
Lynn Hamilton
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1930-04-25 – 2025-06-19
Place of birth: 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.
Known for

The Vanishing
1993Miss Carmichael
Buck and the Preacher
1972Sarah
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970Beatrice
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973Arless HumesThe New Girl
1960Miss Thompson
Brother John
1971Sarah
Hangup
1974Mrs. Ramsey
The Seven Minutes
1971Avis
A Walton Easter
1997Verdie Grant Foster
Elvis and Me
1988Hattie
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993Verdie Grant Foster
Baby's Breath
2003Dr. Oberholser
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Aunt Ida
Leadbelly
1976Sally Ledbetter
Legal Eagles
1986Doreen
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004Self
A Dream for Christmas
1973Sarah Douglas
The Jesse Owens Story
1984Mamma Solomon
Shadows
1960Girl at Party