Linda Hamilton is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film franchise (1984–2019) and Catherine Chandler on the CBS television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1989), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. She starred as Vicky Baxter in the horror film Children of the Corn (1984), Dr. Amy Franklin in the adventure film King Kong Lives (1986), and Mayor Rachel Wando in the disaster-thriller film Dante's Peak (1997). Hamilton also played the recurring role of Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC's Chuck between 2010 and 2012.
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Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Night-Flowers Wafer 1982 Tag: The Assassination Game Susan Swayze1984 Children of the Corn Vicky The Stone Boy Eva Crescent Moon The Terminator Sarah Connor1986 Black Moon Rising Nina King Kong Lives Amy Franklin 1990 Mr. Destiny Ellen Jane 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Sarah Connor 1994 Silent Fall Karen Rainer 1995 Separate Lives Lauren Porter/Lena 1996 T2-3D: Battle Across Time Sarah Connor Short film1997 Dante's Peak Rachel Wando Shadow Conspiracy Amanda Givens 1999 The Secret Life of Girls Ruby Sanford 2001 Skeletons in the Closet Tina Conway Direct-to-video2005 Smile Bridget Missing in America Kate The Kid & I Susan Mandeville 2006 Broken Karen2009 Terminator Salvation Sarah Connor Uncredited voice role Holy Water Cory Williams2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex Madame LorraineShort film, voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Refuge Amelia Philips 2016 A Sunday Horse Mrs. Walden 2017 Curvature Florence 2019 Easy Does It King George Terminator: Dark Fate Sarah Connor 2025 Osiris Anya 2026 Ellyn Garafalo Pre-production
Television Year Title Role Notes1980 Shirley Gloria Episode: "Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here" Reunion Anne Samoorian Television film Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case Greta Rideout Television film 1980–1981 Secrets of Midland Heights Lisa Rogers 10 episodes1982 King's Crossing Lauren Hollister 10 episodes Country Gold Josie Greenwood Television film 1984 Hill Street Blues Sandy Valpariso 4 episodes 1985 Secret Weapons Elena Koslov Television film1986 Murder, She Wrote Carol McDermott Episode: "Menace, Anyone?" Club Med Kate Television film 1987–1989 Beauty and the Beast Catherine Chandler Lead role 46 episodes 1988 Go Toward the Light Claire Madison Television film 1991 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey" 1995 A Mother's Prayer Rosemary Holstrom Television film 1997 Frasier Laura Episode: "Odd Man Out"1998 On the Line Det. Jean Martin Television film Rescuers: Stories of Courage – Two Couples Marie Taquet Television film Point Last Seen Rachel Harrison Television film The Color of Courage Anna Sipes Television film The New Batman Adventures Susan Voice, episode: "Chemistry" 1998–1999 Hercules Nemesis Voice, 2 episodes 1999 Batman Beyond Dr. Stephanie Lake Voice, episode: "Meltdown"2000 Sex & Mrs. X Joanna Scott Television film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Dr. Furbanna Voice, 3 episodes2001 Bailey's Mistake Liz Donovan Television film A Girl Thing Rachel Logan Television film 2002 Silent Night Elisabeth VinckenTelevision film 2003 Wholey Moses Valerie Short film 2004 Jonah June Short film 2005 According to Jim Melissa Evans Episode: "Lean on Me"2006 Thief Roselyn Moore 2 episodes Home by Christmas Julie Bedford Television film 2008–2009 The Line Carol 11 episodes 2010 Weeds Linda 3 episodes 2010–2012 Chuck Mary Elizabeth Bartowski 12 episodes2013 Bad Behavior Margaret Television film Lost Girl Acacia 2 episodes Air Force One Is Down United States President Harriet Rowntree Television miniseries 2014 Bermuda Tentacles Admiral Hansen Television film 2014–2015 Defiance Pilar McCawley 6 episodes 2017 Shoot Me Nicely Layla Short film 2020 Big City Greens Librarian Voice, episode: "Quiet Please" 2021–2025 Resident Alien General McCallister Recurring role; 21 episodes 2021 Claws Eve 6 episodes 2024 Solar Opposites Narrator Episode: “An Earth Shatteringly Romantic Solar Valentine's Day Opposites Special” 2025 Stranger Things Major General Dr. Kay Main cast (season 5); 7 episodes 2026 Dark Winds Barbara Sena Season 4
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes2019 Gears 5 Sarah Connor Terminator: Resistance Sarah Connor
References
External links Linda Hamilton on IMDb Linda Hamilton at the Rotten Tomatoes