Linda Hamilton Biography
Linda Hamilton is an award-winning actress from the United States. In her portrayal of Sarah Connor, the lead female character, she became known throughout the world in the film series ‘ The Terminator. ‘
Linda Hamilton Age Birthday
Linda Carroll Hamilton was born on September 2, 1956, in Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on September 2nd every year. Hamilton turns 64 years old in 2020.
Linda Hamilton Height | Linda Hamilton Weight
Hamilton is a woman of average stature. She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m). She also weighs a massive 128 lbs (58 kgs). She has a body measurement of 35-24-35 inches (89-61-89 cm). Linda has a fair complexion with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Linda Hamilton Parents
Hamilton is the daughter of parents Carroll Stanford Hamilton and Barbara K. Holt. Her father worked as a physician who died in a car crash when she was five. She also has another brother, Tom. She is of American nationality. Furthermore, she belongs to a mixed ethnic background of English, Scottish, and Welsh.
Linda Hamilton Siblings
She has three siblings, an identical twin sister Leslie Hamilton Gearan, an older sister Laura Hamilton and a younger brother John Hamilton.
Linda Hamilton Twin | Sister | Leslie Hamilton
Hamilton Linda was born with an identical twin sister Leslie Hamilton and the maternal aunt of Dalton Abbott.
Leslie Hamilton Gearren is an American actress best known for how she portrayed Sarah Connor in the movie The Terminator with its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment day. She played Beauty and the Beast where she was Catherine Chandler. Hamilton was nominated for Golden Globe twice and for an Emmy. As well as, she had a recurring role in the name of Mary Elizabeth Bartowski with Chuck: an NBC production.
Linda Hamilton Husband | Marriage
The stunning actress Hamilton has been married and divorced twice. Her first marriage was with Bruce Abbott in 1982, who left her when she was pregnant with their son Dalton in 1989. She then moved in with film director James Cameron in 1991. The couple had a daughter, Josephine(1993). For sake of the child they married in 1997 however, their marriage was short-lived which ended in a $50 million settlement in 1999.
In October 2005 on ‘Larry King Live’, she admitted to having suffered from bipolar disorder, which she claimed was responsible for her failed marriage with Abbott. While filming Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Hamilton suffered permanent hearing damage in one ear when she fired a gun inside an elevator without using her earplugs.
Linda Hamilton Net Worth
Hamilton has enjoyed a long career in the entertainment industry spanning almost two decades. Through proceeds from her work as an actress, she has been able to accumulate a modest fortune. Hamilton is estimated to have a net worth of about $70 million. Linda has a luxurious life with various expensive vacation trips.
Linda Hamilton Early Life
Hamilton was raised in a very boring family, as said by herself. Her nationality is American and ethnicity is White Caucasian. She belongs to a mixed ethnic background of English, Scottish, and Welsh.
Hamilton attended “Wicomico Junior High” for her secondary studies than “Wicomico High School” in Salisbury to complete her higher studies. She studied for two years at “Washington College” in Chestertown, Maryland, then moved to New York City for her acting studies.
Hamilton has said that her acting professor at “Washington College” told her she had no hope of earning a living as an actress as well. In New York, she further attended an acting workshop.
Linda Hamilton Education
Hamilton went to Wicomico Junior High now Wicomico Middle School and Wicomico High School in Salisbury, with Leslie, her twin. She studied for two years at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, before moving on to acting studies in New York City. Hamilton has said that her acting professor at Washington College told her she had no hope of earning a living as an actress. In New York, she attended acting workshops given by Lee Strasberg.
Linda Hamilton Career
Hamilton made her first acting debut as Lisa Rogers in the prime-time soap opera ‘Secrets of Midland Heights.’ Additionally, in 1982, she had her big-screen debut in the thriller “TAG: The Assassination Game”, for which, she was listed as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1982” in John Willis’ Screen World, Vol. 34. She also had roles in ‘Night-Flowers’, ‘Shirley’, ‘Reunion’, and ‘Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case’.
In addition, she appeared as Josie Greenwood in the TV movie ‘Country Gold’ in 1982. Since then, she has appeared in numerous other movies and television series. All in all, she has over 70 credits as an actress to date.
Hamilton also appeared in “Children of the Corn” (1984), “The Terminator” (1984), “Black Moon Rising”, and television series “Murder She Wrote” and “Beauty and Beast”.
Hamilton made her way up to the big screen again through “Mr. Destiny” (1990) and “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” (1991). Her identical twin sister Linda’s double in “Terminator 2”. Following the success of the Terminator series, she hosted “Saturday Night Live”.
Some other movies and television series that Hamilton has appeared in are ‘Curvature’, ‘A Sunday Horse’, ‘Lost Girl’, ‘Defiance’, ‘Bermuda Tentacles’, ‘Bad Behavior’, ‘Air Force One Is Down’, ‘Chuck’, ‘Refuge’, ‘Weeds’, ‘Hard Times’,
‘The Line’, ‘In Your Dreams’, ‘Home by Christmas’, ‘Thief’, ‘The Kid & I’, ‘Smile’, ‘Missing in America’, ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’, ‘Buzz Lightyear of Star Command’, ‘Batman Beyond’, ‘The Color of Courage’, ‘On the Line’, ‘Shadow Conspiracy’ and ‘Separate Lives’ among others.
More recently, Hamilton has had a prominent guest role on “Lost Girl” and a prominent recurring guest role on “Defiance”.
Linda Hamilton Terminator | Sarah Connor
Linda Hamilton is best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film series opposite Michael Biehn. While filming Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Hamilton suffered permanent hearing damage in one ear when she fired a gun inside an elevator without using her ear plugs. Following the success of the Terminator series, she hosted “Saturday Night Live”.
Linda Hamilton Beauty and The Beast
Linda is best known for her portrayal of 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. Hamilton left the series in 1989 and it ended in 1990. Hamilton and her Beauty and the Beast co-star Ron Perlman reunited in the post-Vietnam war drama Missing in America (2005).
Linda Hamilton Workout
She experienced the massive exercise and created meaty muscles all over her arms as found in the film Terminator. Her first scene in the motion picture didn’t a lot of allure to what she needed, so she headed out to prepare. After this, she could now play the job of the boss she was.
Linda Hamilton Home By Christmas
She plays as Julie, who discovers her out that her significant other is conning and dumps him. She is then left down and out, with no place left to go and issues simply keep heaping upon her.
Ron Perlman Linda Hamilton
She showed up with Ron in the 1987 film Beauty and The Beast, where she was Catherine and he was Vincent.
Linda Hamilton Bipolar
Linda has been battling with bipolar issues for more than twenty years. This pickle was the primary driver of her separations. The disease causes her, quickly changing, mind-sets and infrequent forceful practices.
Linda Hamilton Movies| Films
- 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate as Sarah Connor
- 2019 Easy Does It as King George
- 2017 Curvature as Florence
- 2016 A Sunday Horse as Mrs. Walden
- 2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex as Madame Lorraine
- 2010 Refuge as Amelia Philips
- 2009 Terminator Salvation as Sarah Connor
- 2009 Hard Times as Cory Williams
- 2006 Broken as Karen
- 2005 Smile as Bridget
- 2005 Missing in America as Kate
- 2005 The Kid & I as Susan Mandeville
- 2001 Skeletons in the Closet as Tina Conway
- 1999 The Secret Life of Girls as Ruby Sanford
- 1997 Dante’s Peak as Rachel Wando
- 1997 Shadow Conspiracy as Amanda Givens
- 1995 Separate Lives as Lauren Porter/Lena
- 1994 Silent Fall as Karen Rainer
- 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Sarah Connor
- 1990 Mr. Destiny as Ellen Jane
- 1986 Black Moon Rising as Nina
- 1986 King Kong Lives as Amy Franklin
- 1984 Children of the Corn as Vicky
- 1984 The Stone Boy as Eva Crescent Moon
- 1984 The Terminator as Sarah Connor
- 1982 Tag: The Assassination Game as Susan Swayze
Linda Hamilton Television
- 2014–2015 Defiance as Pilar McCawley
- Bermuda Tentacles as Admiral Hansen
- 2013 Bad Behavior as Margaret
- Lost Girl as Acacia
- Air Force One Is Down as the United States President Harriet Rowntree
- 2010–2012 Chuck as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski
- Weeds as Linda
- 2008–2009 The Line as Carol
- 2006 Thief as Roselyn Moore
- Home by Christmas as Julie Bedford
- 2005 According to Jim as Melissa Evans
- 2004 Jonah as June
- 2003 Wholey Moses as Valerie
- 2002 Silent Night as Elisabeth Vincken
- 2001 Bailey’s Mistake as Liz Donovan
- A Girl Thing as Rachel Logan
- 2000 Sex & Mrs. X as Joanna Scott
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Dr. Furbanna
- 1999 Batman Beyond as Dr. Stephanie Lake
- 1998–1999 Hercules as Nemesis
- On the Line as Det. Jean-Martin
- Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples as Marie Taquet
- Point Last Seen as Rachel Harrison
- The Color of Courage as Anna Sipes
- The New Batman Adventures as Susan
- 1997 Frasier as Laura
- 1995 A Mother’s Prayer as Rosemary Holstrom
- 1991 Saturday Night Live as Host
- 1988 Go Toward the Light as Claire Madison
- 1987–1989 Beauty and the Beast as Catherine Chandler
- 1986 Murder, She Wrote as Carol McDermott
- Club Med as Kate
- 1985 Secret Weapons as Elena Koslov
- 1984 Hill Street Blues as Sandy Valpariso
- 1982 King’s Crossing as Lauren Hollister
- Country Gold as Josie Greenwood
- 1980–1981 Secrets of Midland Heights as Lisa Rogers
- Shirley as Gloria
- Reunion as Anne Samoorian
- Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case as Greta Rideout
FAQs (Frequently Asked Question)
Who is Linda?
Hamilton is an American actress
How old is Linda?
Hamilton is 64 years as of 2019
How tall is Linda?
Hamilton stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches
Is Linda married?
Hamilton was married to James Cameron (m. 1997–1999), Bruce Abbott (m. 1982–1989)
How much is Linda worth?
Hamilton has an approximated net worth of US$ 70 million. She fell in love with acting at the age of 10, when she portrayed the role of Badger in a staging of The Wind in the Willows.
How much does Linda make?
Hamilton as Sarah Connor: The mother of John, the future leader of the Resistance in the war against Skynet. Hamilton reprised her role from the 1984 film for a salary of $1 million.
Is Linda Hamilton a twin?
Leslie Hamilton Gearren is the identical twin sister of Linda Hamilton and the maternal aunt of Dalton Abbott. Though professionally a nurse, and not an established actress herself, she appeared in three scenes in Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Linda’s double.
Does Linda Hamilton have a daughter?
Josephine Archer Cameron
Who is Linda Hamilton’s father?
Carroll Stanford Hamilton