Lynn Hamilton

Person

Lynn Hamilton

Born 25 April 1930 Died 19 June 2025, aged 95 Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1955)
48years on screen and counting
6credits in 1972, their busiest year
65dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Baby's Breath poster Age: 72

Baby's Breath

2003
as Dr. Oberholser
A Walton Easter poster Age: 66

A Walton Easter

1997
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion poster Age: 63

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993
as Verdie Grant Foster
The Vanishing poster Age: 62

The Vanishing

1993
as Miss Carmichael
Elvis and Me poster Age: 57

Elvis and Me

1988
as Hattie
Legal Eagles poster Age: 56

Legal Eagles

1986
as Doreen
The Jesse Owens Story poster Age: 54

The Jesse Owens Story

1984
as Mamma Solomon
Leadbelly poster Age: 46

Leadbelly

1976
as Sally Ledbetter
Hangup poster Age: 44

Hangup

1974
as Mrs. Ramsey
A Dream for Christmas poster Age: 43

A Dream for Christmas

1973
as Sarah Douglas
The Marcus-Nelson Murders poster Age: 42

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973
as Arless Humes
Lady Sings the Blues poster Age: 42

Lady Sings the Blues

1972
as Aunt Ida
Buck and the Preacher poster Age: 41

Buck and the Preacher

1972
as Sarah
Brother John poster Age: 41

Brother John

1971
as Sarah
The Seven Minutes poster Age: 41

The Seven Minutes

1971
as Avis
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children poster Age: 40

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

1970
as Beatrice
The Learning Tree poster Age: 39

The Learning Tree

1969
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Shadows poster Age: 30

Shadows

1960
as Girl at Party
No poster
Age: 29

The New Girl

1960
as Miss Thompson
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TV credits

Newest first
Cold Case poster Age: 73

Cold Case

2003
as Mary Chisolm (2009)
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster Age: 70

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000
as Wanda's Mom
Judging Amy poster Age: 69

Judging Amy

1999
as Faye Benton
Port Charles poster Age: 67

Port Charles

1997
as Alice Morgan #2
The Practice poster Age: 66

The Practice

1997
as Judge P. Fulton
Sunset Beach poster Age: 66

Sunset Beach

1997
as Selita Jones
Dangerous Minds poster Age: 66

Dangerous Minds

1996
as Flora
Life's Work poster Age: 66

Life's Work

1996
as Mrs. Rader
Moesha poster Age: 65

Moesha

1996
as Ruth Mitchell
Sister, Sister poster Age: 63

Sister, Sister

1994
as Mother Palmer
NYPD Blue poster Age: 63

NYPD Blue

1993
as Doris Becker
Dangerous Women poster Age: 61

Dangerous Women

1991
as Cissie Johnson
Sisters poster Age: 61

Sisters

1991
as Alma Hayes
No poster
Age: 58

Generations

1989
as Vivian Potter
Murphy Brown poster Age: 58

Murphy Brown

1988
as Woman #1
Amen poster Age: 56

Amen

1986
as Mrs. Phillips
The Golden Girls poster Age: 55

The Golden Girls

1985
as Trudy
227 poster Age: 55

227

1985
as Emma Johnson
The New Leave It to Beaver poster Age: 54

The New Leave It to Beaver

1984
as Ms. Dash
Highway to Heaven poster Age: 54

Highway to Heaven

1984
as Mattie Taylor
Hunter poster Age: 54

Hunter

1984
as Velma the Maid
Riptide poster Age: 53

Riptide

1984
as Sarah Tolley
Webster poster Age: 53

Webster

1983
as Mrs. Matthews
Knight Rider poster Age: 52

Knight Rider

1982
as Susan Wade
The Powers of Matthew Star poster Age: 52

The Powers of Matthew Star

1982
as Judge Condon
Roots: The Next Generations poster Age: 48

Roots: The Next Generations

1979
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 46

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Mrs. Kellough
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 46

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Olivia Allen
Starsky & Hutch poster Age: 45

Starsky & Hutch

1975
as Edith Dobey
The Rockford Files poster Age: 44

The Rockford Files

1974
as Eunice Charles Bingham
Good Times poster Age: 43

Good Times

1974
as Mrs. Edwards
Barnaby Jones poster Age: 42

Barnaby Jones

1973
as Laura Padget
ABC Afterschool Special poster Age: 42

ABC Afterschool Special

1972
as Mrs. Ellis
Ghost Story poster Age: 42

Ghost Story

1972
as The Attendant
The Waltons poster Age: 42

The Waltons

1972
as Verdie Grant Foster
Sanford and Son poster Age: 41

Sanford and Son

1972
as Donna Harris
Longstreet poster Age: 41

Longstreet

1971
as Mary Rose Carter
Then Came Bronson poster Age: 39

Then Came Bronson

1969
as Maybelle Giles
The Bill Cosby Show poster Age: 39

The Bill Cosby Show

1969
as Mrs. Carter
Room 222 poster Age: 39

Room 222

1969
as Mrs. Harris
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 38

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Mae
Mannix poster Age: 37

Mannix

1967
as Eve Chancellor
Ironside poster Age: 36

Ironside

1967
as Nurse Clark
Ironside poster Age: 36

Ironside

1967
as Mrs. Johnson
Gunsmoke poster Age: 25

Gunsmoke

1955
as Reba
Gunsmoke poster Age: 25

Gunsmoke

1955
as Mother Tabitha
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