Acting
Lynn Hamilton
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.
Filmography
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Film · 2025
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Film · 2004
Baby's Breath
Film · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series · 2000
Judging Amy
Series · 1999
A Walton Easter
Film · 1997
Sunset Beach
Series · 1997
The Practice
Series · 1997
Port Charles
Series · 1997
Moesha
Series · 1996
Life's Work
Series · 1996
Dangerous Minds
Series · 1996
Sister, Sister
Series · 1994
The Vanishing
Film · 1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Film · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
Dangerous Women
Series · 1991
Sisters
Series · 1991
Generations
Series · 1989
Elvis and Me
Film · 1988
Murphy Brown
Series · 1988
Legal Eagles
Film · 1986
Amen
Series · 1986
The Golden Girls
Series · 1985
227
Series · 1985
The Jesse Owens Story
Film · 1984
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
Film · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
Riptide
Series · 1984
The New Leave It to Beaver
Series · 1984
Webster
Series · 1983
Knight Rider
Series · 1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
Series · 1982
Roots: The Next Generations
Series · 1979
Leadbelly
Film · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Series · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Series · 1976
Starsky & Hutch
Series · 1975
Hangup
Film · 1974
Good Times
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Film · 1973
A Dream for Christmas
Film · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
Buck and the Preacher
Film · 1972
Lady Sings the Blues
Film · 1972
Sanford and Son
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
ABC Afterschool Special
Series · 1972
Brother John
Film · 1971
The Seven Minutes
Film · 1971
Longstreet
Series · 1971
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Film · 1970
The Learning Tree
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Room 222
Series · 1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Series · 1969
Then Came Bronson
Series · 1969
Mannix
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
The New Girl
Film · 1960
Shadows
Film · 1960
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955