Portrait of Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

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.

Born: April 25, 1930

Place of Birth: Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA

Filmography

2003
Cold Case

as Mary Chisolm (2009)

2003
Baby's Breath

as Dr. Oberholser

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Wanda's Mom

1999
Judging Amy

as Faye Benton

1997
Port Charles

as Alice Morgan #2

1997
A Walton Easter

as Verdie Grant Foster

1997
The Practice

as Judge P. Fulton

1997
Sunset Beach

as Selita Jones

1996
1996
Life's Work

as Mrs. Rader

1996
Moesha

as Ruth Mitchell

1994
Sister, Sister

as Mother Palmer

1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Verdie Grant Foster

1993
NYPD Blue

as Doris Becker

1993
The Vanishing

as Miss Carmichael

1991
Sisters

as Alma Hayes

1988
Murphy Brown

as Woman #1

1988
Elvis and Me

as Hattie

1986
Amen

as Mrs. Phillips

1986
Legal Eagles

as Doreen

1985
1985
227

as Emma Johnson

1984
Highway to Heaven

as Mattie Taylor

1984
Hunter

as Velma the Maid

1984
The Jesse Owens Story

as Mamma Solomon

1984
Riptide

as Sarah Tolley

1983
Webster

as Mrs. Matthews

1982
Knight Rider

as Susan Wade

1982
1979
Roots: The Next Generations

as Cousin Georgia Anderson

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Mrs. Kellough

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Olivia Allen

1976
Leadbelly

as Sally Ledbetter

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Edith Dobey

1974
Hangup

as Mrs. Ramsey

1974
The Rockford Files

as Eunice Charles Bingham

1974
Good Times

as Mrs. Edwards

1973
A Dream for Christmas

as Sarah Douglas

1973
1973
Barnaby Jones

as Laura Padget

1972
1972
1972
Ghost Story

as The Attendant

1972
The Waltons

as Verdie Grant Foster

1972
Sanford and Son

as Donna Harris

1971
Longstreet

as Mary Rose Carter

1971
Brother John

as Sarah

1969
Then Came Bronson

as Maybelle Giles

1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Mrs. Carter

1969
Room 222

as Mrs. Harris

1969
The Learning Tree

as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

1968
1967
Mannix

as Eve Chancellor

1967
Ironside

as Nurse Clark

1967
Ironside

as Mrs. Johnson

1960
Shadows

as Girl at Party

1955
Gunsmoke

as Reba

1955
Gunsmoke

as Mother Tabitha