15 Facts About Kipp Hamilton

Kipp Hamilton was the younger sister of producer Joe Hamilton and the sister-in-law of Carol Burnett.

Kipp Hamilton was born Rita Marie Hamilton on August 16,1934, in Los Angeles, California, the youngest of six children of Joseph and Marie Hamilton.

Kipp Hamilton made her film debut in a supporting role in the RKO Radio Pictures drama On Our Very Own.

In mid-1955, Kipp Hamilton signed a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox.

Shortly after signing with Fox, Kipp Hamilton was named a "Deb Star of 1955".

That same year, Kipp Hamilton was cast in her first major role in the drama Good Morning, Miss Dove, playing Jincey Baker.

In 1959, Kipp Hamilton appeared in a supporting role in Never So Few.

Kipp Hamilton had a nightclub act that she performed at Lou Black's Living Room, a club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

In November 1963, Kipp Hamilton began touring in the road production of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

In 1958, Kipp Hamilton dated and later became engaged to film mogul Adolph Zukor's son Eugene, an executive at Paramount Pictures.

Kipp Hamilton called off the engagement in March 1959 while she was filming The Unforgiven in Durango, Mexico.

In February 1962, Kipp Hamilton married director Dave Geisel, whom she had met on the set of The Garry Moore Show, which her brother Joe produced.

Kipp Hamilton continued to act in regional theater until her death from breast cancer on January 29,1981, aged 46.

Kipp Hamilton is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

In July 2022, Kipp Hamilton was profiled in Classic Images, in which her daughters and co-stars discussed her onscreen career.