Place of Birth:
Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Date of Birth:
4/25/1930
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
Buck and the Preacher
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Hangup
The New Girl
The Seven Minutes
Brother John
A Walton Easter
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Elvis and Me
Baby's Breath
Lady Sings the Blues
Leadbelly
Legal Eagles
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
A Dream for Christmas
The Jesse Owens Story
Shadows
The Learning Tree
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story