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Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

ActingBorn April 25, 1930Died June 19, 2025 (age 95)Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA

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.

Filmography

2003
Cold Case

as Mary Chisolm (2009)

TV
2003
Baby's Breath

as Dr. Oberholser

Movie
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Wanda's Mom

TV
1999
Judging Amy

as Faye Benton

TV
1997
Port Charles

as Alice Morgan #2

TV
1997
A Walton Easter

as Verdie Grant Foster

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Judge P. Fulton

TV
1997
Sunset Beach

as Selita Jones

TV
1996TV
1996
Life's Work

as Mrs. Rader

TV
1996
Moesha

as Ruth Mitchell

TV
1994
Sister, Sister

as Mother Palmer

TV
1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Verdie Grant Foster

Movie
1993
NYPD Blue

as Doris Becker

TV
1993
The Vanishing

as Miss Carmichael

Movie
1991
Dangerous Women

as Cissie Johnson

TV
1991
Sisters

as Alma Hayes

TV
1989
Generations

as Vivian Potter

TV
1988
Murphy Brown

as Woman #1

TV
1988
Elvis and Me

as Hattie

Movie
1986
Amen

as Mrs. Phillips

TV
1986
Legal Eagles

as Doreen

Movie
1985TV
1985
227

as Emma Johnson

TV
1984
Highway to Heaven

as Mattie Taylor

TV
1984
Hunter

as Velma the Maid

TV
1984
The Jesse Owens Story

as Mamma Solomon

Movie
1984
Riptide

as Sarah Tolley

TV
1983
Webster

as Mrs. Matthews

TV
1982
Knight Rider

as Susan Wade

TV
1982TV
1979
Roots: The Next Generations

as Cousin Georgia Anderson

TV
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Mrs. Kellough

TV
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Olivia Allen

TV
1976
Leadbelly

as Sally Ledbetter

Movie
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Edith Dobey

TV
1974
Hangup

as Mrs. Ramsey

Movie
1974
The Rockford Files

as Eunice Charles Bingham

TV
1974
Good Times

as Mrs. Edwards

TV
1973
A Dream for Christmas

as Sarah Douglas

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Barnaby Jones

as Laura Padget

TV
1972Movie
1972TV
1972
Ghost Story

as The Attendant

TV
1972
The Waltons

as Verdie Grant Foster

TV
1972Movie
1972
Sanford and Son

as Donna Harris

TV
1971
Longstreet

as Mary Rose Carter

TV
1971
Brother John

as Sarah

Movie
1971Movie
1969
Then Came Bronson

as Maybelle Giles

TV
1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Mrs. Carter

TV
1969
Room 222

as Mrs. Harris

TV
1969
The Learning Tree

as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Movie
1968TV
1967
Mannix

as Eve Chancellor

TV
1967
Ironside

as Nurse Clark

TV
1967
Ironside

as Mrs. Johnson

TV
1960
Shadows

as Girl at Party

Movie
1960
The New Girl

as Miss Thompson

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Reba

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Mother Tabitha

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 25, 1930
Day of DeathJune 19, 2025
Place of BirthYazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Popularity0.5