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.
as Self
as Mary Chisolm (2009)(1 ep)
as Dr. Oberholser
as Wanda's Mom(1 ep)
as Faye Benton(1 ep)
as Alice Morgan #2(1 ep)
as Verdie Grant Foster
as Judge Fulton(7 eps)
as Selita Jones(5 eps)
as Flora(1 ep)
as Mrs. Rader(1 ep)
as Ruth Mitchell(1 ep)
as Mother Palmer(1 ep)
as Verdie Grant Foster
as Doris Becker(1 ep)
as Miss Carmichael
as Cissie Johnson(51 eps)
as Alma Hayes(1 ep)
as Vivian Potter(11 eps)
as Woman #1(1 ep)
as Hattie
as Mrs. Phillips(1 ep)
as Doreen
as Trudy(1 ep)
as Emma Johnson(5 eps)
as Ms. Dash(1 ep)
as Mattie Taylor(1 ep)
as Velma(1 ep)
as Mamma Solomon
as Mrs. Ellis
as Sarah Tolley(1 ep)
as Mrs. Matthews(1 ep)
as Susan Wade(1 ep)
as Judge Condon(1 ep)
as Cousin Georgia Anderson(4 eps)
as Mrs. Kellough(1 ep)
as Olivia Allen(1 ep)
as Sally Ledbetter
as Edith Dobey(1 ep)
as Mrs. Ramsey
as Eunice Charles Bingham(1 ep)
as Mrs. Edwards(1 ep)
as Sarah Douglas
as Arless Humes
as Laura Padget(1 ep)
as Aunt Ida
as Mrs. Ellis(1 ep)
as The Attendant(1 ep)
as Verdie Grant Foster(17 eps)
as Sarah
as Donna Harris(22 eps)
as Mary Rose Carter(1 ep)
as Sarah
as Avis
as Beatrice
as Maybelle Giles(1 ep)
as Mrs. Carter(1 ep)
as Mrs. Harris(1 ep)
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
as Mae(1 ep)
as Eve Chancellor(1 ep)
as Nurse Clark(1 ep)
as Mrs. Johnson(1 ep)
as Girl at Party
as Miss Thompson
as Reba(1 ep)
as Mother Tabitha(1 ep)