
Lynn Hamilton
Born:4/25/1930•Died:6/19/2025
Place of Birth:Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
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.
Filmography

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
20040.0

Baby's Breath
20030.0

A Walton Easter
19976.5

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
19937.5

The Vanishing
19936.1

Elvis and Me
19887.0

Legal Eagles
19866.1

The Jesse Owens Story
19847.9

Leadbelly
19766.1

Hangup
19744.5

A Dream for Christmas
19736.0

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
19736.9

Lady Sings the Blues
19726.9

Buck and the Preacher
19726.2

Brother John
19716.2

The Seven Minutes
19715.5

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
19700.0

The Learning Tree
19696.9

Shadows
19606.9

The New Girl
19600.0