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