Kim Hamilton

Kim Hamilton was an American actress, director, writer, and artist whose career lasted more than fifty years, from the early 1950s to 2010. Born in Los Angeles, she first hoped to model but turned to acting classes after finding little work in fashion. Her professional debut came in the 1950s sitcom Amos 'n' Andy. Early film credits included the 1959 noir Odds Against Tomorrow and The Leech Woman (1960). She accumulated credits in over 60 television series and films, guest-starring on The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, Sanford and Son, and Law & Order, and was one of the first African-American actresses on Days of Our Lives. She also had an uncredited role as Helen Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). In 2007 Columbia University and the Harlem community honored her career. She died in 2013.