Lynn Hamilton
ActingAlso Known As
Alzenia Lynn Hamilton
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 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.
Movies
(21 total)
The Vanishing
as Miss Carmichael
Shadows
as Girl at Party
Legal Eagles
as Doreen
Lady Sings the Blues
as Aunt Ida
Buck and the Preacher
as Sarah
The Learning Tree
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Elvis and Me
as Hattie
The Seven Minutes
as Avis
Brother John
as Sarah
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Arless Humes
Leadbelly
as Sally Ledbetter
The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma Solomon
Hangup
as Mrs. Ramsey
A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Dream for Christmas
as Sarah Douglas
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Beatrice
Baby's Breath
as Dr. Oberholser
TV Shows
(46 total)
Knight Rider
as Susan Wade
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wanda's Mom
Cold Case
as Mary Chisolm (2009)
The Golden Girls
as Trudy
Highway to Heaven
as Mattie Taylor
Starsky & Hutch
as Edith Dobey
NYPD Blue
as Doris Becker
Hawaii Five-O
as Mae
The Rockford Files
as Eunice Charles Bingham
Sister, Sister
as Mother Palmer
Quincy, M.E.
as Mrs. Kellough
Quincy, M.E.
as Olivia Allen
Gunsmoke
as Reba
Gunsmoke
as Mother Tabitha
The Practice
as Judge P. Fulton
The Waltons
as Verdie Grant Foster
Sanford and Son
as Donna Harris
Hunter
as Velma the Maid
Judging Amy
as Faye Benton
Good Times
as Mrs. Edwards