Lynn Hamilton

Acting

Lynn Hamilton

Born April 25, 1930Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA64 credits

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

Cold Case
2003Cold Case
as Mary Chisolm (2009)TV
Baby's Breath
2003Baby's Breath
as Dr. OberholserMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wanda's MomTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amy
as Faye BentonTV
Port Charles
1997Port Charles
as Alice Morgan #2TV
A Walton Easter
1997A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant FosterMovie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Judge P. FultonTV
Sunset Beach
1997Sunset Beach
as Selita JonesTV
Life's Work
1996Life's Work
as Mrs. RaderTV
Moesha
1996Moesha
as Ruth MitchellTV
Sister, Sister
1994Sister, Sister
as Mother PalmerTV
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant FosterMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blue
as Doris BeckerTV
The Vanishing
1993The Vanishing
as Miss CarmichaelMovie
Dangerous Women
1991Dangerous Women
as Cissie JohnsonTV
Sisters
1991Sisters
as Alma HayesTV
G
1989Generations
as Vivian PotterTV
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brown
as Woman #1TV
Elvis and Me
1988Elvis and Me
as HattieMovie
Amen
1986Amen
as Mrs. PhillipsTV
Legal Eagles
1986Legal Eagles
as DoreenMovie
227
1985227
as Emma JohnsonTV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to Heaven
as Mattie TaylorTV
Hunter
1984Hunter
as Velma the MaidTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma SolomonMovie
Riptide
1984Riptide
as Sarah TolleyTV
Webster
1983Webster
as Mrs. MatthewsTV
Knight Rider
1982Knight Rider
as Susan WadeTV
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generations
as Cousin Georgia AndersonTV
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.
as Mrs. KelloughTV
Leadbelly
1976Leadbelly
as Sally LedbetterMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutch
as Edith DobeyTV
Hangup
1974Hangup
as Mrs. RamseyMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as Eunice Charles BinghamTV
Good Times
1974Good Times
as Mrs. EdwardsTV
A Dream for Christmas
1973A Dream for Christmas
as Sarah DouglasMovie
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Arless HumesMovie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jones
as Laura PadgetTV
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Lady Sings the Blues
as Aunt IdaMovie
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Story
as The AttendantTV
The Waltons
1972The Waltons
as Verdie Grant FosterTV
Sanford and Son
1972Sanford and Son
as Donna HarrisTV
Longstreet
1971Longstreet
as Mary Rose CarterTV
Brother John
1971Brother John
as SarahMovie
Then Came Bronson
1969Then Came Bronson
as Maybelle GilesTV
The Bill Cosby Show
1969The Bill Cosby Show
as Mrs. CarterTV
Room 222
1969Room 222
as Mrs. HarrisTV
The Learning Tree
1969The Learning Tree
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)Movie
Mannix
1967Mannix
as Eve ChancellorTV
Ironside
1967Ironside
as Nurse ClarkTV
Shadows
1960Shadows
as Girl at PartyMovie
T
1960The New Girl
as Miss ThompsonMovie
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as RebaTV