Isabel Sanford: Weezy of The Jeffersons Dies at 86

Isabel Sanford was an American actress best known as Louise "Weezy" Jefferson. Born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford on August 29, 1917, in Harlem, New York City, she worked on stage for years before television fame.

Sanford played Weezy on All in the Family and then on The Jeffersons from 1975 to 1985. In 1981 she became the first African-American woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).

Sanford was married to William Edward Richmond, and they had three children. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004 and made her final screen appearance on The Simpsons that year. She died of natural causes in Los Angeles on July 9, 2004, at age 86.

Achievements: Emmy Award (1981), Hollywood Walk of Fame (2004), star of The Jeffersons.

Birth: August 29, 1917 - Harlem, New York City.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: The Jeffersons became one of the longest-running sitcoms with a mostly Black cast.