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.

Acted Movies

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Director: Sidney J. Furie

Writers: Terence McCloy,

Cast: Billy Dee Williams, Diana Ross, Isabel Sanford, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Richard Pryor, Sid Melton, Tracee Lyles, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair,

The New Centurions (1972)

Director: Richard Fleischer

Writers: Stirling Silliphant,

Cast: Clifton James, Erik Estrada, George C. Scott, Isabel Sanford, James B. Sikking, Jane Alexander, Richard E. Kalk, Rosalind Cash, Scott Wilson, Stacy Keach,

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Director: Stanley Kramer

Writers: William Rose,

Cast: Alexandra Hay, Beah Richards, Cecil Kellaway, Isabel Sanford, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton, Roy Glenn, Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, Virginia Christine,