what was the name of fred sanfords wife
Elizabeth Winfield Sanford
title: Fred G. Sanford text: of the series except nine (due to a contract dispute Foxx had with NBC) in 1974. In 1999 "TV Guide" ranked him #36 on its list of the 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time. Fred G. Sanford was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 20, 1907 (the episode "Happy Birthday, Pop" celebrated his 65th birthday that aired in 1972). In 1946, he, his wife Elizabeth Winfield and their son Lamont (Demond Wilson) moved to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Fred was left with the responsibility of rearing Lamont alone after his wife suddenly died the following year. title: Sanford and Son text: the two decide to reform their partnership, though each is too proud to admit they could not make it without the other. According to Fred, his wife Elizabeth died around 1950. In a running gag in the series, during times of distress, Fred looks up (as to heaven) with his hand across his chest, faking a heart attack and saying, "This is the big one, Elizabeth! I'm coming to join ya, honey." No one, however, falls for this transparent ruse. Fred raised Lamont alone and missed Elizabeth deeply. According to Fred, his son was named for Lamont Lomax, a pitcher title: Lynn Hamilton (actress) text: Lynn Hamilton (actress) Lynn Hamilton (born April 25, 1930) is an American former actress. Making her acting debut in 1959 with a role in John Cassavetes' "Shadows", Hamilton is perhaps best known for her role as Donna Harris; Fred's girlfriend later turned fiance on the sitcom "Sanford and Son" which originally aired from 1972 until 1977. Hamilton was born in Mississippi to a mother named Nancy and later moved to Chicago Heights, Illinois when she was four years old. She attended Bloom High School. She studied acting at Goodman Theatre. She began her career in community theatre in Chicago before title: Sanford (TV series) text: is an upper-class widow named Evelyn (Marguerite Ray). The two begin dating much to the dismay of Evelyn's snobbish brother Winston (Percy Rodriguez), and sharp-tongued maid Clara (Cathy Cooper), who see Fred as low-class. Her daughter Cissy (Suzanne Stone) was more accepting of Fred. Later in the season, Aunt Esther's college student son Cliff (Clinton Derricks-Carroll) moves in with Fred and Cal starts dating Cissy. (In the original series, Cliff's name was Daniel.) Officers Smitty and Hoppy (Hal Williams and Howard Platt), recurring characters from the original series, appeared in five episodes. Sammy Davis Jr. appeared as himself in two title: Lynn Hamilton (actress) text: making her debut on Broadway in the play "Only in America" in 1959. She appeared in three other Broadway plays, many Off-Broadway plays and spent three years with the New York Shakespeare Festival. From 1972 to 1977, Hamilton starred as Fred Sanford's girlfriend and later turned fiancee Donna Harris on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son". Donna was a nurse and sometimes took care of Fred. There are many internet claims that she was the younger sister of actress, LaWanda Page, who portrayed Esther Anderson on "Sanford and Son", confirmed only via LaWanda Page's obituary in the Los Angeles Times.