Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Acting
April 25, 1930 June 19, 2025 Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA 1 popularity
IMDb

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.

Movies

20 titles
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
4K

Self

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

2025
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
4K

Self

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004
Baby's Breath
4K 8.0

Dr. Oberholser

Baby's Breath

2003
A Walton Easter
4K 7.3

Verdie Grant Foster

A Walton Easter

1997
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
4K 7.3

Verdie Grant Foster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993
The Vanishing
4K 6.2

Miss Carmichael

The Vanishing

1993
Elvis and Me
4K 7.3

Hattie

Elvis and Me

1988
Legal Eagles
4K 6.0

Doreen

Legal Eagles

1986
The Jesse Owens Story
4K 8.1

Mamma Solomon

The Jesse Owens Story

1984
Leadbelly
4K 6.4

Sally Ledbetter

Leadbelly

1976
Hangup
4K 5.3

Mrs. Ramsey

Hangup

1974
A Dream for Christmas
4K 7.3

Sarah Douglas

A Dream for Christmas

1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
4K 7.6

Arless Humes

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973
Lady Sings the Blues
4K 6.9

Aunt Ida

Lady Sings the Blues

1972
Buck and the Preacher
4K 6.3

Sarah

Buck and the Preacher

1972
Brother John
4K 6.5

Sarah

Brother John

1971
The Seven Minutes
4K 5.8

Avis

The Seven Minutes

1971
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
4K 10.0

Beatrice

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

1970
The Learning Tree
4K 6.8

Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

The Learning Tree

1969
Shadows
4K 6.9

Girl at Party

Shadows

1960

TV Shows

20 titles
Cold Case
4K 7.7
TV

Mary Chisolm (2009)

Cold Case

2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
4K 8.0
TV

Wanda's Mom

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000
Judging Amy
4K 7.5
TV

Faye Benton

Judging Amy

1999
Port Charles
4K 7.8
TV

Alice Morgan #2

Port Charles

1997
The Practice
4K 7.6
TV

Judge P. Fulton

The Practice

1997
Sunset Beach
4K 6.1
TV

Selita Jones

Sunset Beach

1997
Dangerous Minds
4K 8.7
TV

Flora

Dangerous Minds

1996
Life's Work
4K 7.5
TV

Mrs. Rader

Life's Work

1996
Moesha
4K 6.9
TV

Ruth Mitchell

Moesha

1996
Sister, Sister
4K 7.0
TV

Mother Palmer

Sister, Sister

1994
NYPD Blue
4K 7.0
TV

Doris Becker

NYPD Blue

1993
Dangerous Women
4K 4.0
TV

Cissie Johnson

Dangerous Women

1991
Sisters
4K 7.2
TV

Alma Hayes

Sisters

1991
Murphy Brown
4K 6.5
TV

Woman #1

Murphy Brown

1988
Amen
4K 6.7
TV

Mrs. Phillips

Amen

1986
The Golden Girls
4K 7.6
TV

Trudy

The Golden Girls

1985
227
4K 6.9
TV

Emma Johnson

227

1985
The New Leave It to Beaver
4K 6.3
TV

Ms. Dash

The New Leave It to Beaver

1984
Highway to Heaven
4K 7.4
TV

Mattie Taylor

Highway to Heaven

1984
Hunter
4K 7.1
TV

Velma

Hunter

1984

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