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Kim Hamilton
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Kim Hamilton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1932-09-12,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Kim Hamilton was born Dorothy Mae Aiken in Los Angeles. Spending time there and at her other home on the upper West Side of Manhatten during her 81 years. She wanted to become a model but was rejected because of her height and color. Took acting classes and got an agent. First acting job was on Amos and Andy as Andy's girlfriend on several episodes. Appeared on more than 60 TV shows and movies including To Kill a Mockingbird with Gregory Peck. Married Robert Hamilton in 1951 at 18, had two children Robert and Tanya and divorced in 1961. Married from 1962-1965 to Giesel. Was with Actor Colonel Klink 23 years, from 1974 - 1997 before they officially married, until his death in 2000. Broke color barriers on many shows including the only Black speaking part on Leave it to Beaver playing a maid at Beaver's friend Eddie Haskell's house. She debuted the Helen Willis role as Tom's wife, Lionels mother, on All in the Family which became The Jeffersons. Roxie Roker then took over that role. Kim had 4 grandchildren by her daughter Tanya. Her son Robert pre-deceased her. She died in 2013, at age 81 of undisclosed causes in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Doctors' Private Lives

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Doctors' Private Lives
1978-03-20

Odds Against Tomorrow

6.812

Odds Against Tomorrow
1959-10-15

The Fat Albert Christmas Special

3.6

The Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977-12-18

0

Stone
1979-08-26

6.424

Heavy Traffic
1973-08-08

The Leech Woman

4.632

The Leech Woman
1960-05-01

Lady of the House

0

Lady of the House
1978-11-14

To Kill a Mockingbird

7.995

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20

6.516

Kotch
1971-09-17

The Wild Angels

5.5

The Wild Angels
1966-07-20

A Family Upside Down

7

A Family Upside Down
1978-04-09

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

4.3

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971-12-31

All the Money in the World

2

All the Money in the World
1983-03-19

3.667

Body and Soul
1981-10-09

All in the Family

7.829

All in the Family
1971-01-12

Tarzan and the Super 7

6

Tarzan and the Super 7
1978-09-09

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

7

Adam-12
1968-09-21

7

Adam-12
1968-09-21

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

7.3

Law & Order
1990-09-13

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.371

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

7.094

Kojak
1973-10-24

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.765

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7.3

Law & Order
1990-09-13

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.93

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979-09-20

Designing Women

6.788

Designing Women
1986-09-29

Private Practice

7.546

Private Practice
2007-09-26

7.6

The Practice
1997-03-04

7.4

Girlfriends
2000-09-11

5.572

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

7.071

Alice
1976-08-31