Lynn Hamilton
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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
Credits
The Vanishing (1993)
as Miss Carmichael
Legal Eagles (1986)
as Doreen
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
as Sarah
Shadows (1960)
as Girl at Party
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
as Arless Humes
The Seven Minutes (1971)
as Avis
The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
as Mamma Solomon
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
as Aunt Ida
The Hero Who Couldn't Read (1984)
as Mrs. Ellis
Leadbelly (1976)
as Sally Ledbetter
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
as Self
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
as Verdie Grant Foster
Elvis and Me (1988)
as Hattie
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
as Beatrice
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2025)
as Self
The Learning Tree (1969)
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
A Dream for Christmas (1973)
as Sarah Douglas
A Walton Easter (1997)
as Verdie Grant Foster
Brother John (1971)
as Sarah
The New Girl (1960)
as Miss Thompson
Hangup (1974)
as Mrs. Ramsey
Baby's Breath (2003)
as Dr. Oberholser