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Lynn Hamilton

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Lynn Hamilton

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Overview

  • Born
    April 25, 1930 · Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    June 19, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois, USA (natural causes)
  • Birth name
    Alzenia Lynn Hamilton

Biography

    • 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 La famille des collines (1972), and made numerous appearances on such television sitcoms, soap operas and miniseries, including Dangerous Women (1991), 227 (1985), Generations (1989), Port Charles (1997), Racines 2 (1979), and Les craquantes (1985).
      - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Family

  • Spouse
      Frank Jenkins(November 13, 1973 - August 28, 2014) (his death)
  • Children
      Denise Shockley Jenkins
      Frank Shockley Jenkins Jr.
  • Parents
      Nancy Estelle Tate
      Louis Hamilton Sr.
  • Relatives
      Edward Johnson(Sibling)
      Sharon Denise Hamilton(Sibling)
      Louis Hamilton Jr.(Sibling)

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  • 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.
  • Has one child, a daughter, by her marriage to Frank Jenkins.
  • Attended Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
  • Friends with Marla Gibbs.
  • Retired from acting in 2009.

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