Acting · Salisbury, Maryland, USA · Born September 26, 1956
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.
MovieTrust Me, I'm a Doctor
2026
as Ellyn Garafalo
MovieOne Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
as Self - Dr. Kay
MovieOsiris
2025
as Anya
MovieJack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story
2025
as Louise Rolfe
TVArnold
2023
as Self
TVDark Winds
2022
as Barbara Sena
TVResident Alien
2021
as General Eleanor McCallister
MovieEasy Does It
2020
as King George
MovieTerminator: Dark Fate
2019
as Sarah Connor
MovieGoblin Boy News
2018
as Sarah Connor (archive footage)
MovieCurvature
2017
as Florence
MovieShoot Me Nicely
2017
as Layla
TVStranger Things
2016
as Dr. Kay
MovieA Sunday Horse
2016
as Mrs. Walden
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVAlistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down
2014
as President Harriet Rowntree
MovieBermuda Tentacles
2014
as Admiral Hansen
MovieBad Behavior
2013
as Margaret
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Madame Lorraine (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
TVLost Girl
2010
as Acacia
MovieDC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
as Madame Lorraine (voice)
MovieRefuge
2010
as Amelia Philips
MovieHoly Water
2009
as Cory Williams
MovieTerminator Salvation
2009
as Sarah Connor (voice) (uncredited)
MovieIn Your Dreams
2009
as Georgie
TVThe Line
2009
as Carol
MovieA Call to Arms
2009
as Self (voice)
MovieBroken
2007
as Karen
TVChuck
2007
as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieHome by Christmas
2006
as Julie Bedford
TVThief
2006
as Roselyn Moore
MovieThe Kid & I
2005
as Susan Mandeville
TVWeeds
2005
as Linda
MovieSmile
2005
as Bridgette
MovieMissing in America
2005
as Kate
MovieHarvesting Horror: Children of the Corn
2004
as (archival footage)
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieSilent Night
2002
as Elisabeth Vincken
TVAccording to Jim
2001
as Melissa Evans
MovieSkeletons in the Closet
2001
as Tina
MovieOther Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
MovieBailey's Mistake
2001
as Liz Donovan
TVA Girl Thing
2001
as Rachel Logan
TVBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Dr. Furbanna (voice)
MovieSex & Mrs. X
2000
as Joanna Scott
MovieThe Secret Life of Girls
1999
as Ruby Sanford
MovieThe Color of Courage
1999
as Anna Sipes
MovieBatman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice)
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice)
MoviePoint Last Seen
1998
as Rachel Myles
TVHercules
1998
as Nemesis (voice)
TVSo Graham Norton
1998
as Self
MovieRescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998
as Marie Taquet
MovieGetting Close to the Show
1998
as Self
MovieOn the Line
1998
as Jean Martin
MovieRobots Rising
1998
as Narrator
TVThe New Batman Adventures
1997
as Susan Maguire (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieDante's Peak
1997
as Rachel Wando
MovieShadow Conspiracy
1997
as Amanda Givens
MovieThe Way to Dusty Death
1995
as Beth MacAlpine
MovieSeparate Lives
1995
as Lauren Porter / Lena
MovieA Mother's Prayer
1995
as Rosemary Holmstrom
MovieSilent Fall
1994
as Karen Rainer
TVFrasier
1993
as Claire (voice)
MovieT2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
MovieTerminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
as Sarah Connor
MovieMr. Destiny
1990
as Ellen Burrows
Romy Award
1990
as Self
MovieGo Toward the Light
1988
as Claire Madison
TVBeauty and the Beast
1987
as Catherine Chandler
MovieKing Kong Lives
1986
as Amy Franklin
King Kong! The Living Legend
1986
as Self
MovieBlack Moon Rising
1986
as Nina
MovieClub Med
1986
as Kate
MovieSecret Weapons
1985
as Elena Koslov
MovieThe Making of the Terminator
1985
as Self
MovieThe Terminator
1984
as Sarah Connor
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Carol McDermott
MovieThe Stone Boy
1984
as Eva Crescent Moon Lady
MovieChildren of the Corn
1984
as Vicky
MovieSecrets of a Mother and Daughter
1983
as Susan Decker
MovieWishman
1983
as Mattie MacGregor
MovieCountry Gold
1982
as Josie Greenwood
MovieTag: The Assassination Game
1982
as Susan Swayze
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
TVKing's Crossing
1982
as Lauren Hollister
TVHill Street Blues
1981
TVSecrets of Midland Heights
1980
as Lisa Rogers
MovieRape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
as Greta Rideout
MovieReunion
1980
as Anne Samoorian
Shirley
1979
MovieNight-Flowers
1979
as Wafer
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
War on Wolves
as Special Narrator
