Lynn Hamilton
ActorLynn 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.
More details at TMDB
KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR22
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
Self
Baby's Breath
2003
Dr. Oberholser
A Walton Easter
1997
Verdie Grant Foster
The Vanishing
1993
Miss Carmichael
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
Verdie Grant Foster
Elvis and Me
1988
Hattie
Legal Eagles
1986
Doreen
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
Mamma Solomon
- The Hero Who Couldn't Read
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
1984
Mrs. Ellis
Leadbelly
1976
Sally Ledbetter
Hangup
1974
Mrs. Ramsey
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
Arless Humes
A Dream for Christmas
1973
Sarah Douglas
Buck and the Preacher
1972
Sarah
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
Aunt Ida
The Seven Minutes
1971
Avis
Brother John
1971
Sarah
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
Beatrice
The Learning Tree
1969
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
- The New Girl
The New Girl
1960
Miss Thompson
Shadows
1960
Girl at Party
