Hamilton starred on “Sanford and Son” from 1972 to 1977. During that time, she made her first appearance as Verdie on “The Waltons,” a role that lasted from 1973 to 1981.

Hamilton, who was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, moved to Chicago with her parents at age 4. After attending Chicago’s Bloom High School, Hamilton graduated from the Goodman School of Drama ...

Born Alzenia Lynn Hamilton on April 25, 1930, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, she moved with her family to Chicago at age 4. Despite graduating from the Goodman School of Drama Theater, Hamilton once ...

Lynn Hamilton, who became a familiar presence in American living rooms in the 1970s playing Donna Harris, the elegant and unflinching girlfriend of Redd Foxx's irascible Fred Sanford, on "Sanford ...

Lynn Hamilton, best known for her roles in "Sanford and Son" and "The Waltons," died on June 19. She was 95. According to a Facebook post on her page from her former manager and publicist, Rev. Calvin ...

Actress Lynn Hamilton, who performed on “Sanford and Son” and “The Waltons,” has died. She was 95. Hamilton “transitioned peacefully” on Thursday at her Chicago home, “surrounded by ...

Actor Lynn Hamilton, who played Redd Foxx’s girlfriend on "Sanford and Son" and Miss Verdie on "The Waltons," has died. The Chicago-raised actress was 95 years old.

Hamilton married poet and playwright Frank Jenkins in 1964. They remained married until he died at 89 in 2014 — she moved back to Chicago that year. Lynn Hamilton’s career ...

Born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Hamilton and her family moved to Chicago when she was 4 years old. As the only Black actor in her class at the Goodman School of Drama Theater, Hamilton found ...

Born Alzenia 'Lynn' Hamilton in Yazoo City, Miss., on April 25, 1930, Hamilton began her career in Chicago's community theater scene. At 29, she made her Broadway debut in 1959's Only in America.