Lynn Hamilton
20 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 25, 1930
- Died
- Jun 19, 2025 (age 95)
- Place of birth
- Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Alzenia Lynn Hamilton
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Lynn Hamilton: movies and TV shows
Acting (63)
- 2003
- 2003 Baby's Breath
as Dr. Oberholser
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1997 A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993 A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster
- 1993
- 1993 The Vanishing
as Miss Carmichael
- 1991
- 1991
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 Elvis and Me
as Hattie
- 1986
- 1986 Legal Eagles
as Doreen
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma Solomon
- 1984 The Hero Who Couldn't Read
as Mrs. Ellis
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1979
- 1976
- 1976 Leadbelly
as Sally Ledbetter
- 1975
- 1974 Hangup
as Mrs. Ramsey
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 A Dream for Christmas
as Sarah Douglas
- 1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Arless Humes
- 1973
- 1972 Lady Sings the Blues
as Aunt Ida
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Buck and the Preacher
as Sarah
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971 Brother John
as Sarah
- 1971 The Seven Minutes
as Avis
- 1970 The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Beatrice
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Learning Tree
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
- 1969
- 1967
- 1967
- 1960 Shadows
as Girl at Party
- 1960 The New Girl
as Miss Thompson
- 1955
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2025
- 2004