Lynn Hamilton
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1930-04-25
- Died
- 2025-06-19
- Place of birth
- Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Alzenia 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
TV Shows (43)
Ironside
1967
as Nurse Clark / Mrs. Johnson
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Wanda's Mom
Cold Case
2003
as Mary Chisolm (2009)
NYPD Blue
1993
as Doris Becker
Murphy Brown
1988
as Woman #1
The Waltons
1972
as Verdie Grant Foster
The Practice
1997
as Judge P. Fulton
Hunter
1984
as Velma the Maid
Sunset Beach
1997
as Selita Jones
Knight Rider
1982
as Susan Wade
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Mae
Judging Amy
1999
as Faye Benton
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mrs. Kellough / Olivia Allen
Mannix
1967
as Eve Chancellor
The Rockford Files
1974
as Eunice Charles Bingham
The Golden Girls
1985
as Trudy
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Mattie Taylor
Room 222
1969
as Mrs. Harris
Gunsmoke
1955
as Reba / Mother Tabitha
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Ellis
Moesha
1996
as Ruth Mitchell
Sanford and Son
1972
as Donna Harris
Good Times
1974
as Mrs. Edwards
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Laura Padget
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Edith Dobey
Sister, Sister
1994
as Mother Palmer
227
1985
as Emma Johnson
Ghost Story
1972
as The Attendant
Amen
1986
as Mrs. Phillips
The New Leave It to Beaver
1984
as Ms. Dash
Riptide
1984
as Sarah Tolley
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mrs. Carter
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Maybelle Giles
Webster
1983
as Mrs. Matthews
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
Generations
1989
as Vivian Potter
Longstreet
1971
as Mary Rose Carter
Dangerous Minds
1996
as Flora
Life's Work
1996
as Mrs. Rader
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
as Judge Condon
Port Charles
1997
as Alice Morgan #2
Dangerous Women
1991
as Cissie Johnson
Sisters
1991
as Alma Hayes
Movies (22)
The Vanishing
1993
as Miss Carmichael
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Mamma Solomon
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
1984
as Mrs. Ellis
Legal Eagles
1986
as Doreen
Leadbelly
1976
as Sally Ledbetter
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Avis
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Aunt Ida
Shadows
1960
as Girl at Party
Brother John
1971
as Sarah
Baby's Breath
2003
as Dr. Oberholser
The Learning Tree
1969
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Elvis and Me
1988
as Hattie
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Sarah
A Dream for Christmas
1973
as Sarah Douglas
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Arless Humes
A Walton Easter
1997
as Verdie Grant Foster
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as Verdie Grant Foster
The New Girl
1960
as Miss Thompson
Hangup
1974
as Mrs. Ramsey
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
as Self
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
as Beatrice
About Lynn Hamilton
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 Wome… With 65 credits spanning from 1955 to 2022, Lynn Hamilton has appeared in 22 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lynn Hamilton Movies
- The Vanishing (1993) — as Miss Carmichael
- The Jesse Owens Story (1984) — as Mamma Solomon
- The Hero Who Couldn't Read (1984) — as Mrs. Ellis
- Legal Eagles (1986) — as Doreen
- Leadbelly (1976) — as Sally Ledbetter
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