
Lynn Hamilton
Acting
1930-04-25 - Present
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.
Credits

The VanishingasMiss Carmichael

Legal EaglesasDoreen

Buck and the PreacherasSarah

ShadowsasGirl at Party

Lady Sings the BluesasAunt Ida

Brother JohnasSarah

LeadbellyasSally Ledbetter

The Seven MinutesasAvis

The Jesse Owens StoryasMamma Solomon

The Marcus-Nelson MurdersasArless Humes

The Learning TreeasFuneral Attendee (uncredited)

A Walton EasterasVerdie Grant Foster

Elvis and MeasHattie

A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionasVerdie Grant Foster

HangupasMrs. Ramsey

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the ChildrenasBeatrice

A Dream for ChristmasasSarah Douglas

Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksasSelf
The New GirlasMiss Thompson

Baby's BreathasDr. Oberholser