Lynn Hamilton, ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘The Waltons’ Actress, Dies at 95

Lynn Hamilton, who played Redd Foxx’s girlfriend Donna on “Sandford and Son” and Miss Verdie on “The Waltons,” died Thursday of natural causes at her home in Chicago. She was 95.

Hamilton also played Vivian Potter on “Generations” from 1989 to 1991. Her additional credits included “Designing Women,” “Roots: The Next Generation,” “227” and “The Practice.”

Hamilton’s first appearance on “Sandford and Son” was in 1972 when she played a landlady who chastised Demond Wilson’s Lamont Sanford after he argued with his father...