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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).
Louise Jefferson is a character, portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actress Isabel Sanford, who appeared first in a supporting role on the television series All in the Family [1] and was one of the main characters in its spinoff series, The Jeffersons. [2]
Cast of The Jeffersons, clockwise from top: Mike Evans, Sherman Hemsley, and Isabel Sanford (1975). During the January 11, 1975 episode of All in the Family, titled "The Jeffersons Move Up", Edith Bunker gave a tearful good-bye to her neighbor Louise Jefferson as her husband George, their son Lionel, and she moved from a working-class section of Queens, New York, into the luxurious Colby East ...
Sherman Hemsley, who played the original George Jefferson, died in 2012, while Isabel Sanford, who played Louise, died in 2004. Twitter erupted over Gibbs' arrival, with fans sharing their shock ...
Beyond the laughs and humorous banter between George and Louise, "The Jeffersons" was influential in helping to break racial barriers in television. The TV show also addressed the issue of race ...
Marla Gibbs, the sole remaining cast member from the classic sitcom 'The Jeffersons,' is now 88 years old.
Louise is also tied up when she returns, which leads to George and Louise reminiscing about their lives and the time they've spent together. Numerous clips are shown from both The Jeffersons and All in the Family. (Note: Three days after this 90-minute episode aired, actress Zara Cully, who portrayed Mother Jefferson, died at age 86.)
Norman Lear, 96, who created both shows, will co-host the special — "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'" — with Jimmy Kimmel in May on ABC.