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Linda Carroll Hamilton is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film series and Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. She also starred as Vicky Baxter in the horror film Children of the Corn (1984), Doctor Amy Franklin in the monster film King Kong Lives (1986), and Mayor Rachel Wando in the disaster thriller film Dante's Peak (1997). Hamilton had a recurring role as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC's Chuck.
Birth Name
Linda Carroll Hamilton
Born
Wednesday, 26 September 1956
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Osiris | Anya | 2024 |
| Arnold | Self - Actor | 2023 |
| Resident Alien | General Eleanor Wright | 2020 |
| Easy Does It | King George | 2020 |
| Solar Opposites | Narrator | 2020 |
| Terminator: Dark Fate | Sarah Connor | 2019 |
| Big City Greens | Librarian / Additional Voices | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Curvature | Florence | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Osiris | Anya | 2024 |
| Arnold | Self - Actor | 2023 |
| Resident Alien | General Eleanor Wright | 2020 |
| Easy Does It | King George | 2020 |
| Solar Opposites | Narrator | 2020 |
| Terminator: Dark Fate | Sarah Connor | 2019 |
| Big City Greens | Librarian / Additional Voices | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Curvature | Florence | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Claws | Eve Peterson | 2017 |
| A Sunday Horse | Margret Walden / Mrs. Walden | 2016 |
| T2 3-D: Battle Across Time | Sarah Connor | 2015 |
| Over My Dead Body | Self - Host | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Bermuda Tentacles | Admiral Hansen / Admiral Linda Hanson | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Bad Behavior | Margaret | 2013 |
| Defiance | Pilar | 2013 |
| Air Force One Is Down | Harriet Rowntree | 2013 |
| Everything Wrong with... | Self | 2012 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Madame Lorraine (segment "Jonah Hex") / Madame Lorraine (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | 2010 |
| Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Madame Lorraine | 2010 |
| Lost Girl | Acacia | 2010 |
| DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | Madame Lorraine / Madame Lorraine (voice) | 2010 |
| Refuge | Amelia Philips | 2010 |
| Angela and Friends | Self | 2009 |
| Hard Times | Cory Williams | 2009 |
| The Line | Carol | 2009 |
| Robot Astronomy Talk Show | Self | 2008 |
| Chuck | Mary Bartowski / Mary Elizabeth Bartowski | 2007 |
| Broken | Karen | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Self | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger: "I'll Be Back" | Self | 2007 |
| In Your Dreams | Georgie | 2007 |
| Home by Christmas | Julie Bedford | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Audience | 2006 |
| Thief | Roselyn Moore | 2006 |
| The Kid & I | Susan Mandeville | 2005 |
| Weeds | Linda | 2005 |
| Smile | Bridgette | 2005 |
| Missing in America | Kate | 2005 |
| Silent Night | Elisabeth Vincken | 2002 |
| According to Jim | Melissa Evans | 2001 |
| Skeletons in the Closet | Tina | 2001 |
| The Secret Life of Girls | Ruby Sanford | 2001 |
| A Girl Thing | Rachel Logan | 2001 |
| The Wright Stuff | Self - Guest Panelist | 2000 |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Dr. Furbanna | 2000 |
| Sex & Mrs. X | Joanna Scott | 2000 |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | Self | 1999 |
| The Color of Courage | Anna Sipes | 1999 |
| Batman Beyond: The Movie | Dr. Stephanie Lake / Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice) | 1999 |
| Batman Beyond | Dr. Stephanie Lake | 1999 |
| Point Last Seen | Rachel Harrison | 1998 |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey | Self | 1998 |
| Hercules | Nemesis | 1998 |
| So Graham Norton | Self | 1998 |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples | Marie Taquet (segment "Marie Taquet") / Marie Taquet | 1998 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Audience Member | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Liz Donovan | 1997 |
| The New Batman Adventures | Susan Maguire | 1997 |
| On the Line | Jean Martin | 1997 |
| Dante's Peak | Rachel Wando | 1997 |
| Shadow Conspiracy | Amanda Givens | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Way to Dusty Death | Beth MacAlpine | 1995 |
| Separate Lives | Lena / Lauren Porter | 1995 |
| Silent Fall | Karen Rainer | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Frasier | Guest Caller - Claire / Laura | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself | 1993 |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Audience Member | 1992 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Sarah Connor | 1991 |
| Mr. Destiny | Ellen Burrows / Ellen Jane Burrows/Robertson | 1990 |
| Go Toward the Light | Claire Madison | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Asst. Dist. Atty. Catherine Chandler / Catherine Chandler | 1987 |
| King Kong Lives | Amy Franklin | 1986 |
| Black Moon Rising | Nina | 1986 |
| Club Med | Kate | 1986 |
| Secret Weapons | Elena Koslov / Joanna | 1985 |
| The Terminator | Sarah Connor | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Carol McDermott | 1984 |
| The Stone Boy | Eva Crescent Moon Lady | 1984 |
| Children of the Corn | Vicky | 1984 |
| The Making of 'Terminator' | Self / Herself | 1984 |
| Country Gold | Josie Greenwood | 1982 |
| Tag: The Assassination Game | Susan Swayze | 1982 |
| King's Crossing | Lauren Hollister | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Sandy Valpariso | 1981 |
| Secrets of Midland Heights | Lisa Rogers | 1980 |
| Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | Greta Rideout | 1980 |
| Shirley | Gloria | 1979 |
| Night-Flowers | Wafer | 1979 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
