Isabel Sanford Biography (1917?-)

Full name, Isabel Gwendolyn Sanford; born August 29, 1917 (some sources say 1919), in New York, NY; daughter of James Edward and Josephine (maiden name, Perry) Sanford; married William Edward Richmond (deceased); children: Pamela,William Eric, Sanford Keith. Addresses: Contact: 2501 Colorado Ave., #350, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
August 29, 1917?
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Broadway debut) Amen Corner, 1965
  • And Mama Makes Three, Little Theatre, Sullivan, IL, 1977
  • Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
  • The Subject Was Roses, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ,1988
  • Also appeared in Amen Corner, Los Angeles; Shakespeare in Harlem, New York City; The Egg and I, New York City; Purlie Victorious, Los Angeles; and The Blacks, Los Angeles.
  • Major Tours
  • Appeared in Nobody Loves an Albatross, U.S. cities; and Funny Girl, U.S. cities.
  • Film Appearances
  • (Film debut) Tillie, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Columbia, 1967
  • Sarah, The Young Runaways, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
  • Effie, Pendulum, Columbia, 1969
  • Woman, The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969
  • Woman, The Red, White, and Black (also known as Buffalo Soldiers, Black Calvary, and Soul Soldier), Hirschman/Northern, 1970
  • First Madame, Lady Sings the Blues, Paramount, 1972
  • Nyona's mother, Hickey & Boggs, United Artists, 1972
  • Stand Up and Be Counted, Columbia, 1972
  • Wilma, The New Centurions (also known as Precinct 45: Los Angeles Police), Columbia, 1972
  • Maria, Up the Sandbox, National General, 1972
  • The Photographer, 1975
  • Judge R. Thomas, Love at First Bite, American International Pictures, 1979
  • Dottie Butz, Desperate Moves (also known as A Desperate Case, Rollerboy, Save the Last Dance for Me, Steigler and Steigler, and Stiegler: A Serious Case), Chesham, 1981
  • Joanna, Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog, 1990
  • Mama, South Beach, Prism Entertainment, 1993
  • Gracie Bookman, Original Gangstas (also known as Hot City or War Zone), Orion, 1996
  • Sista #1, Sprung (also known as Dogs), Trimark, 1997
  • (Uncredited) Mrs. Louise Jefferson, Jane Austen's Mafia! (also known as Mafia!), Buena Vista, 1998
  • Dorothy, Click Three Times, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Louise Jefferson, All in the Family (also known as Those Were the Days), CBS, 1971-1975
  • Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson, The Jeffersons, CBS, 1975-1985
  • Episodic
  • Aunt Jenny, "Samantha Goes South for a Spell," Bewitched, ABC, 1968
  • Bertha, "The Barber Shop," The Bill Cosby Show, 1971
  • Mrs. Wilson, "His Two Right Arms," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS,1972
  • Mother, "Love and the Perfect Wedding," Love, American Style, 1972
  • "The Mothers," Temperatures Rising, 1973
  • Grace, "Die before They Wake," Kojak, 1974
  • Aunt Tanya, The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
  • Motel Manager, "Miliken's Stash," Vega$, ABC, 1978
  • Herself, "Man of the Year Award," America 2-Night, 1978
  • Reba, "Pirouette," Supertrain, 1979
  • Louise Jefferson, "The Family Next Door," All in the Family, 1979
  • Tanya, Isaac's aunt, "Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm," The Love Boat, 1980
  • Host, The Shape of Things, NBC, 1982
  • "Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is ItAnyway?," The Love Boat, 1983
  • "The Duke Is Dead," Crazy Like a Fox, 1986
  • Mama Vibes, "Harlem Nocturne," Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, 1986
  • Judge Isabel Kohner, "oral sex, lies and videotape," Dream On, HBO, 1993
  • Herself, "ZooTV at Night," The Ben Stiller Show, 1993
  • Eunetta Ryan, a receptionist at Flavor mag, "Quittin' Time," Living Single, Fox, 1993
  • Judge Thompson, "The Courtship of Mark Cooper," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1994
  • Louise Jefferson, "Will Is from Mars ... ," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994
  • Ms. Duffy, "Season's Greetings," Lois & Clark: The New Adventuresof Superman, ABC, 1994
  • TV mom #3, "All about Rosey," Roseanne, ABC, 1995
  • Nanna, "Nanna Don't Play," In the House, NBC, 1995
  • Nanna, "Christmas Story," In the House, NBC, 1995
  • Herself, "Romancing the Clone," Cybill, CBS, 1996
  • Prospective Buyer, "I, Done: Part 1," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,NBC, 1996
  • Steve's Mom, "That's My Momma," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1996
  • Laurie, "Sings Like an Angel," Teen Angel, ABC, 1997
  • Meteore, Channel Italia 1, 1999
  • Evelyn Smith, "Hands Off, Grandma," The Parkers, UPN, 2001
  • Also appeared as guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares; guest panelist, Match Game 73; guest player, Body Language; in episodes of Hearts Are Wild, CBS, The Carol Burnett Show, Supertrain, The Mod Squad, and The Comedy Shop.
  • Movies
  • Ella, The Great Man's Whiskers, 1973
  • Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama), Jackie's Back! (also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), Lifetime, 1999
  • Specials
  • Dean's Place, 1975
  • The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky '70s, 1980
  • Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1982
  • That's TV, 1982
  • You Are the Jury, NBC, 1986
  • Isabel Scott, Honeymoon Hotel (also known as Isabel Sanford's Honeymoon Hotel), syndicated, 1987
  • Judge, The 1987 Miss Universe Pageant, 1987
  • The First Annual American Comedy Awards, 1987
  • Herself, The Great American Quiz Show, 1987
  • Fifty Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of TelevisionArts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Additional voices, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (animated), 1988-?
  • SIDELIGHTS
  • In writing to CTFT, Sanford said, "If there's anything in life youconsider worthwhile achieving--go for it. I was told many times to forget show business, I had nothing going for me. But I pursued it anyway. Voila!"