Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 25, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
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.
| 2022 | A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Storyas Self | |
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaksas Self | |
| 2003 | Cold Caseas Mary Chisolm (2009) | |
| 2003 | Baby's Breathas Dr. Oberholser | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasmas Wanda's Mom | |
| 1999 | Judging Amyas Faye Benton | |
| 1997 | Port Charlesas Alice Morgan #2 | |
| 1997 | A Walton Easteras Verdie Grant Foster | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Judge P. Fulton | |
| 1997 | Sunset Beachas Selita Jones | |
| 1996 | Dangerous Mindsas Flora | |
| 1996 | Life's Workas Mrs. Rader | |
| 1996 | Moeshaas Ruth Mitchell | |
| 1994 | Sister, Sisteras Mother Palmer | |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunionas Verdie Grant Foster | |
| 1993 | NYPD Blueas Doris Becker | |
| 1993 | The Vanishingas Miss Carmichael | |
| 1991 | Dangerous Womenas Cissie Johnson | |
| 1991 | Sistersas Alma Hayes | |
| 1989 | Generationsas Vivian Potter | |
| 1988 | Murphy Brownas Woman #1 | |
| 1988 | Elvis and Meas Hattie | |
| 1986 | Amenas Mrs. Phillips | |
| 1986 | Legal Eaglesas Doreen | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girlsas Trudy | |
| 1985 | 227as Emma Johnson | |
| 1984 | The New Leave It to Beaveras Ms. Dash | |
| 1984 | Highway to Heavenas Mattie Taylor | |
| 1984 | Hunteras Velma the Maid | |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Storyas Mamma Solomon | |
| 1984 | Riptideas Sarah Tolley | |
| 1983 | Websteras Mrs. Matthews | |
| 1982 | Knight Rideras Susan Wade | |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Staras Judge Condon | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generationsas Cousin Georgia Anderson | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Mrs. Kellough | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Olivia Allen | |
| 1976 | Leadbellyas Sally Ledbetter | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutchas Edith Dobey | |
| 1974 | Hangupas Mrs. Ramsey | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Eunice Charles Bingham | |
| 1974 | Good Timesas Mrs. Edwards | |
| 1973 | A Dream for Christmasas Sarah Douglas | |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murdersas Arless Humes | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jonesas Laura Padget | |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Bluesas Aunt Ida | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Specialas Mrs. Ellis | |
| 1972 | Ghost Storyas The Attendant | |
| 1972 | The Waltonsas Verdie Grant Foster | |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacheras Sarah | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Sonas Donna Harris | |
| 1971 | Longstreetas Mary Rose Carter | |
| 1971 | Brother Johnas Sarah | |
| 1971 | The Seven Minutesas Avis | |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Childrenas Beatrice | |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronsonas Maybelle Giles | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Showas Mrs. Carter | |
| 1969 | Room 222as Mrs. Harris | |
| 1969 | The Learning Treeas Funeral Attendee (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Mae | |
| 1967 | Mannixas Eve Chancellor | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Mrs. Johnson | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Nurse Clark | |
| 1960 | Shadowsas Girl at Party | |
| 1960 | The New Girlas Miss Thompson | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Mother Tabitha | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Reba |
