Linda Hamilton

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Linda Hamilton
Hamilton as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Birth name</td><td>Linda Carroll Hamilton</td></tr>
Born	26 September 1956 Salisbury, Maryland, USA
Height	5'6" (1.68 m)

Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American movie actress born in Salisbury, Maryland. She attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

She is best known for her performances as Sarah Connor in the first two films of The Terminator franchise, and her starring role in the TV series Beauty and the Beast. She trained intensely before her return as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, appearing lithe and muscular to match her character's cultivated ferocity. Twin sister Leslie, a nurse, helped with a cameo in T2.

Hamilton has been married and divorced twice. Her first marriage was to Bruce Abbott from 1982 to 1989; they had a son, Dalton Abbott, born on October 4, 1989. Her second marriage was to film director James Cameron from 1997 to 1999; they had a daughter, Josephine Archer Cameron, born on February 15, 1993. She stated in an interview with Larry King that, contrary to internet rumours, she was never married to Peter Horton.[1]

Hamilton has bipolar disorder, which she says was a driving factor in undermining her relationships. She has spoken publicly about the disorder in order to raise awareness and to encourage others to seek treatment.

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Broken	Karen	Post-production
2006	Thief	Roselyn Moore
2005	Smile	Bridget
2005	Missing in America	Kate
2004	Jonah	June	Short
2003	Wholey Moses	Valerie	Short
2002	Silent Night	Elisabeth Vincken
2000	Skeletons in the Closet	Tina Conway
1999	The Secret Life of Girls	Ruby Sanford
1997	Dante's Peak	Mayor Rachel Wando
1997	Shadow Conspiracy	Amanda Givens
1996	T2 3-D: Battle Across Time	Sarah Connor	At Universal Studios, Orlando
1995	Separate Lives	Lauren Porter
1994	Silent Fall	Karen Rainer
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Sarah Connor
1990	Mr. Destiny	Ellen Jane
1986	King Kong Lives	Amy Franklin
1986	Black Moon Rising	Nina
1984	The Terminator	Sarah Connor
	Children of the Corn (film)	Vicky
	The Stone Boy	Eva Crescent Moon Lady on Bus
1982	Tag: The Assassination Game	Suzan Swayze
1979	Night-Flowers	Wafer