Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Lynn Hamilton
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 20Series: 42
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: 7.07
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lynn Hamilton.
as Self
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022 • Movie
as Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004 • Movie
as Dr. Oberholser
Baby's Breath
2003 • Movie
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Walton Easter
1997 • Movie
as Verdie Grant Foster
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993 • Movie
as Miss Carmichael
The Vanishing
1993 • Movie
as Hattie
Elvis and Me
1988 • Movie
as Doreen
Legal Eagles
1986 • Movie
as Mamma Solomon
The Jesse Owens Story
1984 • Movie
as Sally Ledbetter
Leadbelly
1976 • Movie
as Mrs. Ramsey
Hangup
1974 • Movie
as Sarah Douglas
A Dream for Christmas
1973 • Movie
as Arless Humes
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 • Movie
as Aunt Ida
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 • Movie
as Sarah
Buck and the Preacher
1972 • Movie
as Sarah
Brother John
1971 • Movie
as Avis
The Seven Minutes
1971 • Movie
as Beatrice
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970 • Movie
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
The Learning Tree
1969 • Movie
as Girl at Party
Shadows
1960 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lynn Hamilton.
as Mary Chisolm (2009) • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Wanda's Mom • 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • Series
as Faye Benton • 1 eps
Judging Amy
1999 • Series
as Alice Morgan #2 • 1 eps
Port Charles
1997 • Series
as Judge P. Fulton • 7 eps
The Practice
1997 • Series
as Selita Jones • 5 eps
Sunset Beach
1997 • Series
as Flora • 1 eps
Dangerous Minds
1996 • Series
as Mrs. Rader • 1 eps
Life's Work
1996 • Series
as Ruth Mitchell • 1 eps
Moesha
1996 • Series
as Mother Palmer • 1 eps
Sister, Sister
1994 • Series
as Doris Becker • 1 eps
NYPD Blue
1993 • Series
as Cissie Johnson • 51 eps
Dangerous Women
1991 • Series
as Alma Hayes • 1 eps
Sisters
1991 • Series
as Woman #1 • 1 eps
Murphy Brown
1988 • Series
as Mrs. Phillips • 1 eps
Amen
1986 • Series
as Trudy • 1 eps
The Golden Girls
1985 • Series
as Emma Johnson • 5 eps
227
1985 • Series
as Ms. Dash • 1 eps
The New Leave It to Beaver
1984 • Series
as Mattie Taylor • 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
1984 • Series
as Velma the Maid • 1 eps
Hunter
1984 • Series
as Sarah Tolley • 1 eps
Riptide
1984 • Series
as Mrs. Matthews • 1 eps
Webster
1983 • Series
as Susan Wade • 1 eps
Knight Rider
1982 • Series
as Judge Condon • 1 eps
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982 • Series