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 Show (1967). Until her passing, Isabel continued to act frequently, most recently in a series of commercials for Old Navy stores with The Jeffersons (19... Show more »

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? Show less «

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. Show less «

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. Show less «

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. Show less «

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. Show less «

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! Show less «

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. Show less «

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