 Isabel Sanford made her Broadway debut in 1965 in James Baldwin's The Amen Corner, which later led to Norman Lear casting her in All in the Family. The Jeffersons was a spin-off show that debuted in 1975. Starring alongside Sherman Hensley as George Jefferson in the role, Isabel Sanford was nominated five times for the Golden Globe Awards and seven times for the Emmys. Sadly, Isabel Sanford passed in 2004. I'm Wesson Tishome for the Black Information Network.