Lynn Hamilton
Born: 1930-04-25
• 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.
Filmography
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Baby's Breath
A Walton Easter
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
The Vanishing
Elvis and Me
Legal Eagles
The Jesse Owens Story
Leadbelly
Hangup
A Dream for Christmas
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Lady Sings the Blues
Buck and the Preacher
Brother John
The Seven Minutes
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Learning Tree
Shadows
No Image
The New Girl