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Lynn Hamilton
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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 Judg…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Lynn Hamilton's Filmography
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A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
Baby's Breath
as Dr. Oberholser
A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster
The Vanishing
as Miss Carmichael
Elvis and Me
as Hattie
Legal Eagles
as Doreen
The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma Solomon
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
as Mrs. Ellis
Leadbelly
as Sally Ledbetter
Hangup
as Mrs. Ramsey
A Dream for Christmas
as Sarah Douglas
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Arless Humes
Lady Sings the Blues
as Aunt Ida
Buck and the Preacher
as Sarah
Brother John
as Sarah
The Seven Minutes
as Avis
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Beatrice
The Learning Tree
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Shadows
as Girl at Party
No Poster
The New Girl
as Miss Thompson