Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Acting
Born 1930-04-25 - Died 2025-06-19Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA

Biography

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 (22)

The Vanishing
6.2

The Vanishing

1993Movie6.2
Lady Sings the Blues
6.9

Lady Sings the Blues

1972Movie6.9
Shadows
6.9

Shadows

1960Movie6.9
Legal Eagles
6.0

Legal Eagles

1986Movie6.0
The Seven Minutes
5.8

The Seven Minutes

1971Movie5.8
Buck and the Preacher
6.3

Buck and the Preacher

1972Movie6.3
Leadbelly
6.4

Leadbelly

1976Movie6.4
The Learning Tree
6.8

The Learning Tree

1969Movie6.8
Elvis and Me
7.3

Elvis and Me

1988Movie7.3
A Walton Easter
7.3

A Walton Easter

1997Movie7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
7.3

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993Movie7.3
The Hero Who Couldn't Read

The Hero Who Couldn't Read

1984Movie
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
7.6

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973Movie7.6
The New Girl

The New Girl

1960Movie
Brother John
6.5

Brother John

1971Movie6.5
The Jesse Owens Story
8.1

The Jesse Owens Story

1984Movie8.1
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

2022Movie
A Dream for Christmas
7.3

A Dream for Christmas

1973Movie7.3
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004Movie
Baby's Breath
8.0

Baby's Breath

2003Movie8.0
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
10.0

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

1970Movie10.0
Hangup
5.3

Hangup

1974Movie5.3

TV Shows (43)

NYPD Blue
7.0

NYPD Blue

1993Series7.0
Cold Case
7.7

Cold Case

2003Series7.7
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000Series8.1
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Knight Rider
7.5

Knight Rider

1982Series7.5
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
The Golden Girls
7.6

The Golden Girls

1985Series7.6
Murphy Brown
6.5

Murphy Brown

1988Series6.5
Judging Amy
7.5

Judging Amy

1999Series7.5
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984Series7.4
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Hunter
7.1

Hunter

1984Series7.1
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
Room 222
6.1

Room 222

1969Series6.1
Sunset Beach
6.1

Sunset Beach

1997Series6.1
Sanford and Son
7.5

Sanford and Son

1972Series7.5
Moesha
6.9

Moesha

1996Series6.9
Sister, Sister
7.0

Sister, Sister

1994Series7.0
Good Times
8.0

Good Times

1974Series8.0
ABC Afterschool Special
6.5

ABC Afterschool Special

1972Series6.5
227
6.8

227

1985Series6.8
Amen
6.7

Amen

1986Series6.7
Webster
5.9

Webster

1983Series5.9
The Bill Cosby Show
5.5

The Bill Cosby Show

1969Series5.5
Riptide
6.8

Riptide

1984Series6.8
Dangerous Minds
8.7

Dangerous Minds

1996Series8.7
Then Came Bronson
5.2

Then Came Bronson

1969Series5.2
Ghost Story
7.4

Ghost Story

1972Series7.4
The Powers of Matthew Star
5.8

The Powers of Matthew Star

1982Series5.8
Longstreet
7.0

Longstreet

1971Series7.0
The New Leave It to Beaver
6.6

The New Leave It to Beaver

1984Series6.6
Roots: The Next Generations
7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Series7.5
Life's Work
7.5

Life's Work

1996Series7.5
Dangerous Women
4.0

Dangerous Women

1991Series4.0
Generations
6.6

Generations

1989Series6.6
Port Charles
7.8

Port Charles

1997Series7.8
Sisters
7.2

Sisters

1991Series7.2