Portrait of Isabel Sanford

Acting

Isabel Sanford

Career

Active from 1970 to 2000, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
GoodWatch score80/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    1981 · Won · 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Jeffersons

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

2

The characters Isabel Sanford played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isabel Sanford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.0, average 5.9
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Click Three Times
Click Three Times (2000)

as Dorothy

1990s

17 titles · average score 60
The Parkers
The Parkers (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Pepper Ann
Pepper Ann (1997)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Bernice (voice)

Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gracie Bookman

The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Mother Hightower

Cybill
Cybill (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

In the House
In the House (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Margaret Duffy

Living Single
Living Single (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mrs. Ryan

South Beach
South Beach (1993)
GoodWatch score 25

as Mama

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Judge

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Louise Jefferson

Dream On
Dream On (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Judge Isabel Kohner

1980s

7 titles · average score 70
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Isabel Sanford (voice)

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989)

as Joanna

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Isabel Sanford

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Shirley McLoon (voice)

The Great American Quiz Show
The Great American Quiz Show (1987)

TV show

Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Car Rental Receptionist

Desperate Moves
Desperate Moves (1980)

as Dottie Butz

1970s

18 titles · average score 67
Love at First Bite
Love at First Bite (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

as Judge R. Thomas

Supertrain
Supertrain (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Reba Beeson

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Tanya

The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Louise Jefferson

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Grace

Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising (1972)

TV show

Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Madame

The New Centurions
The New Centurions (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wilma

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Mrs. Jefferson / Louise

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Mrs. Wilson

The Red, White, and Black
The Red, White, and Black (1970)

as Isabel Taylor

1960s

8 titles · average score 58
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Mrs. Jones

The Comic
The Comic (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Woman

Pendulum
Pendulum (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Effie

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sarah

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tillie

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Aunt Jenny

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Maybelle