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Lynn Hamilton(1930-2025)

  • Actress
  • Production Manager
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Lynn Hamilton
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A veteran actress, Lynn, a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, made her film debut in Shadows (1958) directed by John Cassavetes. She may be best known for her role as "Donna Harris," a licensed practical nurse and girlfriend of Fred Sanford on Sanford and Son (1972), from 1972-77. Hamilton also had a recurring role as "Verdie" on The Waltons (1972), and made numerous appearances on such television sitcoms, soap operas and miniseries, including Dangerous Women (1991), 227 (1985), Generations (1989), Port Charles (1997), Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and The Golden Girls (1985).
BornApril 25, 1930
DiedJune 19, 2025(95)
BornApril 25, 1930
DiedJune 19, 2025(95)
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Known for

Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
Sanford and Son
7.9
TV Series
  • Donna Harris
  • Landlady
Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
The Golden Girls
8.2
TV Series
  • Trudy
Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, and Nancy Travis in The Vanishing (1993)
The Vanishing
6.3
  • Miss Carmichael
  • 1993
Port Charles (1997)
Port Charles
6.7
TV Series
  • Alice Morgan #2

Credits

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Actress

  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mary Chisolm '09
    • 2009
  • Judging Amy (1999)
    Judging Amy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Faye Benton
    • 2004
  • Baby's Breath (2003)
    Baby's Breath
    7.3
    • Dr. Oberholser
    • 2003
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Wanda's Mom
    • 2002
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
    The Practice
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Judge P. Fulton
    • 1997–2002
  • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Doris Becker
    • 2002
  • Port Charles (1997)
    Port Charles
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Alice Morgan #2
    • 1999
  • Brandy Norwood in Moesha (1996)
    Moesha
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Ruth Mitchell
    • 1998
  • Sunset Beach (1997)
    Sunset Beach
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Selita Jones (uncredited)
    • 1997–1998
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Easter
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Verdi Grant
    • 1997
  • Annie Potts in Dangerous Minds (1996)
    Dangerous Minds
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Flora
    • 1997
  • Alexa PenaVega, Lisa Ann Walter, Cameron Weibel, and Luca Weibel in Life's Work (1996)
    Life's Work
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Rader
    • 1997
  • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Alma Hayes
    • 1996
  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Woman #1
    • 1994
  • Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)
    Sister, Sister
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Mother Palmer
    • 1994

Production Management

  • A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2022)
    A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
    8.9
    • production manager
    • 2022

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lynn Hamelton
  • Born
    • April 25, 1930
    • Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • June 19, 2025
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Frank JenkinsNovember 13, 1973 - August 28, 2014 (his death)
  • Children
      Denise Shockley Jenkins
  • Parents
      Nancy Estelle Tate
  • Relatives
      Edward Johnson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Face of a Hero" on Broadway, 1960.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Born in Mississippi to Nancy and Louis Hamilton, she moved with her family to the Chicago area when she was four years old. Hamilton had an elder brother, Edward Johnson, who lived in Vallejo, California.

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