Lynn Hamilton
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
NYPD Blue
Doris Becker
1993
Series
Hunter
Velma the Maid
1984
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Cousin Georgia Anderson
1979
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Wanda's Mom
2000
Series
Cold Case
Mary Chisolm (2009)
2003
Series
Knight Rider
Susan Wade
1982
Series
Ironside
Nurse Clark
1967
Series
Ironside
Mrs. Johnson
1967
Series
The Practice
Judge P. Fulton
1997
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Mae
1968
Series
Mannix
Eve Chancellor
1967
Series
The Waltons
Verdie Grant Foster
1972
Series
Judging Amy
Faye Benton
1999
Series
The Golden Girls
Trudy
1985
Series
The Rockford Files
Eunice Charles Bingham
1974
Series
Sunset Beach
Selita Jones
1997
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Mrs. Kellough
1976
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Olivia Allen
1976
Series
Murphy Brown
Woman #1
1988
Series
Starsky & Hutch
Edith Dobey
1975
Series
Highway to Heaven
Mattie Taylor
1984
Series
Moesha
Ruth Mitchell
1996
Series
Gunsmoke
Reba
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Mother Tabitha
1955
Series
Barnaby Jones
Laura Padget
1973
Series
Sister, Sister
Mother Palmer
1994
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
Mrs. Ellis
1972
Series
Room 222
Mrs. Harris
1969
Series
Sanford and Son
Donna Harris
1972
Series
Good Times
Mrs. Edwards
1974
Series
227
Emma Johnson
1985
Series
Amen
Mrs. Phillips
1986
Series
Ghost Story
The Attendant
1972
Series
Riptide
Sarah Tolley
1984
Series
Then Came Bronson
Maybelle Giles
1969
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Mrs. Carter
1969
Series
Webster
Mrs. Matthews
1983
Series
The New Leave It to Beaver
Ms. Dash
1984
Film
The Vanishing
Miss Carmichael
1993
Series
Longstreet
Mary Rose Carter
1971
Series
Dangerous Minds
Flora
1996
Series
Life's Work
Mrs. Rader
1996
Series
The Powers of Matthew Star
Judge Condon
1982
Series
Dangerous Women
Cissie Johnson
1991
Film
Legal Eagles
Doreen
1986
Film
Buck and the Preacher
Sarah
1972
Generations
Vivian Potter
1989
Film
Lady Sings the Blues
Aunt Ida
1972
Film
Shadows
Girl at Party
1960
Film
Elvis and Me
Hattie
1988
Film
The Seven Minutes
Avis
1971
Film
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Arless Humes
1973
Film
The Jesse Owens Story
Mamma Solomon
1984
Film
Leadbelly
Sally Ledbetter
1976
Film
A Walton Easter
Verdie Grant Foster
1997
Film
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Beatrice
1970
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
Mrs. Ellis
1984
Film
The Learning Tree
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
1969
Film
Brother John
Sarah
1971
The New Girl
Miss Thompson
1960
Series
Port Charles
Alice Morgan #2
1997
Film
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
2004
Film
Baby's Breath
Dr. Oberholser
2003
Film
Hangup
Mrs. Ramsey
1974
Film
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Verdie Grant Foster
1993
Film
A Dream for Christmas
Sarah Douglas
1973
Series
Sisters
Alma Hayes
1991
Film
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self
2022