In a career spanning more than half a century Kim Hamilton (born Dorothy Mae Aiken) had film credits that included Odds Against Tomorrow, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Body & Soul, The Wild Angels and cult film Leach Woman . 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.