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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709046
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Filmography (Movies)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/2022
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2004
Baby's Breath
Character:Dr. Oberholser
Release Date:01/01/2003
A Walton Easter
Character:Verdie Grant Foster
Release Date:30/03/1997
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Character:Verdie Grant Foster
Release Date:21/11/1993
The Vanishing
Character:Miss Carmichael
Release Date:05/02/1993
Elvis and Me
Character:Hattie
Release Date:07/02/1988
Legal Eagles
Character:Doreen
Release Date:18/06/1986
The Jesse Owens Story
Character:Mamma Solomon
Release Date:09/07/1984
Leadbelly
Character:Sally Ledbetter
Release Date:28/05/1976
Hangup
Character:Mrs. Ramsey
Release Date:01/10/1974
A Dream for Christmas
Character:Sarah Douglas
Release Date:24/12/1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Character:Arless Humes
Release Date:08/03/1973
Lady Sings the Blues
Character:Aunt Ida
Release Date:12/10/1972
Buck and the Preacher
Character:Sarah
Release Date:17/03/1972
Brother John
Character:Sarah
Release Date:15/08/1971
The Seven Minutes
Character:Avis
Release Date:23/07/1971
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Character:Beatrice
Release Date:14/12/1970
The Learning Tree
Character:Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Release Date:06/08/1969
Shadows
Character:Girl at Party
Release Date:14/10/1960
The New Girl
Character:Miss Thompson
Release Date:01/01/1960
Television Appearances
Cold Case
Character:Mary Chisolm (2009)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Wanda's Mom
Judging Amy
Character:Faye Benton
Port Charles
Character:Alice Morgan #2
The Practice
Character:Judge P. Fulton
Sunset Beach
Character:Selita Jones
Dangerous Minds
Character:Flora
Life's Work
Character:Mrs. Rader
Moesha
Character:Ruth Mitchell
Sister, Sister
Character:Mother Palmer
NYPD Blue
Character:Doris Becker
Dangerous Women
Character:Cissie Johnson
Sisters
Character:Alma Hayes
Generations
Character:Vivian Potter
Murphy Brown
Character:Woman #1
Amen
Character:Mrs. Phillips
The Golden Girls
Character:Trudy
227
Character:Emma Johnson
The New Leave It to Beaver
Character:Ms. Dash
Highway to Heaven
Character:Mattie Taylor
Hunter
Character:Velma the Maid
Riptide
Character:Sarah Tolley
Webster
Character:Mrs. Matthews
Knight Rider
Character:Susan Wade
The Powers of Matthew Star
Character:Judge Condon
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Cousin Georgia Anderson
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Mrs. Kellough
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Olivia Allen
Starsky & Hutch
Character:Edith Dobey
The Rockford Files
Character:Eunice Charles Bingham
Good Times
Character:Mrs. Edwards
Barnaby Jones
Character:Laura Padget
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Mrs. Ellis
Ghost Story
Character:The Attendant
The Waltons
Character:Verdie Grant Foster
Sanford and Son
Character:Donna Harris
Longstreet
Character:Mary Rose Carter
Then Came Bronson
Character:Maybelle Giles
The Bill Cosby Show
Character:Mrs. Carter
Room 222
Character:Mrs. Harris
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Mae
Mannix
Character:Eve Chancellor
Ironside
Character:Nurse Clark
Ironside
Character:Mrs. Johnson
Gunsmoke
Character:Reba
Gunsmoke
Character:Mother Tabitha
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