Y’all… grab your tissues, your crystals, and maybe a snack, ’cause this one hurts.
Lynn Hamilton — aka the woman who SLAYED as Donna Harris on Sanford and Son and gave us iconic wisdom as Verdie Foster on The Waltons — has officially exited the group chat at the majestic age of 95. Ninety. Five. Legends only, babe.
Word on the celestial streets (via her ex-publicist-slash-mourning-hype-man Rev. Calvin Carson on Insta) is that Miss Lynn passed away peacefully at her Chicago home surrounded by family, love, and probably the world’s coziest throw blanket. No drama, just ✨natural causes✨ and vibes.
Lynn was married to playwright Frank Jenkins for 50 years (!!), had a kid, and also had a career that ate up five decades of the entertainment industry like it was brunch at Soho House. Theater? Check. Film? Yup. TV? She owned it. Modeling? Please, the camera WISHED it could catch her.
Her publicist dropped a statement so poetic, Shakespeare had to clutch his quill:
“Her illustrious career… left an indelible mark… inspiring generations…”
Yes, baby, give her the flowers she earned while she was here and now in the afterlife where she’s probably starring in a heavenly sitcom called Golden Clouds.
So yeah. We lost an absolute TV baddie. A pioneer. A timeless queen. But we’ll keep her legacy living longer than a TikTok trend. Long live Lynn Hamilton. Fly high, Donna. 💅📺👼
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