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.
22 movies · 43 shows
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022·0.0
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004·0.0
Baby's Breath
2003·8.0
A Walton Easter
1997·7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993·7.3
The Vanishing
1993·6.2
Elvis and Me
1988·7.3
Legal Eagles
1986·6.1
The Jesse Owens Story
1984·8.1
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
1984·0.0
Leadbelly
1976·6.4
Hangup
1974·5.3
A Dream for Christmas
1973·7.3
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973·7.6
Lady Sings the Blues
1972·6.9
Buck and the Preacher
1972·6.3
Brother John
1971·6.5
The Seven Minutes
1971·5.8
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970·10.0
The Learning Tree
1969·6.7
Shadows
1960·6.9
The New Girl
1960·0.0