04/25/1930
Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA:
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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A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2022) as Self |
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004) as Self |
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Baby's Breath (2003) as Dr. Oberholser |
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A Walton Easter (1997) as Verdie Grant Foster |
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A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) as Verdie Grant Foster |
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The Vanishing (1993) as Miss Carmichael |
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Elvis and Me (1988) as Hattie |
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Legal Eagles (1986) as Doreen |
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The Jesse Owens Story (1984) as Mamma Solomon |
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Leadbelly (1976) as Sally Ledbetter |
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Hangup (1974) as Mrs. Ramsey |
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A Dream for Christmas (1973) as Sarah Douglas |
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The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) as Arless Humes |
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Lady Sings the Blues (1972) as Aunt Ida |
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Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Sarah |
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Brother John (1971) as Sarah |
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The Seven Minutes (1971) as Avis |
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The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) as Beatrice |
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The Learning Tree (1969) as Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
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Shadows (1960) as Girl at Party |
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The New Girl (1960) as Miss Thompson |