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She enjoyed getting fan mail from people who saw "The Jeffersons" for the first time in reruns, Lemack said
In 1981, Sanford became the first black woman to receive an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on "The Jeffersons
She was 86
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He did not give a cause of death Isabel Sanford of 'Jeffersons' Dies
Jul 12, 12:37 PM EST
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Sanford made her feature film debut in the 1967 classic, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
"Here with stars in my eyes â€â€? something that I dreamed about when I was 9 years old," she said at the time
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Sanford died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized since July 4, said Brad Lemack aspx?c=37242 class="art">Sherman Hemsley from 1975 to 1985 on CBS' "The Jeffersons," a spin-off of the popular series "=/movies/movie Her daughter, Pamela Ruff, was at her side, he said
Besides her daughter, Sanford is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren
"She was just amazed and so pleased that the show had that kind of lasting power and entertainment because she loved to make people laugh," he said "
Sanford, a native New Yorker, was joined by "Jeffersons" creator Norman Lear and others in January when she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |