ACTOR

Isabel Sanford

1917 - 2004

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isabel Sanford has received more than 2,370,154 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2019). Isabel Sanford is the 7,394th most popular actor (down from 4,810th in 2019), the 10,900th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,159th in 2019) and the 3,416th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Isabel Sanford ranks 7,394 out of 13,578. Before her are Shannyn Sossamon, Matt Schulze, Janine Turner, Tim Reid, John Bunny, and Brian Tee. After her are Martha Plimpton, Niecy Nash, David Burtka, Susanne Blakeslee, Laurent Lafitte, and Noah Beery Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Isabel Sanford ranks 317. Before her are Vera Zorina, Walter Munk, Merle Travis, Denis Healey, Lassi Parkkinen, and Elyse Knox. After her are Katherine Rawls, Brenda Joyce, Lou Harrison, Audrey Totter, Oswald Karch, and Robert La Caze. Among people deceased in 2004, Isabel Sanford ranks 303. Before her are Lyudmila Shishova, Custódio Pinto, Friedrich Waller, Bernice Rubens, Charles Dumas, and Bjarne Andersson. After her are Eleanor Holm, Coxsone Dodd, Jerzy Klempel, Paul Klebnikov, Steve Lacy, and Fred Ebb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Isabel Sanford ranks 10,900 out of 20,380. Before her are Matt Schulze (1972), Mathew Knowles (1952), Janine Turner (1962), Charles F. Kettering (1958), Tim Reid (1944), and John Bunny (1863). After her are Al Joyner (1960), Ellen Ochoa (1958), James Hartle (1939), Elwyn Berlekamp (1940), Martha Plimpton (1970), and Niecy Nash (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Isabel Sanford ranks 3,416. Before her are Harriet Sansom Harris (1955), Shannyn Sossamon (1978), Matt Schulze (1972), Janine Turner (1962), Tim Reid (1944), and John Bunny (1863). After her are Martha Plimpton (1970), Niecy Nash (1970), David Burtka (1975), Susanne Blakeslee (1956), Noah Beery Jr. (1913), and Roger Bart (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Tillie
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Dec 11th 19677.6 / 10
The Jeffersons
Louise Jefferson
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
7.296 / 10
The Simpsons
Isabel Sanford (voice)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
8.017 / 10