Emmy Winner Isabel Sanford Dead at 86
Emmy Award winning actress Isabel Sanford, best known as Louise "Weezy" Jefferson on the television sitcom The Jeffersons, died of natural causes July 9 at age 86.
In 1981, Sanford was the first black woman to receive an Emmy for her work on CBS' The Jeffersons. The comedy began its ten year run in 1975, and was conceived as a spin-off of the popular series All in the Family, in which Sanford also appeared.
Sanford also appeared in the 1967 classic film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Recently, Sanford lent her voice to The Simpsons and appeared in commercial campaigns for Denny's restaurants and retailer Old Navy.
Sanford received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January.
Sanford was interviewed for the TV Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television. The following is an excerpt of their conversation.
