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!"

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