Obituary: Carrie Hamilton, 38, Actress and Writer
Published Jan. 22,
2002
Carrie Hamilton, an
actress, writer and musician and a daughter of Carol Burnett, died yesterday.
She was 38.
The cause was
cancer, said Ms. Burnett's publicist, Deborah Kelman.
Ms. Hamilton, whose
father was the late producer Joe Hamilton, appeared in the television series
''Fame'' and had guest roles on other shows, including ''Murder She Wrote,''
''Beverly Hills 90210'' and ''thirtysomething.'' She also starred in television
movies.
She and her mother collaborated
on a stage version of Ms. Burnett's best-selling memoir ''One More Time.'' The
resulting play, ''Hollywood Arms,'' is scheduled to have its world premiere in
Chicago in April.
Ms. Hamilton spoke
publicly in the 1980's about her struggles with addiction and her decision to
go drug free.
She starred as
Maureen in the first national touring version of the musical ''Rent,'' had
feature film credits and wrote and directed short films through the
profit-sharing production company Namethkuf. She won ''The Women in Film
Award'' at the 2001 Latino Film Festival for her short film ''Lunchtime
Thomas.''
Ms. Hamilton is
survived by two sisters, Erin and Jody Hamilton, and by Ms. Burnett.
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