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Lynn Hamilton

Actor • Born 1930

Lynn Hamilton

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About

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.

Known for

Curb Your Enthusiasm posterCurb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000Moesha posterMoeshaSeries • 1996NYPD Blue posterNYPD BlueSeries • 1993Cold Case posterCold CaseSeries • 2003The Practice posterThe PracticeSeries • 1997Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Sunset Beach posterSunset BeachSeries • 1997Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967Knight Rider posterKnight RiderSeries • 1982The Rockford Files posterThe Rockford FilesSeries • 1974The Waltons posterThe WaltonsSeries • 1972Judging Amy posterJudging AmySeries • 1999Quincy, M.E. posterQuincy, M.E.Series • 1976The Golden Girls posterThe Golden GirlsSeries • 1985Murphy Brown posterMurphy BrownSeries • 1988Hunter posterHunterSeries • 1984Starsky & Hutch posterStarsky & HutchSeries • 1975Highway to Heaven posterHighway to HeavenSeries • 1984Sister, Sister posterSister, SisterSeries • 1994Barnaby Jones posterBarnaby JonesSeries • 1973ABC Afterschool Special posterABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972Gunsmoke posterGunsmokeSeries • 1955Sanford and Son posterSanford and SonSeries • 1972