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.

Lynn Hamilton

Acting Born April 25, 1930 – Died June 19, 2025 Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA

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

Wanda's Mom

NYPD Blue

Doris Becker

Mannix

Eve Chancellor

Ironside

Nurse Clark

Ironside

Mrs. Johnson

Cold Case

Mary Chisolm (2009)

The Rockford Files

Eunice Charles Bingham

Knight Rider

Susan Wade

The Practice

Judge Fulton

Hawaii Five-O

Mae

Sunset Beach

Selita Jones

Judging Amy

Faye Benton