Actor profile

Lynn Hamilton

25th April 1930 Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA Acting

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.

20 Movies 45 TV Shows 68 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story poster

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story 9th November 2022 as Self

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks poster

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 25th February 2004 as Self

Baby's Breath poster

Baby's Breath 1st January 2003 as Dr. Oberholser

A Walton Easter poster

A Walton Easter 30th March 1997 as Verdie Grant Foster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion poster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion 21st November 1993 as Verdie Grant Foster

The Vanishing poster

The Vanishing 5th February 1993 as Miss Carmichael

Elvis and Me poster

Elvis and Me 7th February 1988 as Hattie

Legal Eagles poster

Legal Eagles 18th June 1986 as Doreen

The Jesse Owens Story poster

The Jesse Owens Story 9th July 1984 as Mamma Solomon

Leadbelly poster

Leadbelly 28th May 1976 as Sally Ledbetter

Hangup poster

Hangup 1st October 1974 as Mrs. Ramsey

A Dream for Christmas poster

A Dream for Christmas 24th December 1973 as Sarah Douglas

The Marcus-Nelson Murders poster

The Marcus-Nelson Murders 8th March 1973 as Arless Humes

Lady Sings the Blues poster

Lady Sings the Blues 12th October 1972 as Aunt Ida

Buck and the Preacher poster

Buck and the Preacher 17th March 1972 as Sarah

Brother John poster

Brother John 15th August 1971 as Sarah

The Seven Minutes poster

The Seven Minutes 23rd July 1971 as Avis

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children poster

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children 14th December 1970 as Beatrice

The Learning Tree poster

The Learning Tree 6th August 1969 as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Shadows poster

Shadows 14th October 1960 as Girl at Party

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Mary Chisolm (2009)

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Wanda's Mom

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Faye Benton

Port Charles poster

Port Charles 2nd June 1997 as Alice Morgan #2

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Judge P. Fulton

Sunset Beach poster

Sunset Beach 6th January 1997 as Selita Jones

Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds 30th September 1996 as Flora

Life's Work poster

Life's Work 17th September 1996 as Mrs. Rader

Moesha poster

Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Ruth Mitchell

Sister, Sister poster

Sister, Sister 1st April 1994 as Mother Palmer

NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue 21st September 1993 as Doris Becker

Dangerous Women poster

Dangerous Women 1st August 1991 as Cissie Johnson

Sisters poster

Sisters 11th May 1991 as Alma Hayes

Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown 14th November 1988 as Woman #1

Amen poster

Amen 27th September 1986 as Mrs. Phillips

227 poster

227 14th September 1985 as Emma Johnson

The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls 14th September 1985 as Trudy

The New Leave It to Beaver poster

The New Leave It to Beaver 8th November 1984 as Ms. Dash

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven 19th September 1984 as Mattie Taylor

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Velma the Maid

Riptide poster

Riptide 3rd January 1984 as Sarah Tolley

Webster poster

Webster 16th September 1983 as Mrs. Matthews

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as Susan Wade

The Powers of Matthew Star poster

The Powers of Matthew Star 17th September 1982 as Judge Condon

Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations 18th February 1979 as Cousin Georgia Anderson

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Mrs. Kellough

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Olivia Allen

Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch 10th September 1975 as Edith Dobey

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Eunice Charles Bingham

Good Times poster

Good Times 8th February 1974 as Mrs. Edwards

Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones 28th January 1973 as Laura Padget

ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special 4th October 1972 as Mrs. Ellis

Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story 15th September 1972 as The Attendant

The Waltons poster

The Waltons 14th September 1972 as Verdie Grant Foster

Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son 14th January 1972 as Donna Harris

Longstreet poster

Longstreet 16th September 1971 as Mary Rose Carter

Then Came Bronson poster

Then Came Bronson 17th September 1969 as Maybelle Giles

The Bill Cosby Show poster

The Bill Cosby Show 14th September 1969 as Mrs. Carter

Room 222 poster

Room 222 11th September 1969 as Mrs. Harris

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Mae

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Eve Chancellor

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Nurse Clark

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Mrs. Johnson

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Reba

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Mother Tabitha