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Lynn Hamilton
Actor
Born April 25, 1930Died June 19, 2025 (95 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Mary Chisolm (2009) |
| 2003 | Baby's Breath · as Dr. Oberholser |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Wanda's Mom |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Faye Benton |
| 1997 | Port Charles (TV Series) · as Alice Morgan #2 |
| 1997 | A Walton Easter · as Verdie Grant Foster |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Judge P. Fulton |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach (TV Series) · as Selita Jones |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds (TV Series) · as Flora |
| 1996 | Life's Work (TV Series) · as Mrs. Rader |
| 1996 | Moesha (TV Series) · as Ruth Mitchell |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) · as Mother Palmer |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion · as Verdie Grant Foster |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Doris Becker |
| 1993 | The Vanishing · as Miss Carmichael |
| 1991 | Dangerous Women (TV Series) · as Cissie Johnson |
| 1991 | |
| 1989 | Generations (TV Series) · as Vivian Potter |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Woman #1 |
| 1988 | Elvis and Me · as Hattie |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as Mrs. Phillips |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles · as Doreen |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Trudy |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Emma Johnson |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Mattie Taylor |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Rituals (TV Series) · as Maddie Washington (1985) |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story · as Mamma Solomon |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Sarah Tolley |
| 1983 | Webster (TV Series) · as Mrs. Matthews |
| 1983 | The New Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Ms. Dash |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Susan Wade |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) · as Judge Condon |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations (TV Series) · as Cousin Georgia Anderson |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Mrs. Kellough |
| 1976 | Leadbelly · as Sally Ledbetter |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Edith Dobey |
| 1974 | Hangup · as Mrs. Ramsey |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Eunice Charles Bingham |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) · as Mrs. Edwards |
| 1973 | A Dream for Christmas · as Sarah Douglas |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Mae Dawson (1997) |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders · as Arless Humes |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Laura Padget |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues · as Aunt Ida |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ellis |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Verdie Grant Foster |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher · as Sarah |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as The Attendant |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son (TV Series) · as Donna Harris |
| 1971 | Brother John · as Sarah |
| 1971 | The Seven Minutes · as Avis |
| 1971 | Longstreet (TV Series) · as Mary Rose Carter |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist (TV Series) · as Beatrice, A Therapy Group Member |
| 1969 | Room 222 (TV Series) · as Mrs. Harris |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Carter |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree · as Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson (TV Series) · as Maybelle Giles |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Mae |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Eve Chancellor |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Mrs. Johnson |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Rita Carver |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1958 | Shadows · as Girl At Party |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Reba |