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Overview
Date of Death:
9 July 2004, Los Angeles, California, USA (cardiopulmonary arrest and heart disease) moreMini Biography:
The New York native always wanted to act. Her mother was against the idea... moreTrivia:
Once performed comedy as a teen at the Apollo Theatre's amateur night. moreAwards:
Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Isabel Sanford of 'The Jeffersons' Dead at 86 (From Studio Briefing. 13 July 2004)
Emmy-Winning Actress Isabel Sanford Dies (From WENN. 12 July 2004)
Alternate Names:
Isabell SanfordUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 7 | 9:30 AM | TVLAND | All in the Family | Lionel's Engagement | #4.20 | |
| Mon. July 7 | 10:00 AM | TVLAND | The Jeffersons | Jefferson's Greatest Hits | #8.22 | more |
Filmography
Actress:
- "Candid Camera" .... Mrs. Jefferson (1 episode, 2004)
- Mother's Day (2004) TV episode .... Mrs. Jefferson - "The Young and the Restless" .... Sylvia (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Y&R (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode #1.7534 (2002) TV episode .... Sylvia - "The Parkers" .... Evelyn 'Nana' Smith (1 episode, 2001)
- Hands Off, Grandma (2001) TV episode .... Evelyn 'Nana' Smith - Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV) .... Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)
... aka Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva (USA) - Click Three Times (1999) .... Dorothy
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Louise Jefferson
... aka Mafia! (USA: short title) - "Teen Angel" .... Laurie (1 episode, 1997)
- Sings Like an Angel (1997) TV episode .... Laurie - Sprung (1997) .... Sista #1
- "The Steve Harvey Show" .... Mother Hightower (1 episode, 1996)
- That's My Mama (1996) TV episode .... Mother Hightower - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" .... Louise 'Weezy' Jefferson / ... (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
- I, Done: Part 2 (1996) TV episode .... Louise 'Weezy' Jefferson
- Will Is from Mars... (1995) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson - Original Gangstas (1996) .... Gracie Bookman
... aka Hot City - "In the House" .... Nanna (2 episodes, 1995)
- Christmas Story (1995) TV episode .... Nanna
- Nanna Don't Play (1995) TV episode .... Nanna - "Roseanne" .... Louise Jefferson, TV Mom #3 (1 episode, 1995)
- All About Rosey (1995) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson, TV Mom #3 - "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" .... Ms. Duffy (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman (UK)
- Season's Greedings (1994) TV episode .... Ms. Duffy - "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" .... Judge (1 episode, 1994)
- The Courtship of Mark Cooper (1994) TV episode .... Judge - "Living Single" .... Eunetta Ryan (1 episode, 1993)
... aka My Girls
- Quittin' Time (1993) TV episode .... Eunetta Ryan - "Dream On" .... Judge Isabel Kohner (1 episode, 1993)
- Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape (1993) TV episode .... Judge Isabel Kohner - South Beach (1992) .... Mama
... aka Night Caller (UK: video title) - Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1990) .... Joanna
- "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" (1988) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
- "Isabel's Honeymoon Hotel" (1987) TV series .... Isabel Scott (unknown episodes)
- "Mike Hammer" .... Mama Vibes (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
... aka The New Mike Hammer (USA: new title)
- Harlem Nocturne (1986) TV episode .... Mama Vibes - "Crazy Like a Fox" (1 episode, 1986)
- The Duke Is Dead (1986) TV episode - "The Jeffersons" .... Louise Jefferson (251 episodes, 1975-1985)
- Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway (1985) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- The Odd Couple (1985) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- The Truth Hurts (1985) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- And Up We Go (1985) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- State of Mind (1985) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
(246 more) - "The Love Boat" .... Tanya, Isaac's Aunt (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway? (1983) TV episode
- Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm (1980) TV episode .... Tanya, Isaac's Aunt - Desperate Moves (1981) .... Dottie Butz
... aka A Desperate Case
... aka Rollerboy
... aka Save the Last Dance for Me
... aka Steigler and Steigler (USA)
... aka Stiegler: A Desperate Case
... aka Stiegler: A Serious Case - Love at First Bite (1979) .... Judge R. Thomas
- "All in the Family" .... Louise Jefferson / ... (26 episodes, 1971-1979)
- The Family Next Door (1979) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- The Jeffersons Move on Up (1975) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- Archie's Contract (1974) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- George and Archie Make a Deal (1974) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
- The Longest Kiss (1974) TV episode .... Louise Jefferson
(21 more) - "Supertrain" .... Reba (1 episode, 1979)
- Pirouette (1979) TV episode .... Reba - "Vega$" .... Mae (1 episode, 1978)
- Milliken's Stash (1978) TV episode .... Mae - The Photographer (1974) .... Mrs. Slade
- "Kojak" .... Grace (1 episode, 1974)
- Die Before They Wake (1974) TV episode .... Grace - "Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
- The Mothers (1973) TV episode - Up the Sandbox (1972) .... Maria
- "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Baby") / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Love and the Clinic/Love and the Perfect Wedding/Love and the President/Love and the Return of Raymond (1972) TV episode .... Mother (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding")
- Love and the Baby/Love and the Big Mother/Love and the Free Weekend/Love and the Jealous Husband/Love and the Old Cowboy (1971) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Baby") - Lady Sings the Blues (1972) .... The Madame
- Hickey & Boggs (1972) .... Nyona's Mother
- The New Centurions (1972) .... Wilma
... aka Precinct 45: Los Angeles Police - The Great Man's Whiskers (1972) (TV) .... Ella
- "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Mrs. Wilson (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
- His Two Right Arms (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Wilson - "The Interns" .... Dr. Hearn (1 episode, 1971)
- The Choice (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Hearn - "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Bertha (1 episode, 1971)
- The Barber Shop (1971) TV episode .... Bertha - The Red, White, and Black (1970) .... Isabel Taylor
... aka Black Cavalry (Australia: video title)
... aka Buffalo Soldiers
... aka Soul Soldier - "Daniel Boone" .... Maybelle (1 episode, 1970)
- Sunshine Patriots (1970) TV episode .... Maybelle - The Comic (1969) .... Woman
... aka Billy Bright (USA) - Pendulum (1969) .... Effie
- "The Mod Squad" .... Lillian (1 episode, 1968)
- Love (1968) TV episode .... Lillian - "Bewitched" .... Aunt Jenny (1 episode, 1968)
- Samantha Goes South for a Spell (1968) TV episode .... Aunt Jenny - The Young Runaways (1968) .... Sarah
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (as Isabell Sanford) .... Tillie
Self:
- The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Simpsons" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Herself - "Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance / ... (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
... aka H² (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title)
- Episode dated 17 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 5 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - CBS at 75 (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003) (TV) .... Herself
... aka 1st Annual TV Land Awards (USA: short title) - "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Isabel Sanford (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
- Episode dated 4 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - "Cybill" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
- Romancing the Crone (1996) TV episode .... Herself - "The Ben Stiller Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
- ZooTV at Night (1993) TV episode .... Herself - "The Howard Stern Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode dated 11 July 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Herself - The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
- The Great American Quiz Show (1987) (TV) .... Herself
- "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
- Episode dated 23 February 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 20 October 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself
- "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
- The Patchwork Quilt (1985) TV episode (voice) .... Herself - "Star Search" .... Herself - Introducer (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode #2.10 (1984) TV episode .... Herself - Introducer - "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
- Isabel Sanford (1984) TV episode .... Herself - Circus of the Stars #7 (1982) (TV) .... Herself - Co-ringmaster
- "The Shape of Things" .... Herself (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode .... Herself - Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981) (TV) .... Herself - Award Winner
- "America 2-Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
- Man of the Year Award (1978) TV episode .... Herself - "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part VII
- "Break the Bank" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 30 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "Family Feud" .... Herself (2 episodes)
... aka Family Fortune (UK)
... aka The Best of Family Feud (USA: reissue title)
- The Jeffersons vs. Dallas (????) TV episode .... Herself
- The Jeffersons vs. Dukes of Hazzard (????) TV episode .... Herself - "Tony Orlando and Dawn" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
... aka The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour (new title)
- Episode dated 22 October 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
- TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004) (TV)
- Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself/Drayton Maid
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