Lynn Hamilton (born April 25, 1930)[1] is an American retired actress whose acting debut came in 1959 in John Cassavetes' Shadows.

She is best known for her recurring role as Donna Harris; Fred's girlfriend and later fiancée on the sitcom Sanford and Son (1972–1977) Cousin Georgia Anderson in Roots The Next Generation, and as Verdie Foster on The Waltons.

[9] In addition to Hamilton's role on Sanford and Son, she also had a recurring role as Verdie Grant Foster on The Waltons,[7] and made numerous appearances in television sitcoms, soap operas and miniseries such as Good Times, 227, Dangerous Women, Generations, Port Charles, The Golden Girls, Gunsmoke (guest starring as ”Mother Tabitha” in the 1969 episode “The Sisters” (S15E14), and Roots: The Next Generations.

Hamilton also appeared in the show Barnaby Jones, playing a character named Laura Padget, in episode titled "Sunday: Doomsday" on February 4, 1973.

[citation needed] Hamilton was married to poet and playwright Frank Jenkins for 49 years, from November 1964 until his death in August 2014.