Linda Hamilton
Biography
Linda Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress, best known for role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day; and for her television work as Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy. She also had a recurring role in the comedy television series Weeds and Chuck.
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Acting History
2025
Stranger Things 5: The Finale as Dr. Kay
2025Osiris as Anya
2023Arnold as Self
2021Resident Alien as General Eleanor McCallister
2020Easy Does It as King George
2019Terminator: Dark Fate as Sarah Connor
2018Goblin Boy News as Sarah Connor (archive footage)
2017Curvature as Florence
2017Shoot Me Nicely as Layla
2016Stranger Things as Dr. Kay
2016A Sunday Horse as Mrs. Walden
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
2014Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down as President Harriet Rowntree
2014Bermuda Tentacles as Admiral Hansen
2013Bad Behavior as Margaret
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2010DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Madame Lorraine (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
2010Lost Girl as Acacia
2010DC Showcase: Jonah Hex as Madame Lorraine (voice)
2010Refuge as Amelia Philips
2009Holy Water as Cory Williams
2009Terminator Salvation as Sarah Connor (voice) (uncredited)
2009In Your Dreams as Georgie
2009The Line as Carol
2009A Call to Arms as Self (voice)
2007Broken as Karen
2007Chuck as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006Home by Christmas as Julie Bedford
2006Thief
2005The Kid & I as Susan Mandeville
2005Weeds as Linda
2005Smile as Bridgette
2005Missing in America as Kate
2004Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn as (archival footage)
2002Silent Night as Elisabeth Vincken
2001According to Jim as Melissa Evans
2001Skeletons in the Closet as Tina
2001Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' as Self
2001Bailey's Mistake as Liz Donovan
2001A Girl Thing as Rachel Logan
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Dr. Furbanna (voice)
2000Sex & Mrs. X as Joanna Scott
1999The Secret Life of Girls as Ruby Sanford
1999The Color of Courage as Anna Sipes
1999Batman Beyond as Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice)
1999Batman Beyond: The Movie as Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice)
1998Point Last Seen as Rachel Harrison
1998Hercules as Nemesis (voice)
1998So Graham Norton as Self
1998Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples as Marie Taquet
1998Getting Close to the Show as Self
1998On the Line as Jean Martin
1998Robots Rising as Narrator
1997The New Batman Adventures as Susan Maguire (voice)
1997The View as Self
1997Dante's Peak as Rachel Wando
1997Shadow Conspiracy as Amanda Givens
1995The Way to Dusty Death as Beth MacAlpine
1995Separate Lives as Lauren Porter / Lena
1995A Mother's Prayer as Rosemary Holmstrom
1994Silent Fall as Karen Rainer
1993Frasier as Claire (voice)
1993Frasier as Laura
1993T2: More Than Meets the Eye as Self
1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' as Self
1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Sarah Connor
1990Mr. Destiny as Ellen Burrows
1990Romy Award as Self
1988Go Toward the Light as Claire Madison
1987Beauty and the Beast as Catherine Chandler
1986King Kong Lives as Amy Franklin
1986King Kong! The Living Legend as Self
1986Black Moon Rising as Nina
1986Club Med as Kate
1985Secret Weapons as Elena Koslov
1985The Making of the Terminator as Self
1984The Terminator as Sarah Connor
1984Murder, She Wrote as Carol McDermott
1984The Stone Boy as Eva Crescent Moon Lady
1984Children of the Corn as Vicky
1983Secrets of a Mother and Daughter as Susan Decker
1983Wishman as Mattie MacGregor
1982Country Gold as Josie Greenwood
1982Tag: The Assassination Game as Susan Swayze
1982Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1982King's Crossing as Lauren Hollister
1981Hill Street Blues
1980Secrets of Midland Heights
1980Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case as Greta Rideout
1980Reunion as Anne Samoorian
1979Shirley
1979Night-Flowers as Wafer
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
—Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story as Louise Rolfe
—Trust Me, I'm a Doctor as Ellyn Garafalo