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Isabel Sanford

Age: 86 (passed away Jul. 9th, 2004)
Height: 5' 3"

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Aug. 29th, 1917

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Isabel Sanford's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
All in the Family	Louise Jeffer&hellip
The Jeffersons	Louise Jeffer&hellip
Supertrain	Reba

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Isabel Sanford was a Broadway actress for over thirty years before moving to Hollywood. She made numerous guest appearances on TV, including a stint as a supporting cast member on "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967). Until her passing, Isabel continued to act frequently, most recently in a series of commercials for Old Navy stores with "The Jeffersons" (1975) co-star, Sherman Hemsley. She made several commercials for Nick-at-Nite as well when the cable channel premiered "The Jeffersons" (1975).

TRIVIA:

The youngest of seven children and the only one to survive infancy.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was joined at the ceremony by about 300 excited fans, family members and friends, including _"All in the Family" (1971)_ (qv) and _"The Jeffersons" (1975)_ (qv) creator 'Norman Lear' (qv) and 'Marla Gibbs' (qv), who played the Jeffersons' maid Florence. The star is at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
Was over twenty years older than her _"The Jeffersons" (1975)_ (qv) co-star 'Sherman Hemsley' (qv) who played her husband on the series.
Had a daughter and two sons by her marriage to William "Sonny" Richmond, a housepainter. She gave up her career to raise her family but moved to Los Angeles with her children after her estranged husband drowned in 1960.
Once performed comedy as a teen at the Apollo Theatre's amateur night.
Her son 'Sanford K. Sanford' (qv) and daughter 'Pamela Ruff' (qv) appeared in her profile episode of TV's _"Intimate Portrait" (1993)_ (qv) on the Lifetime cable TV network. Has another son named William Eric.
First African-American woman to win the Emmy award for "Best Actress in a Comedy" for her work on _"The Jeffersons" (1975)_ (qv).
Joined the American Negro Theatre in Harlem following her graduation from high school. Also was a member of the theatre company The Star Players down the road.