Isabel Sanford
Actor
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Isabel Sanford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Louise Jefferson (uncredited) 1998
Love at First Bite
as Judge R. Thomas 1979
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Madame 1972
The New Centurions
as Wilma 1972
Hickey & Boggs
as Nyona's Mother 1972
Original Gangstas
as Gracie Bookman 1996
Up the Sandbox
as Maria 1972
Sprung
as Sista #1 1997
The Comic
as Woman 1969
South Beach
as Mama 1993
Jackie's Back!
as Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama) 1999
Pendulum
as Effie 1969
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Joanna 1989
The Young Runaways
as Sarah 1968
Night of 100 Stars
as Self 1982
The Photographer
as Mrs. Slade 1974