
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.
Acting
- 1997Port CharlesAlice Morgan #21 ep.
- 1997The PracticeJudge Fulton7 ep.
- 1997Sunset BeachSelita Jones5 ep.
- 1996Dangerous MindsFlora1 ep.
- 1996Life's WorkMrs. Rader1 ep.
- 1996MoeshaRuth Mitchell1 ep.
- 1994Sister, SisterMother Palmer1 ep.
- 1993NYPD BlueDoris Becker1 ep.
- 1991Dangerous WomenCissie Johnson51 ep.
- 1991SistersAlma Hayes1 ep.
- 1989GenerationsVivian Potter11 ep.
- 1986AmenMrs. Phillips1 ep.
- 1985227Emma Johnson5 ep.
- 1984The New Leave It to BeaverMs. Dash1 ep.
- 1984RiptideSarah Tolley1 ep.
- 1983WebsterMrs. Matthews1 ep.
- 1982The Powers of Matthew StarJudge Condon1 ep.
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsCousin Georgia Anderson4 ep.
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Olivia Allen2 ep.
- 1974Good TimesMrs. Edwards1 ep.
- 1973Barnaby JonesLaura Padget1 ep.
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Ellis1 ep.
- 1972Ghost StoryThe Attendant1 ep.
- 1972The WaltonsVerdie Grant Foster17 ep.
- 1972Sanford and SonDonna Harris22 ep.
- 1971LongstreetMary Rose Carter1 ep.
- 1969Then Came BronsonMaybelle Giles1 ep.
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowMrs. Carter1 ep.
- 1969Room 222Mrs. Harris1 ep.
- 1967IronsideMrs. Johnson2 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2009Cold CaseMary Chisolm (2009)1 ep.
- 2004Judging AmyFaye Benton1 ep.
- 2002Curb Your EnthusiasmWanda's Mom1 ep.
- 1997The PracticeJudge Fulton7 ep.
- 2002NYPD BlueDoris Becker1 ep.
- 1999Port CharlesAlice Morgan #21 ep.
- 1998MoeshaRuth Mitchell1 ep.
- 1997Sunset BeachSelita Jones5 ep.
- 1997Dangerous MindsFlora1 ep.
- 1997Life's WorkMrs. Rader1 ep.
- 1996SistersAlma Hayes1 ep.
- 1994Murphy BrownWoman #11 ep.
- 1994Sister, SisterMother Palmer1 ep.
- 1989GenerationsVivian Potter11 ep.
- 1986227Emma Johnson5 ep.
- 1988The Golden GirlsTrudy1 ep.
- 1988HunterVelma1 ep.
- 1987AmenMrs. Phillips1 ep.
- 1986WebsterMrs. Matthews1 ep.
- 1985Highway to HeavenMattie Taylor1 ep.
- 1985RiptideSarah Tolley1 ep.
- 1984ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Ellis1 ep.
- 1982Quincy, M.E.Mrs. Kellough, Olivia Allen2 ep.
- 1982Knight RiderSusan Wade1 ep.
- 1982The Powers of Matthew StarJudge Condon1 ep.
- 1973The WaltonsVerdie Grant Foster17 ep.
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsCousin Georgia Anderson4 ep.
- 1972Sanford and SonDonna Harris22 ep.
- 1976The Rockford FilesEunice Charles Bingham1 ep.
- 1975Starsky & HutchEdith Dobey1 ep.
- 1974Good TimesMrs. Edwards1 ep.
- 1973Barnaby JonesLaura Padget1 ep.
- 1972Ghost StoryThe Attendant1 ep.
- 1971Hawaii Five-OMae1 ep.
- 1969IronsideMrs. Johnson, Nurse Clark2 ep.
- 1971LongstreetMary Rose Carter1 ep.
- 1970The Bill Cosby ShowMrs. Carter1 ep.
- 1969GunsmokeMother Tabitha, Reba2 ep.
- 1969MannixEve Chancellor1 ep.
- 1969Then Came BronsonMaybelle Giles1 ep.
- 1969Room 222Mrs. Harris1 ep.
- —The New Leave It to BeaverMs. Dash1 ep.
Also known as: Alzenia Lynn Hamilton