993
as Mama
The Red, White, and Black
1970
as Isabel Taylor
The Young Runaways
1968
as Sarah
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972
as Unsuccessful Applicant
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972
as Ella