Lynn Hamilton, who played Fred Sanford's upstanding girlfriend Donna on more than 20 episodes of TV's "Sanford and Son," died at her Chicago home on June 19. She was 95. Her former manager and publicist, the Rev. Calvin Carson, confirmed to THR that her death was due to natural causes. Born April 25, 1930, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Hamilton was a stage actor from an early age. She made her Broadway debut -- in her first of four shows on the Great White Way -- in 1959, and was also busy off-Bro...
Lynn Hamilton, Fred's Long-Suffering Fiancée on 'Sanford and Son,' Dies at 95
Extra - 21 Jun 2025 23:05
Lynn Hamilton, who played Fred Sanford's upstanding girlfriend Donna on more than 20 episodes of TV's "Sanford and Son," died at her Chicago home on June 19. She was 95. Her former manager and publicist, the Rev. Calvin Carson, confirmed to THR that her death was due to natural causes. Born April 25, 1930, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Hamilton was a stage actor from an early age. She made her Broadway debut -- in her first of four shows on the Great White Way -- in 1959, and was also busy off-Bro...
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