Lynn Hamilton
Acting
Born: April 25, 1930 · Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Died: June 19, 2025 (aged 95)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Knight Rider
1982
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The Vanishing
1993
Cold Case
2003
The Golden Girls
1985
Shadows
1960
Legal Eagles
1986
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Highway to Heaven
1984
NYPD Blue
1993
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Rockford Files
1974
Photos (3)
Movies (18)
The Vanishing
Miss Carmichael
Legal Eagles
Doreen
Shadows
Girl at Party
Buck and the Preacher
Sarah
The Seven Minutes
Avis
Leadbelly
Sally Ledbetter
The Learning Tree
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Elvis and Me
Hattie
Lady Sings the Blues
Aunt Ida
The Jesse Owens Story
Mamma Solomon
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Arless Humes
A Walton Easter
Verdie Grant Foster
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Verdie Grant Foster
A Dream for Christmas
Sarah Douglas
Brother John
Sarah
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Beatrice
Baby's Breath
Dr. Oberholser
Hangup
Mrs. Ramsey
TV Shows (45)
Cold Case
Mary Chisolm (2009) · 1 eps
NYPD Blue
Doris Becker · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Wanda's Mom · 1 eps
Ironside
Nurse Clark · 1 eps
Ironside
Mrs. Johnson · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Mae · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Susan Wade · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
Trudy · 1 eps
The Practice
Judge P. Fulton · 7 eps
Judging Amy
Faye Benton · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
Woman #1 · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Eunice Charles Bingham · 1 eps
Mannix
Eve Chancellor · 1 eps
The Waltons
Verdie Grant Foster · 17 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Mrs. Kellough · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Olivia Allen · 1 eps
Hunter
Velma · 1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
Edith Dobey · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Laura Padget · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
Mattie Taylor · 1 eps
Room 222
Mrs. Harris · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Reba · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Mother Tabitha · 1 eps
Sunset Beach
Selita Jones · 5 eps
Moesha
Ruth Mitchell · 1 eps
Sanford and Son
Donna Harris · 22 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Mrs. Ellis · 1 eps
Sister, Sister
Mother Palmer · 1 eps
227
Emma Johnson · 5 eps
Good Times
Mrs. Edwards · 1 eps
Amen
Mrs. Phillips · 1 eps
Webster
Mrs. Matthews · 1 eps
Riptide
Sarah Tolley · 1 eps
Ghost Story
The Attendant · 1 eps
Then Came Bronson
Maybelle Giles · 1 eps
The Bill Cosby Show
Mrs. Carter · 1 eps
Dangerous Minds
Flora · 1 eps
The New Leave It to Beaver
Ms. Dash · 1 eps
Longstreet
Mary Rose Carter · 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Cousin Georgia Anderson · 4 eps
Dangerous Women
Cissie Johnson · 51 eps
The Powers of Matthew Star
Judge Condon · 1 eps
Life's Work
Mrs. Rader · 1 eps
Port Charles
Alice Morgan #2 · 1 eps
Sisters
Alma Hayes · 1 eps
