Lynn Hamilton
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.
Known For
All Movies (21)
- A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story2022 · as Self
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004 · as Self
- Baby's Breath2003 · as Dr. Oberholser
- A Walton Easter1997 · as Verdie Grant Foster
- A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion1993 · as Verdie Grant Foster
- The Vanishing1993 · as Miss Carmichael
- Elvis and Me1988 · as Hattie
- Legal Eagles1986 · as Doreen
- The Jesse Owens Story1984 · as Mamma Solomon
- Leadbelly1976 · as Sally Ledbetter
- Hangup1974 · as Mrs. Ramsey
- A Dream for Christmas1973 · as Sarah Douglas
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders1973 · as Arless Humes
- Lady Sings the Blues1972 · as Aunt Ida
- Buck and the Preacher1972 · as Sarah
- Brother John1971 · as Sarah
- The Seven Minutes1971 · as Avis
- The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children1970 · as Beatrice
- The Learning Tree1969 · as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
- Shadows1960 · as Girl at Party
- The New Girl1960 · as Miss Thompson
All TV Shows (46)
- Cold Case2003 · as Mary Chisolm (2009)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Wanda's Mom
- Judging Amy1999 · as Faye Benton
- Port Charles1997 · as Alice Morgan #2
- The Practice1997 · as Judge P. Fulton
- Sunset Beach1997 · as Selita Jones
- Dangerous Minds1996 · as Flora
- Life's Work1996 · as Mrs. Rader
- Moesha1996 · as Ruth Mitchell
- Sister, Sister1994 · as Mother Palmer
- NYPD Blue1993 · as Doris Becker
- Dangerous Women1991 · as Cissie Johnson
- Sisters1991 · as Alma Hayes
- Generations1989 · as Vivian Potter
- Murphy Brown1988 · as Woman #1
- Amen1986 · as Mrs. Phillips
- The Golden Girls1985 · as Trudy
- 2271985 · as Emma Johnson
- The New Leave It to Beaver1984 · as Ms. Dash
- Highway to Heaven1984 · as Mattie Taylor
- Hunter1984 · as Velma the Maid
- Riptide1984 · as Sarah Tolley
- Webster1983 · as Mrs. Matthews
- Knight Rider1982 · as Susan Wade
- The Powers of Matthew Star1982 · as Judge Condon
- Roots: The Next Generations1979 · as Cousin Georgia Anderson
- Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Mrs. Kellough
- Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Olivia Allen
- Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Edith Dobey
- The Rockford Files1974 · as Eunice Charles Bingham
- Good Times1974 · as Mrs. Edwards
- Barnaby Jones1973 · as Laura Padget
- ABC Afterschool Special1972 · as Mrs. Ellis
- Ghost Story1972 · as The Attendant
- The Waltons1972 · as Verdie Grant Foster
- Sanford and Son1972 · as Donna Harris
- Longstreet1971 · as Mary Rose Carter
- Then Came Bronson1969 · as Maybelle Giles
- The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as Mrs. Carter
- Room 2221969 · as Mrs. Harris
- Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Mae
- Mannix1967 · as Eve Chancellor
- Ironside1967 · as Nurse Clark
- Ironside1967 · as Mrs. Johnson
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Reba
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Mother Tabitha