Lynn Hamilton
Acting
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(67)
movieA Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self · 2022 · 0.0
movieBeah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self · 2004 · 0.0
tvCold Case
as Mary Chisolm (2009) · 2003 · 7.8
movieBaby's Breath
as Dr. Oberholser · 2003 · 8.0
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
as Wanda's Mom · 2000 · 8.0
tvJudging Amy
as Faye Benton · 1999 · 7.5
tvPort Charles
as Alice Morgan #2 · 1997 · 7.8
movieA Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster · 1997 · 7.3
tvThe Practice
as Judge P. Fulton · 1997 · 7.7
tvSunset Beach
as Selita Jones · 1997 · 6.2
tvDangerous Minds
as Flora · 1996 · 8.7
tvLife's Work
as Mrs. Rader · 1996 · 7.5
tvMoesha
as Ruth Mitchell · 1996 · 7.1
tvSister, Sister
as Mother Palmer · 1994 · 7.1
movieA Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster · 1993 · 7.3
tvNYPD Blue
as Doris Becker · 1993 · 7.1
movieThe Vanishing
as Miss Carmichael · 1993 · 6.1
tvDangerous Women
as Cissie Johnson · 1991 · 4.0
tvSisters
as Alma Hayes · 1991 · 7.2
tvGenerations
as Vivian Potter · 1989 · 6.3
tvMurphy Brown
as Woman #1 · 1988 · 6.4
movieElvis and Me
as Hattie · 1988 · 7.3
tvAmen
as Mrs. Phillips · 1986 · 6.6
movieLegal Eagles
as Doreen · 1986 · 6.1