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Linda Hamilton

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Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in The Terminator and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy.


Early life

Hamilton was born in Salisbury, Maryland to a physician father who died in a car accident when she was five. Hamilton has an identical twin sister, one older sister and one younger brother. She has said that she was raised in a "very boring, white Anglo-Saxon" family, and "voraciously read books" during her spare time. Hamilton went to Wicomico Junior High (now Wicomico Middle School) and Wicomico High School in Salisbury, with her twin sister, Leslie. She studied for two years at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, before moving on to acting studies in New York City. While attending Washington College, her acting professor told her she had no hope of earning a living as an actress. In New York, she attended acting workshops given by Lee Strasberg.


Career

Hamilton's acting debut came first on television, followed by a major role as Lisa Rogers in the prime-time soap opera Secrets of Midland Heights (1980).
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1982" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol 34, Hamilton played a lead role in the horror filmChildren of the Corn. She portrayed Mattie MacGregor in the Columbia Broadcasting System Television Science-Fiction movie Wishman.The movie was panned by critics, but it made a profit at the box office and had a strong cult following. Hamilton's next role was in The Terminator, co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 1984. The movie was an unexpectedly huge commercial and critical success. FollowingThe Terminator, Hamilton starred in Black Moon Rising, an action thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones. She then returned to television in the mystery series Murder, She Wrote, scoring favorable reviews. Hamilton next starred opposite Ron Perlman in the TV series Beauty and the Beast. The series was critically acclaimed, and she received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Hamilton left the series in 1989 and it ended in 1990.
Hamilton returned to the big screen in 1991 with Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the sequel to The Terminator. The film was a smash at the box office, grossing over $500 million, more than any other film of that year. Hamilton underwent intense physical training to emphasize the character's transformation from the first film. Her identical twin sister Leslie Hamilton Gearren was Linda's double in Terminator 2. Hamilton received two MTV Movie Awards for her role in the film, one for Best Female Performance and the other for Most Desirable Female. She reprised the character, Sarah Connor, for the theme park attraction T2 3-D.
In 1990, Hamilton was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. Following the success of theTerminator series, she hosted Saturday Night Live. She then returned to television in A Mother's Prayer (1997) playing a mother who lost her husband and is diagnosed with AIDS. She earned yet another Golden Globe nomination. In 1996, Hamilton filmed two motion pictures that were released one week apart in 1997: Shadow Conspiracy with Charlie Sheen and Dante's Peak with Pierce Brosnan. Shadow Conspiracyflopped at the box office, but Dante's Peak grossed $180 million and was one of the biggest commercial hits of the year. Hamilton has since appeared on the television shows Frasier (season 4 episode "Odd Man Out" as Laura) and According to Jim and has done more TV movies, including On the Line, Robots Rising, Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples, Point Last Seen, and The Color of Courage.
Hamilton and her Beauty and the Beast costar Ron Perlman reunited in the 2005 post-Vietnam war drama Missing in America.
In 2009, she returned as Sarah Connor in Terminator Salvation, in voice-overs only.
In 2010, she joined the cast of Chuck in the recurring guest role of Mary Elizabeth Bartowski, a CIA agent and long-missing mother of Chuck and Ellie.[4][5] She also appears as a guest star in the Showtime cable television show Weeds as the marijuana supplier for the show's main character (Mary Louise Parker).


Personal life

Hamilton has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor Bruce Abbott, whom she wed on December 18, 1982. They had a son, Dalton (b. October 4, 1989), but divorced soon afterward. Her second marriage was to James Cameron, her director in the first two Terminatorfilms. They had a daughter, Josephine Archer (b. February 15, 1993), before marrying on July 26, 1997. The marriage did not last long, ending in a costly divorce.
Hamilton has described herself politically as a Democrat, but admitted to voting for Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger, herTerminator co-star, in the 2003 California gubernatorial election after his campaign convinced her he was suitable for the job.
In an October 2005 appearance on Larry King Live, Hamilton revealed she has bipolar disorder, which she said destroyed her marriage to Abbott, whom she admitted having abused verbally and physically. Hamilton said it was her love for her two children that finally forced her to seek treatment and she began taking medication in 1996. Hamilton says she will always be grateful she chose treatment and regrets the pain it caused her loved ones. She also has stated that despite internet rumors to the contrary, she was never married to Peter Horton.


Awards

  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
    • 1998 – Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress—Action/Adventure for Dante's Peak (1997)
    • 1995 – Won CableACE Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for A Mother's Prayer (1995) (TV)
    • 2001 – Won Video Premiere Award Best Supporting Actress for: Skeletons in the Closet (2001)
    • 1992 – Won MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    • 1992 – Won MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Female
    • 2000 – Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for The Color of Courage (1999) (TV)


Filmography


YearFilmRoleNotes
1979Night-FlowersStripper
1982Tag: The Assassination GameSusan Swayze
1984Children of the CornVicky
The TerminatorSarah Connor
The Stone BoyEva Crescent Moon Lady on Bus
1985Secret Weapons
1986King Kong LivesDr. Amy Franklin
Black Moon RisingNina
Murder She WroteCarol McDermottTV Series
1987Beauty and the BeastCatherine ChandlerTV Series (1987–1989)
1988Go Toward The LightClaire Madison
1990Mr. DestinyEllen Jane
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DaySarah Connor
1994Silent FallKaren Rainer
1995Separate LivesLauren Porter/Lena
1996T2 3-D: Battle Across TimeSarah ConnorAt Universal Studios, Orlando. Narrator
1997Dante's PeakMayor Rachel Wando
Shadow ConspiracyAmanda Givens
FrasierLauraTV series (guest star season 4 Ep 24)
1998On the LineDet. Jean MartinTV Movie
Point Last SeenRachel HarrisonTV Movie
1999The Secret Life of GirlsRuby Sanford
2000Skeletons in the ClosetTina Conway
Sex & Mrs. XJoanna ScottTV Movie
2001Bailey's Mistake
2002Silent NightElisabeth VinckenTV Movie
2003Wholey MosesValerieShort
2004JonahJuneShort
2004A Girl ThingRachel
2005SmileBridget
Missing in AmericaKate
The Kid & ISusan Mandeville
2006ThiefRoselyn MooreTV series (guest star in two episodes)
Home by ChristmasJulie BedfordTV movie
2007BrokenKaren
2009Waters RisingCory
The LineCarolTV series (guest star in two episodes)
Terminator SalvationSarah ConnorVoice role
2010WeedsLinda
DC Showcase: Jonah HexMadame LorraineVoice role
ChuckMary Elizabeth Bartowski

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