Lynn Hamilton
Known for Acting
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
The Vanishing
1993
as Miss Carmichael
Legal Eagles
1986
as Doreen
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Aunt Ida
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Sarah
Shadows
1960
as Girl at Party
The Learning Tree
1969
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Arless Humes
Elvis and Me
1988
as Hattie
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as Verdie Grant Foster
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Mamma Solomon
Brother John
1971
as Sarah
Leadbelly
1976
as Sally Ledbetter
A Walton Easter
1997
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Dream for Christmas
1973
as Sarah Douglas
Hangup
1974
as Mrs. Ramsey
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Avis
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
as Beatrice
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
as Self
The New Girl
1960
as Miss Thompson