Linda Hamilton

Known for: Acting

Born: 1956-09-26 (age 69)

From: Salisbury, Maryland, USA

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.

Filmography (98)

MOVIE
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
2026
as Ellyn Garafalo
MOVIE★ 7.3
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
as Self - Dr. Kay
MOVIE★ 6.1
Osiris
2025
as Anya
MOVIE
Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story
2025
as Louise Rolfe
TV★ 7.9
Arnold
2023
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Dark Winds
2022
as Barbara Sena
TV★ 7.8
Resident Alien
2021
as General Eleanor McCallister
MOVIE★ 3.3
Easy Does It
2020
as King George
MOVIE★ 6.4
Terminator: Dark Fate
2019
as Sarah Connor
MOVIE
Goblin Boy News
2018
as Sarah Connor (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Curvature
2017
as Florence
MOVIE
Shoot Me Nicely
2017
as Layla
TV★ 8.6
Stranger Things
2016
as Dr. Kay
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Sunday Horse
2016
as Mrs. Walden
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TV★ 4.8
Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down
2014
as President Harriet Rowntree
MOVIE★ 3.9
Bermuda Tentacles
2014
as Admiral Hansen
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bad Behavior
2013
as Margaret
MOVIE★ 7.6
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Madame Lorraine (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
TV★ 7.7
Lost Girl
2010
as Acacia
MOVIE★ 7.0
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
as Madame Lorraine (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Refuge
2010
as Amelia Philips
MOVIE★ 5.7
Holy Water
2009
as Cory Williams
MOVIE★ 6.1
Terminator Salvation
2009
as Sarah Connor (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
In Your Dreams
2009
as Georgie
TV★ 3.5
The Line
2009
as Carol
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Call to Arms
2009
as Self (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Broken
2007
as Karen
TV★ 7.7
Chuck
2007
as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Home by Christmas
2006
as Julie Bedford
TV★ 6.6
Thief
2006
as Roselyn Moore
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Kid & I
2005
as Susan Mandeville
TV★ 7.5
Weeds
2005
as Linda
MOVIE★ 4.7
Smile
2005
as Bridgette
MOVIE★ 5.7
Missing in America
2005
as Kate
MOVIE★ 6.0
Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn
2004
as (archival footage)
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.1
Silent Night
2002
as Elisabeth Vincken
TV★ 6.5
According to Jim
2001
as Melissa Evans
MOVIE★ 6.3
Skeletons in the Closet
2001
as Tina
MOVIE★ 5.9
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Bailey's Mistake
2001
as Liz Donovan
TV★ 7.5
A Girl Thing
2001
as Rachel Logan
TV★ 6.5
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Dr. Furbanna (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Sex & Mrs. X
2000
as Joanna Scott
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
as Ruby Sanford
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Color of Courage
1999
as Anna Sipes
MOVIE★ 7.2
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice)
TV★ 8.2
Batman Beyond
1999
as Dr. Stephanie Lake (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Point Last Seen
1998
as Rachel Myles
TV★ 6.9
Hercules
1998
as Nemesis (voice)
TV★ 7.4
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998
as Marie Taquet
MOVIE★ 8.0
Getting Close to the Show
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.2
On the Line
1998
as Jean Martin
MOVIE★ 8.0
Robots Rising
1998
as Narrator
TV★ 8.0
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Susan Maguire (voice)
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Dante's Peak
1997
as Rachel Wando
MOVIE★ 5.0
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
as Amanda Givens
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Way to Dusty Death
1995
as Beth MacAlpine
MOVIE★ 4.8
Separate Lives
1995
as Lauren Porter / Lena
MOVIE★ 8.6
A Mother's Prayer
1995
as Rosemary Holmstrom
MOVIE★ 5.3
Silent Fall
1994
as Karen Rainer
TV★ 7.7
Frasier
1993
as Claire (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
as Sarah Connor
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mr. Destiny
1990
as Ellen Burrows
TV★ 9.0
Romy Award
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Go Toward the Light
1988
as Claire Madison
TV★ 7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Catherine Chandler
MOVIE★ 5.3
King Kong Lives
1986
as Amy Franklin
MOVIE
King Kong! The Living Legend
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Black Moon Rising
1986
as Nina
MOVIE★ 5.4
Club Med
1986
as Kate
MOVIE★ 6.4
Secret Weapons
1985
as Elena Koslov
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Making of the Terminator
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Terminator
1984
as Sarah Connor
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Carol McDermott
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Stone Boy
1984
as Eva Crescent Moon Lady
MOVIE★ 5.7
Children of the Corn
1984
as Vicky
MOVIE★ 7.0
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
1983
as Susan Decker
MOVIE★ 4.8
Wishman
1983
as Mattie MacGregor
MOVIE★ 8.0
Country Gold
1982
as Josie Greenwood
MOVIE★ 5.4
Tag: The Assassination Game
1982
as Susan Swayze
TV★ 6.1
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
TV★ 6.5
King's Crossing
1982
as Lauren Hollister
TV★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
TV★ 6.3
Secrets of Midland Heights
1980
as Lisa Rogers
MOVIE★ 5.9
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
as Greta Rideout
MOVIE★ 8.0
Reunion
1980
as Anne Samoorian
TV★ 6.0
Shirley
1979
MOVIE★ 9.0
Night-Flowers
1979
as Wafer
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MOVIE
War on Wolves
—
as Special Narrator