The Jeffersons Actors You May Not Know Passed Away
CBS’ “The Jeffersons” is without doubt one of the funniest sitcoms in TV history, which is all the more impressive because it was a spin-off of “All in the Family,” another highly esteemed show of the genre. While George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise Jefferson’s (Isabel Sanford) new adventures as wealthy, business-owning New York City family never really got the ending they deserved, the show has more than earned its place in TV history.
“The Jeffersons” ran from 1975 to 1985, and though many of its stars went on to have prolific careers, their characters in this legendary show were arguably their defining roles. As such, you may not have kept tabs on what all of them have been up to since the show ended — and thanks to the unforgiving realities of time, this means you might not have realized that many of them aren’t with us anymore. Let’s take a look at “The Jeffersons” actors that you may not know have passed away.
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.
