Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 25, 1930
Place of Birth:
Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
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Lynn Hamilton
Biography
Lynn Hamilton began her career in Chicago's community theater scene. At 29, she made her Broadway debut in 1959's Only in America and went on to appear in numerous Broadway and Off Broadway productions, while also taking her talents to the small screen with roles on the television series Gunsmoke and Room 222. One of her most memorable roles was as Donna Harris on NBC's Sanford and Son. She also starred as Miss Verdie on The Waltons, Vivian Potter on the daytime drama Generations, ex-con Cissie Johnson on the 1991 nighttime soap Dangerous Women, and Georgia Anderson in Roots: The Next Generation. Her additional TV credits include roles on 227, The Golden Girls, NYPD Blue, Cold Case, and Judging Amy.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story | Self |
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self |
| 2003 | Baby's Breath | Dr. Oberholser |
| 1997 | A Walton Easter | Verdie Grant Foster |
| 1993 | The Vanishing | Miss Carmichael |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Verdie Grant Foster |
| 1988 | Elvis and Me | Hattie |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Doreen |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Mamma Solomon |
| 1976 | Leadbelly | Sally Ledbetter |
| 1974 | Hangup | Mrs. Ramsey |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Arless Humes |
| 1973 | A Dream for Christmas | Sarah Douglas |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Sarah |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | Aunt Ida |
| 1971 | Brother John | Sarah |
| 1971 | The Seven Minutes | Avis |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children | Beatrice |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The New Girl | Miss Thompson |
| 1960 | Shadows | Girl at Party |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cold Case | Mary Chisolm (2009) |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Wanda's Mom |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Faye Benton |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach | Selita Jones |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge P. Fulton |
| 1997 | Port Charles | Alice Morgan #2 |
| 1996 | Moesha | Ruth Mitchell |
| 1996 | Life's Work | Mrs. Rader |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds | Flora |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Mother Palmer |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Doris Becker |
| 1991 | Dangerous Women | Cissie Johnson |
| 1991 | Sisters | Alma Hayes |
| 1989 | Generations | Vivian Potter |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Woman #1 |
| 1986 | Amen | Mrs. Phillips |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Trudy |
| 1985 | 227 | Emma Johnson |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Mattie Taylor |
| 1984 | Hunter | Velma the Maid |
| 1984 | Riptide | Sarah Tolley |
| 1984 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Ms. Dash |
| 1983 | Webster | Mrs. Matthews |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Susan Wade |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Judge Condon |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Cousin Georgia Anderson |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Mrs. Kellough |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Olivia Allen |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Edith Dobey |
| 1974 | Good Times | Mrs. Edwards |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Eunice Charles Bingham |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Laura Padget |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | Donna Harris |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Verdie Grant Foster |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | The Attendant |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Ellis |
| 1971 | Longstreet | Mary Rose Carter |
| 1969 | Room 222 | Mrs. Harris |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Mrs. Carter |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | Maybelle Giles |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Mae |
| 1967 | Mannix | Eve Chancellor |
| 1967 | Ironside | Nurse Clark |
| 1967 | Ironside | Mrs. Johnson |
| 1960 | Insight | Sister St. Martin |
| 1960 | Insight | Sara |
| 1960 | Insight | Jenny Gaines |
| 1960 | Insight | Nurse |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Reba |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mother Tabitha |