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Born: 8/29/1917 · New York City, NY
Death: 7/9/2004
Biography: Defying her mother's wishes, African-American actress Isabel Sanford secretly worked as a nightclub performer in her teens. Upon winning 3rd prize in an Apollo Theatre amateur contest, Sanford could keep her new career a secret no longer. Married to a house painter who worke …
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ActorAll Actor Credits
The Comic [Movie]
as Woman
2009
The New Centurions [Movie]
as Wilma
2009
Hickey & Boggs [Movie]
as Nyona's Mother
2004
Television: The First 50 Years [Movie]
2003
2003
Lady Sings the Blues [Movie]
as Madame
2001
OtherAll Other Credits
The Great Man's Whiskers [Movie]
1971
AWARDS
- Year
- Result
- Award
- Movie
- 1984
- Won
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
The Jeffersons [TV Series]
- 1983
- Won
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
The Jeffersons [TV Series]
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