Acting credits
61
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Lynn Hamilton
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.5
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Movies: 20Series: 41
TMDB ID: 96706
IMDb ID: nm0358026
Known for: Acting
Born: April 25, 1930
Died: June 19, 2025
Age: 95
Place of birth: Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2022
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q6709046
Also known as
Alzenia Lynn Hamilton
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lynn Hamilton.
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self
2022 Movie
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2004 Movie
Baby's Breath
as Dr. Oberholser
2003 Movie
6.5
A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster
1997 Movie
7.5
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster
1993 Movie
6.1
The Vanishing
as Miss Carmichael
1993 Movie
7.2
Elvis and Me
as Hattie
1988 Movie
6.0
Legal Eagles
as Doreen
1986 Movie
7.9
The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma Solomon
1984 Movie
6.1
Leadbelly
as Sally Ledbetter
1976 Movie
4.5
Hangup
as Mrs. Ramsey
1974 Movie
6.0
A Dream for Christmas
as Sarah Douglas
1973 Movie
7.4
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Arless Humes
1973 Movie
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
as Aunt Ida
1972 Movie
6.3
Buck and the Preacher
as Sarah
1972 Movie
6.2
Brother John
as Sarah
1971 Movie
5.5
The Seven Minutes
as Avis
1971 Movie
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Beatrice
1970 Movie
6.7
The Learning Tree
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
1969 Movie
6.9
Shadows
as Girl at Party
1960 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lynn Hamilton.
7.8
Cold Case
as Mary Chisolm (2009) • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wanda's Mom • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Faye Benton • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.0
Port Charles
as Alice Morgan #2 • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Judge P. Fulton • 7 eps
1997 Series
6.0
Sunset Beach
as Selita Jones • 5 eps
1997 Series
8.5
Dangerous Minds
as Flora • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.0
Life's Work
as Mrs. Rader • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Moesha
as Ruth Mitchell • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
Sister, Sister
as Mother Palmer • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
NYPD Blue
as Doris Becker • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.2
Sisters
as Alma Hayes • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.4
Murphy Brown
as Woman #1 • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.5
Amen
as Mrs. Phillips • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
as Trudy • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
227
as Emma Johnson • 5 eps
1985 Series
6.2
The New Leave It to Beaver
as Ms. Dash • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
as Mattie Taylor • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Velma the Maid • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.8
Riptide
as Sarah Tolley • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.8
Webster
as Mrs. Matthews • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.5
Knight Rider
as Susan Wade • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.0
The Powers of Matthew Star
as Judge Condon • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
as Cousin Georgia Anderson • 4 eps
1979 Series