page_title: Isabel Sanford
hierarchical_section_title: Isabel Sanford
caption_attribution_description: Publicity photo of American actors Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley and Mike Evans promoting the upcoming January 18, 1975 premiere of the television series The Jeffersons.
context_page_description: Isabel Sanford 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 and The Jeffersons. In 1981, she became the second black actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, and the first and to date only black actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
context_section_description: 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 black actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, and the first and to date only black actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
caption: Publicity photo of Isabel Sanford with
  The Jeffersons co-stars, Sherman Hemsley and Mike Evans, circa 1974
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