EPISODE · Apr 4, 2022 · 12 MIN
THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 42: ISABEL SANFORD(actress, comedian)
from THE QUEENS NEW YORKER · host Jason DeCanio
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, the only black actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. PICTURE: By CBS Television Network - eBay item photo front photo back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20328113 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q
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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, the only black actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. PICTURE: By CBS Television Network - eBay item photo front photo back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20328113 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q
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