Actor

Lynn Hamilton

1960–present1930–2025DramaHorrorAction

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

21 acting credits

as Miss Carmichael

The Vanishing

as Miss Carmichael

1993

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Filmography

2022A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StorySelf 2004Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksSelf 2003Baby's BreathDr. Oberholser8.0 1997A Walton EasterVerdie Grant Foster7.3 1993The VanishingMiss Carmichael6.1 1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionVerdie Grant Foster7.3

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.

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