Lynn Hamilton

Person · Open Library

Works

17

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

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…

Known for

• A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story — Self2025
• Beah: A Black Woman Speaks — Self2004
• Baby's Breath — Dr. Oberholser2003
• Cold Case — Mary Chisolm (2009)2003
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Wanda's Mom2000
• Judging Amy — Faye Benton1999
• A Walton Easter — Verdie Grant Foster1997
• Sunset Beach — Selita Jones1997
• The Practice — Judge P. Fulton1997
• Port Charles — Alice Morgan #21997

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1954-09-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

852

Total plays

9,500

Hamilton was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of four children. Her career as a singer began as a teenager when she joined a backing group The Desperadoes. They appeared on the same bill as acts such as The Who, Freddy and the Dreamers and The Animals. Lynne Hamilton knew the Beatles personally, having been signed with the same record labels and having been on the same TV shows and at the same parties and social promotional events for the record label for 4 years. <a href="https://www.las

via Last.fm · Lynne Hamilton

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Lynn

Family name

Hamilton

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Yazoo City

Place of death

Chicago

Occupation

stage actor

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Image

Lynn Hamilton.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0