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mraw · 08-29-2006, 01:28 AM

In watching the Emmys Sunday night, I was reminded that 25 years ago Isabel Sanford won the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for her role as Louise Mills Jefferson in The Jeffersons. And to this day, she is still the only black woman to win that honor. Today (August 29th) is also her birthday! Isabel would have been 89 today. Happy Birthday!

I also found this great site in honor of Isabel http://www.isabelsanford.tv/

TVFactFan · 08-29-2006, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mraw

In watching the Emmys Sunday night, I was reminded that 25 years ago Isabel Sanford won the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for her role as Louise Mills Jefferson in The Jeffersons. And to this day, she is still the only black woman to win that honor. Today (August 29th) is also her birthday! Isabel would have been 89 today. Happy Birthday!

I also found this great site in honor of Isabel http://www.isabelsanford.tv/

I have to watch that season again to see how she won an emmy

mraw · 08-29-2006, 01:43 AM

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I have to watch that season again to see how she won an emmy

Because she was a good actress! My goodness. A compliment will never come from your mouth

TVFactFan · 08-29-2006, 01:49 AM

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Because she was a good actress! My goodness. A compliment will never come from your mouth

I'm not saying she wasn't , i just don't remember how good she was that season so i have watch when TV LAND reaches that season

mraw · 08-29-2006, 01:55 AM

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I'm not saying she wasn't , i just don't remember how good she was that season so i have watch when TV LAND reaches that season

She was equally good during the entire run of the show. It makes sense for someone's acting to be the same if they are portraying the same character. She was nominated seven years in a row from 1979 until the end of the show's run.

jamesanthony · 08-29-2006, 01:40 PM

The episode that she won for was And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds- it's the one where she goes back to her childhood home to reminisce.

She deserved to be nominated for an emmy long before 1979- she was great even in her very first appearance in All in the Family in 1971. The fact that she was nominated all the way up to the end when a lot of fans felt the show wasn't as good says a lot about her talents. In the later seasons she and the other actors were what really kept that show watchable.

Too bad no other African American female has ever won the emmy in that category. Isabel was really peerless.

mraw · 08-29-2006, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jamesanthony

The episode that she won for was And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds- it's the one where she goes back to her childhood home to reminisce.

She deserved to be nominated for an emmy long before 1979- she was great even in her very first appearance in All in the Family in 1971. The fact that she was nominated all the way up to the end when a lot of fans felt the show wasn't as good says a lot about her talents. In the later seasons she and the other actors were what really kept that show watchable.

Too bad no other African American female has ever won the emmy in that category. Isabel was really peerless.

Thanks, I figured it was that episode. My grandmama's house has those doorknobs and I think about that episode every time I see them.

08-29-2006, 01:28 AM	#1
mraw Movin' On Up! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 343	25 Years Ago... In watching the Emmys Sunday night, I was reminded that 25 years ago Isabel Sanford won the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for her role as Louise Mills Jefferson in The Jeffersons. And to this day, she is still the only black woman to win that honor. Today (August 29th) is also her birthday! Isabel would have been 89 today. Happy Birthday! I also found this great site in honor of Isabel http://www.isabelsanford.tv/

08-29-2006, 01:40 PM	#6
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	The episode that she won for was And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds- it's the one where she goes back to her childhood home to reminisce. She deserved to be nominated for an emmy long before 1979- she was great even in her very first appearance in All in the Family in 1971. The fact that she was nominated all the way up to the end when a lot of fans felt the show wasn't as good says a lot about her talents. In the later seasons she and the other actors were what really kept that show watchable. Too bad no other African American female has ever won the emmy in that category. Isabel was really peerless.