Carrie Hamilton Memorial Tribute

Actress Carrie Louise Hamilton (December 5, 1963 - January 20, 2002)

The daughter of comedy legend Carol Burnett and producer Joe Hamilton, and an established actress in her own right, Carrie Hamilton also gained recognition for writing and directing award-winning short films, and starred in the first national touring production of the musical sensation "Rent". Born on December 5th, 1963 in New York City, Ms. Hamilton was a student of music and acting at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California before becoming an entertainer and filmmaker. Carrie Hamilton began her career in the television series "Fame" as well as in the made-for TV movies "Love Lives On" in 1985 and "Hostage" in 1988, and went on with roles on the popular TV series Beverly Hills 90201, thirtysomething and X-Files. Her film career began with a starring role in the 1988 movie Tokyo Pop, a comedic romance in which Hamilton, who played a young New York City rock singer who decides to try to make it big in Japan, superbly depicted life as a foreigner in Tokyo. Ms. Hamilton's film acting career also included roles in "Cool World" in 1992 and "Shag" in 1989.

In 2001, Hamilton shined as a filmmaker when she won the "Women in Film" Award at the Latino Film Festival for her film "Lunchtime Thomas". In 2002 Carrie collaborated with her legendary mother on the play "Hollwood Arms", a stage version of Carol Burnett's best-selling memoir "One More Time". The production sadly premiered shortly after Carrie Hamilton died of cancer on January 20th, 2002 at the age of 38.

The memorial tribute video includes messages from Tokyo Pop/Buffy the Vampire Slayer Director Fran Kuzui, Tokyo Pop co-star/musician Diamond Yukai (Yutaka Tadakoro) and Carrie's mother, the Emmy-Award winning actress and comedienne Carol Burnett.