Lynn Hamilton1930 - 2025

usually

Actor

Popularity

0.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004

Documentary

as Self

0.1
Baby's Breath
Baby's Breath

2003

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Dr. Oberholser

0
A Walton Easter
A Walton Easter

1997

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Verdie Grant Foster

6.5
0.2
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Verdie Grant Foster

7.5
0.3
The Vanishing
The Vanishing

1993

Drama • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Miss Carmichael

6.1
1.8
Elvis and Me
Elvis and Me

1988

Drama • Music • Romance • TV Movie

as Hattie

7
0.5
Legal Eagles
Legal Eagles

1986

Comedy • Crime

as Doreen

6.1
1.4
The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story

1984

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Mamma Solomon

7.9
0.2
Leadbelly
Leadbelly

1976

Drama

as Sally Ledbetter

6.1
0.4
Hangup
Hangup

1974

Action • Drama

as Mrs. Ramsey

4.5
0.4
A Dream for Christmas
A Dream for Christmas

1973

Drama • TV Movie

as Sarah Douglas

6
0.1
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Arless Humes

6.9
0.5
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues

1972

Drama • Music

as Aunt Ida

6.9
0.6
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher

1972

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Western

as Sarah

6.2
0.8
Brother John
Brother John

1971

Drama • Science Fiction

as Sarah

6.2
0.3
The Seven Minutes
The Seven Minutes

1971

Drama

as Avis

5.5
0.4
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

1970

Drama • TV Movie

as Beatrice

0.5
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree

1969

Crime • Drama

as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

6.9
0.4
Shadows
Shadows

1960

Drama

as Girl at Party

6.9
0.8
The New Girl
The New Girl

1960

as Miss Thompson

0.6

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