Lynn Hamilton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 25 April 1930 · Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- 19 June 2025
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
Acting 23
- 2025A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story as Self
- 2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self
- 2003Baby's Breath as Dr. Oberholser
- 2003Cold Case as Mary Chisolm (2009) · 1 episode
- 1997A Walton Easter as Verdie Grant Foster
- 1993A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion as Verdie Grant Foster
- 1993The Vanishing as Miss Carmichael
- 1988Elvis and Me as Hattie
- 1986Legal Eagles as Doreen
- 1984The Jesse Owens Story as Mamma Solomon
- 1984The Hero Who Couldn't Read as Mrs. Ellis
- 1976Leadbelly as Sally Ledbetter
- 1974Hangup as Mrs. Ramsey
- 1973A Dream for Christmas as Sarah Douglas
- 1973The Marcus-Nelson Murders as Arless Humes
- 1972Lady Sings the Blues as Aunt Ida
- 1972Buck and the Preacher as Sarah
- 1971Brother John as Sarah
- 1971The Seven Minutes as Avis
- 1970The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as Beatrice
- 1969The Learning Tree as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
- 1960Shadows as Girl at Party
- 1960The New Girl as Miss Thompson