Kim Hamilton

Kim Hamilton
Hamilton with Ivan Dixon and Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone episode "The Big Tall Wish" (1960)
Born	Dorothy Mae Aiken (1932-09-12)September 12, 1932 Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	September 16, 2013(2013-09-16) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Kim Rousseau
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1952–2010
Spouse(s)	Robert Henry Hamilton (1951-1969) Werner Klemperer (1997–2000; his death)
Children	2

Kim Hamilton (born Dorothy Mae Aiken; September 12, 1932 – 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.^[1] Hamilton's early film credits included the 1959 film noir Odds Against Tomorrow opposite Harry Belafonte and The Leech Woman in 1960.^[1] 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.^[2][1]

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.^[3]