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