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Alzenia Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton
Acting
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 Generati…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
Baby's Breath
as Dr. Oberholser
A Walton Easter
as Verdie Grant Foster
The Vanishing
as Miss Carmichael
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Verdie Grant Foster
Elvis and Me
as Hattie
Legal Eagles
as Doreen
The Jesse Owens Story
as Mamma Solomon
Leadbelly
as Sally Ledbetter
TV Shows
Cold Case
as Mary Chisolm (2009) · 1 ep.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wanda's Mom · 1 ep.
Judging Amy
as Faye Benton · 1 ep.
The Practice
as Judge P. Fulton · 7 ep.
Sunset Beach
as Selita Jones · 5 ep.
Port Charles
as Alice Morgan #2 · 1 ep.
Moesha
as Ruth Mitchell · 1 ep.
Dangerous Minds
as Flora · 1 ep.
Life's Work
as Mrs. Rader · 1 ep.
Sister, Sister
as Mother Palmer · 1 ep.