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Portrait of Lynn Hamilton

Acting

Lynn Hamilton

  • Born April 25, 1930
  • Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
  • Died June 19, 2025, aged 95

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 …

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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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Susan Wade

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Wanda's Mom

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Miss Carmichael

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Mary Chisolm (2009)

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Trudy

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Girl at Party

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Doreen

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Edith Dobey

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Mattie Taylor

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Doris Becker

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Mae

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Mother Palmer

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Eunice Charles Bingham

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Mrs. Kellough / Olivia Allen

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Reba / Mother Tabitha

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Judge Fulton

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Verdie Grant Foster

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Velma

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Donna Harris

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Woman #1

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Mrs. Edwards

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Faye Benton

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Aunt Ida

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Nurse Clark / Mrs. Johnson

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Sarah

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Sarah Tolley

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Eve Chancellor

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Ruth Mitchell

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Emma Johnson

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Mrs. Matthews

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Selita Jones

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Cousin Georgia Anderson

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Laura Padget

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Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

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Mrs. Phillips

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Hattie

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Mrs. Harris

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Mrs. Carter

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Sarah

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Avis

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Mrs. Ellis

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Mary Rose Carter

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Alma Hayes

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Arless Humes

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The Attendant

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Judge Condon

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Sally Ledbetter

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Ms. Dash

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Flora

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Vivian Potter

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Mamma Solomon

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Maybelle Giles

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Alice Morgan #2

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Sarah Douglas

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Verdie Grant Foster

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Verdie Grant Foster

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Cissie Johnson

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Mrs. Ramsey

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Mrs. Rader

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Dr. Oberholser

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Beatrice

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Mrs. Ellis

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Miss Thompson

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Self

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