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Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Actor · Born 1930-04-25 · Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Knight Rider (1982) — Susan Wade
  2. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Wanda's Mom
  3. The Vanishing (1993) — Miss Carmichael
  4. Cold Case (2003) — Mary Chisolm (2009)
  5. The Golden Girls (1985) — Trudy
  6. Shadows (1960) — Girl at Party
  7. Legal Eagles (1986) — Doreen
  8. Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Edith Dobey
  9. Highway to Heaven (1984) — Mattie Taylor
  10. NYPD Blue (1993) — Doris Becker
  11. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Mae
  12. The Rockford Files (1974) — Eunice Charles Bingham
  13. Sister, Sister (1994) — Mother Palmer
  14. Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Mrs. Kellough
  15. Gunsmoke (1955) — Reba
  16. The Practice (1997) — Judge P. Fulton
  17. The Waltons (1972) — Verdie Grant Foster
  18. Sanford and Son (1972) — Donna Harris
  19. Hunter (1984) — Velma the Maid
  20. Murphy Brown (1988) — Woman #1
  21. Judging Amy (1999) — Faye Benton
  22. Good Times (1974) — Mrs. Edwards
  23. Lady Sings the Blues (1972) — Aunt Ida
  24. Ironside (1967) — Nurse Clark
  25. Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Sarah
  26. Riptide (1984) — Sarah Tolley
  27. Mannix (1967) — Eve Chancellor
  28. Moesha (1996) — Ruth Mitchell
  29. Webster (1983) — Mrs. Matthews
  30. 227 (1985) — Emma Johnson
  31. Sunset Beach (1997) — Selita Jones
  32. Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Cousin Georgia Anderson
  33. Barnaby Jones (1973) — Laura Padget
  34. The Learning Tree (1969) — Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
  35. Elvis and Me (1988) — Hattie
  36. Amen (1986) — Mrs. Phillips
  37. Room 222 (1969) — Mrs. Harris
  38. The Bill Cosby Show (1969) — Mrs. Carter
  39. Brother John (1971) — Sarah
  40. The Seven Minutes (1971) — Avis