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Sanford was born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford in Harlem, New York City, to Josephine (née Perry) and James Edward Sanford. She was the youngest of seven children and was the only child to survive beyond infancy.
Jun 14, 2019 · In no time, the couple welcomed three children – Pamela, Eric, and Sanford – but the union would unravel not too long after. Sanford upped and left with her three children, leaving the familiarity of New York for an unpredictable California in 1960. Her goal was to strike gold in Hollywood.
In 1945, Isabel Sanford married house painter William Edmond Richmond. They had three children; Sanford Keith Richmond (later called Sanford K. Sanford), William Eric Richmond and Pamela Ruff. The couple separated in 1960 and shortly after that, her husband died.
Isabel Sanford was born in the Harlem section of New York, the youngest of seven children and sadly, the only one to survive infancy. Young Isabel always wanted to act. Her mother was against the idea, so she sneaked out of the house to perform in nightclubs.
In 1981, she became the second African-American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award after Gail Fisher, and so far, the only African-American actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a ...
Jul 13, 2004 · Ms. Sanford is survived by two sons and a daughter, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Isabel Sanford, Emmy Award-winning actress who portrayed Louise Jefferson on...
Jul 13, 2004 · Sanford is survived by her three children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be private; a public memorial service is pending.
