Doris Hamner was born on March 26, 1904 in Alberene, Virginia, USA as Doris Marion Giannini. She is known for her work on The Waltons (1971), A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982) and The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980). She was married to Earl Henry Hamner, Sr. She died on August 31, 1990 in Schuyler, Virginia.