Isabel Sanford died just seven months after receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. To this day, Sanford's son has a special ritual.

Played by Sherman Hemsley, with Isabel Sanford as Louise, the sitcom tackled taboo subjects such as racism, gun control, alcoholism and more timely topics laced with humor.

Isabel Sanford CBS via Getty ; Steve Grayson/WireImage Isabel Sanford in 'The Jeffersons' ; Isabel Sanford is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.

LOS ANGELES -- Actress Isabel Sanford, best known as "Weezie" Louise Jefferson on the television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died of natural causes, her publicist said Monday. She was 86.

Isabel Sanford was known as ''Weezy'' on the sitcom ''The Jeffersons.'' Her youngest son, Sanford K. Sanford, joins Portia at the table to discuss intimate stories of his life and the legacy of ...

A bite to eat with her history-making Emmy Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for the Emmys in 1981. (Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) ...

Long before the first episode of The Jeffersons, viewers met the couple on All in the Family as Archie Bunker’s neighbors. In ...

This dress was worn by Isabel Sanford as the character Louise Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." The maxi dress is made of a synthetic knit fabric in a brown, rust, and beige design of ...

Quinta Brunson just became the second Black actress in Emmys history to win Lead in the Comedy category, 42 years after Isabel Sanford won for The Jefferson. Icon!!!

Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is set in the last weeks of 1970 and, if attention is paid, you’ll see Da’Vine Joy Randolph pay homage to Isabel Sanford, particularly how the tv legend wore ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Isabel Sanford, best known as "Weezie," Louise Jefferson on the television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died of natural causes, her publicist said Monday. She was 86.

LOS ANGELES — Actress Isabel Sanford, best known as "Weezie," Louise Jefferson on the television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died of natural causes, her publicist said Monday. She was 86.