Isabel Sanford was an American actress, best remembered for her role as Louise “Weezie” Jefferson on the long-running sitcom ‘The Jaffersons’. She became interested in acting at an early age and when she was in high school, she often sneaked out of home to perform at nightclubs and amateur theatres. Although circumstances forced her to take up odd jobs to get by, first as a cleaning woman and then as a key punch operator, she continued to pursue acting in her spare time. She finally debuted on stage at the age of 29, moved to Los Angeles at 43 and debuted on Broadway at 48. She did her first film at 50 and her first television appearance came at the age of 51. Finally, at the age of 54, she got her breakthrough role of Louise Jefferson on the TV show ‘All in the Family’, which she later reprised in its spinoff ‘The Jeffersons’.