Biography
Kim Hamilton (born Dorothy Mae Aiken; September 12, 1932 β September 16, 2013) was an American film and television actress, as well as a director, writer, and artist. Her career spanned more than half a century, from the early 1950s to 2010. Hamilton's early film credits included the 1959 film noir Odds Against Tomorrow opposite Harry Belafonte and The Leech Woman in 1960. She was also one of the first African-American actors to appear on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and was the only African-American to appear in a speaking role on Leave It to Beaver.Hamilton portrayed, in an uncredited role, Helen Robinson in the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, based on Harper Lee's novel of the same name. She was the film's last surviving African-American adult cast member with a speaking role.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 14
TV Shows 12
Voice 1
Law & Order (1990)
Body and Soul (1981)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Stone (1979)
Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978)
The Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977)
Kojak (1973)
Heavy Traffic (1973)
Kotch (1971)
All in the Family (1971)
Adam-12 (1968)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Leech Woman (1960)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Trade Winds
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GenderFemale
Birthday1932-09-12
Deathday2013-09-16 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, California, USA
RelationshipsWerner Klemperer (1997-01-01 - 2000-12-06)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDorothy Mae Aiken
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