'The Waltons' Actress Dies at Her Chicago Home originally appeared on Parade. A well-known TV actress has died at her Chicago home at the age of 95. Lynn Hamilton, who had recurring roles on The Waltons and Sanford & Son, died Thursday, June 19, at the age of 95, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Lynn Hamilton, the theater -trained actress who portrayed the girlfriend of Redd Foxx’s character on Sanford and Son and the neighborly Miss Verdie on The Waltons, has died. She was 95. Hamilton died Thursday of natural causes at her home in Chicago, her former manager and publicist, Rev. Calvin Carson, told The Hollywood Reporter .

Lynn Hamilton, who is remembered as Verdie Grant Foster on the TV drama The Waltons, has died. The actor who also played Donna Harris, Fred's girlfriend, on the sitcom Sanford and Son, passed away at her home in Chicago.