Isabel Sanford
Birthday: 29 August 1917, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford
Height: 160 cm
Isabel Sanford was a Broadway actress for over thirty years before moving to Hollywood. She made numerous guest appearances on TV, including a stint as a supporting cast member on The Carol Burnett Sh ...Show More
I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty and I was a black woman looking for success in a business where thos Show more
I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty and I was a black woman looking for success in a business where those attributes were certainly not in demand in the 1960s. Hide
On receiving her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she said: Here with stars in my eyes - somethin Show more
On receiving her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she said: Here with stars in my eyes - something that I dreamed about when I was 9 years old. There are others that deserve it, but let everybody get their own. Hide
Who never wanted any credit or any publicity for her philanthropy and regularly turned down invitati Show more
Who never wanted any credit or any publicity for her philanthropy and regularly turned down invitations to be publicly recognized for her support, she said: Use the money to do the research, to do the work, to help people, I don't give to be thanked. I give because I want to help. Hide
I was very comfortable having a steady job on a hit show, and who knew in The Jeffersons (1975) woul Show more
I was very comfortable having a steady job on a hit show, and who knew in The Jeffersons (1975) would catch on? Hide
If there's anything in life you consider worthwhile achieving -- go for it. I was told many times to Show more
If there's anything in life you consider 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! Hide
On the only child who was born on August 29, after Josephine's other children had passed away, she s Show more
On the only child who was born on August 29, after Josephine's other children had passed away, she said: I was the only child born to Josephine Perry that survived. Mama had six other children before me and all had passed very quickly and very young, all succumbing to a combination of illness and disease and the lack of strength to fight off both. As for me, I was both strong and healthy, and, if you believed the rumors, I wasn't too bright. Hide
In 1996, she said: I watched the first episode of that, and I didn't like it. I didn't like the back Show more
In 1996, she said: I watched the first episode of that, and I didn't like it. I didn't like the background. I didn't like the way they dressed. I didn't like the way Archie Bunker talked about black people. But I decided to watch the next episode anyway to see if I could determine why they would allow this trash to be on the air, and I found myself falling down laughing. Hide
Isabel Sanford's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (212)
Isabel Sanford'S roles
Tillie
Louise Jefferson
