Lynn Hamilton
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2025
as Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self
Baby's Breath
2003
as Dr. Oberholser
Cold Case
2003
as Mary Chisolm (2009)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Wanda's Mom
Judging Amy
1999
as Faye Benton
A Walton Easter
1997
as Verdie Grant Foster
Sunset Beach
1997
as Selita Jones
The Practice
1997
as Judge P. Fulton
Port Charles
1997
as Alice Morgan #2
Moesha
1996
as Ruth Mitchell
Life's Work
1996
as Mrs. Rader
Dangerous Minds
1996
as Flora
Sister, Sister
1994
as Mother Palmer
The Vanishing
1993
as Miss Carmichael
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as Verdie Grant Foster
NYPD Blue
1993
as Doris Becker
Dangerous Women
1991
as Cissie Johnson
Sisters
1991
as Alma Hayes
Generations
1989
as Vivian Potter
Elvis and Me
1988
as Hattie
Murphy Brown
1988
as Woman #1
Legal Eagles
1986
as Doreen
Amen
1986
as Mrs. Phillips
The Golden Girls
1985
as Trudy
227
1985
as Emma Johnson
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Mamma Solomon
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
1984
as Mrs. Ellis
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Mattie Taylor
Hunter
1984
as Velma
Riptide
1984
as Sarah Tolley
The New Leave It to Beaver
1984
as Ms. Dash
Webster
1983
as Mrs. Matthews
Knight Rider
1982
as Susan Wade
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
as Judge Condon
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
Leadbelly
1976
as Sally Ledbetter
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mrs. Kellough
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Olivia Allen
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Edith Dobey
Hangup
1974
as Mrs. Ramsey
Good Times
1974
as Mrs. Edwards
The Rockford Files
1974
as Eunice Charles Bingham
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Arless Humes
A Dream for Christmas
1973
as Sarah Douglas
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Laura Padget
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Sarah
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Aunt Ida
Sanford and Son
1972
as Donna Harris
The Waltons
1972
as Verdie Grant Foster
Ghost Story
1972
as The Attendant
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Ellis
Brother John
1971
as Sarah
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Avis
Longstreet
1971
as Mary Rose Carter
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
as Beatrice
The Learning Tree
1969
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Mae
Room 222
1969
as Mrs. Harris
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mrs. Carter
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Maybelle Giles
Mannix
1967
as Eve Chancellor
Ironside
1967
as Nurse Clark
Ironside
1967
as Mrs. Johnson
The New Girl
1960
as Miss Thompson
Shadows
1960
as Girl at Party
Gunsmoke
1955
as Reba
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mother Tabitha