Carrie Hamilton
| Carrie Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Carrie Louise Hamilton December 5, 1963 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | January 20, 2002 (aged 38) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Lung and brain cancer |
| Burial place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, playwright |
| Parent(s) |
Carol Burnett Joe Hamilton |
| Relatives | Erin Hamilton (sister) |
Carrie Louise Hamilton (December 5, 1963 in New York City – January 20, 2002 in Los Angeles) was an American actress, singer, and playwright. She was the daughter of comedian Carol Burnett and producer Joe Hamilton.
Hamilton worked in a number of productions for stage, film, video, and television. She took the role of Reggie Higgins in the TV version of the musical Fame for the fifth and sixth seasons (1985–1987), and portrayed the role of Maureen Johnson in the first national tour of the stage musical Rent to considerable acclaim. She also studied music and acting at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
One of her films was Tokyo Pop (1988), in which she played an American singer who journeys to Japan. There she found a relationship with both a singer (played by Diamond Yukai aka Yutaka Tadokoro) and a band that made it into the Tokyo pop charts Top Ten. She performed several songs in the film.
In 1992, Hamilton took a minor role in the movie Cool World, which starred Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger and Brad Pitt.
Hamilton occasionally appeared with her mother on film. In 1987, Burnett guest starred in an episode of Fame entitled "Reggie and Rose". They costarred in a 1988 TV movie titled Hostage. Nine years later, they also starred on an episode of Touched by an Angel entitled "The Comeback". Hamilton played an aspiring Broadway star whose mother (Burnett) had also made a run for Broadway fame but failed (thanks to a dirty trick on the part of her conniving best friend, played by Rita Moreno).
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