Lynn Hamilton
Actor
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
Shadows
as Girl at Party 1960
Legal Eagles
as Doreen 1986
Lady Sings the Blues
as Aunt Ida 1972
Buck and the Preacher
as Sarah 1972
The Learning Tree
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited) 1969
Elvis and Me
as Hattie 1988
The Seven Minutes
as Avis 1971
Brother John
as Sarah 1971
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Arless Humes 1973
Leadbelly
as Sally Ledbetter 1976
The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma Solomon 1984
Hangup
as Mrs. Ramsey 1974
A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster 1997
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster 1993
A Dream for Christmas
as Sarah Douglas 1973
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Beatrice 1970