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Oct. 4, 2007, 8:30 AM PDT. By allDAY. It was with great sadness that we reported this morning that Al Roker's mother, Isabel, passed away on Monday. She was 73 years old and is survived by...
- Pauli Poisuo
- Isabel Sanford. It takes a special kind of person to keep a guy like George Jefferson in check. The gentle but extremely sharp-tongued Louise Jefferson is the perfect foil to her angry and opinionated husband, and Isabel Sanford played the role so well that she was nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for seven consecutive years between 1979 and 1985 — and won the award in 1981.
- Sherman Hemsley. Sherman Helmsley's George Jefferson was a truly trailblazing television protagonist, and the actor was nominated for multiple awards for the role, winning a NAACP Image Award in 1982 and a joint TV Land Award with Isabel Sanford in 2004.
- Zara Cully. Olivia Jefferson was one of the great sitcom moms. Like the rest of her family, Mother Jefferson debuts in "All in the Family" and immediately develops an antagonistic relationship with Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), thanks to the latter's characteristically ham-fisted comments.
- Roxie Roker. Roxie Roker, who played Helen Willis in "The Jeffersons," was 66 years old when she died on December 2, 1995 in Los Angeles (per The New York Times).
May 9, 2021 · Al Roker has shared a heartfelt tribute on social media on Sunday to remember his beloved late mother Isabel Roker. The Today show star marked Mother's Day with a series of family photos featuring ...
Nov 11, 2023 · 1:10. A year after undergoing multiple surgeries for various health issues, Al Roker is grateful that his family shielded him from knowing the extent of the complications he'd experienced. "One of ...
- Kimi Robinson
- Entertainment Reporter
Dec 11, 2022 · On Saturday, Al revealed the death of his sister, Patricia. He shared the sad news alongside a photo of his sibling, along with their late mother Isabel. Al mourned in the caption: “Our hearts are broken but feeling some heart balm that our sweet sister, Patricia, is with our Mom, Isabel, now after a stroke.
- Rachael Ellenbogen
Al Roker. Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. [1] (born August 20, 1954) [1] is an American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author. He is the current weather anchor on NBC 's Today, [2] and occasionally co-hosts 3rd Hour Today. He has an inactive American Meteorological Society Television Seal #238.
Oct 5, 2011 · She had children Albert Lincoln Roker Jr., Alisa Yvette Smith, and Christopher Alan Roker. Isabel Roker died at age 73 years old on October 1, 2007 in Saint Albans, Queens County, and was buried on October 5, 2007 in Queens.
