Linda Hamilton Biography (1956-)

Full name, Linda Carroll Hamilton; born September 26, 1956, in Salisbury, MD;father, a physician; married Bruce Abbot (an actor), December 19, 1982 (divorced, 1989); married James Cameron (a director and writer), March 24, 1997 (divorced, 1999); children: (first marriage) Dalton, (second marriage) Josephine Archer. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd.5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Writers & Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Bobbie Edrick, ArtistCircle Entertainment, 8955 Norma Place, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: September 26, 1956; Salisbury, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Reporter, Looice, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1975
Young Elizabeth, Richard III, Actors' Studio Theatre, New York City, 1977
Title role, Laura, Los Angeles, 2000
Ethel Rosenberg, Worse than Murder: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, Ventura Cort Theatre, Studio City, CA, 2002
Film Appearances
Night-Flowers (also known as Night Angels), 1979
Susan, T.A.G.: The Assassination Game (also known as Tag: The Assassination Game, Everybody Gets It in the End, and Kiss Me, Kill Me), New World, 1982
Eva the Crescent Moon Lady, The Stone Boy, Twentieth Century-Fox,1983
Vicky Baxter, Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King's Children of the Corn), New World, 1984
Sarah Connor, The Terminator, Orion, 1984
Nina, Black Moon Rising, New World, 1986
Amy Franklin, King Kong Lives, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group,1986
Sticky Fingers, 1988
Ellen Burrows, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
Sarah Connor, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2, T2-Terminator 2: Judgment Day, T2: Extreme Edition, T2: Ultimate Edition, Terminator 2-Le jour du jugement dernier, and Terminator 2: le jugement dernier), TriStar, 1991
Herself, T2: More than Meets the Eye, 1993
Karen Rainer, Silent Fall, Warner Bros., 1994
Lauren Porter, Separate Lives, 1995
Sarah Connor, T2 3-D: Battle across Time (also known as T2: Terminator 2:3-D and Terminator 2: 3-D), 1996
Mayor Rachel Wando, Dante's Peak, Universal, 1997
Amanda Givens, Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista, 1997
Tina Conway, Skeletons in the Closet, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Valerie, Wholey Moses, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Lisa Rogers, Secrets of Midland Heights, CBS, 1980-1981
Lauren Hollister, King's Crossing, ABC, 1982
Assistant District Attorney Catherine Chandler, Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987-1989
Movies
Greta Rideout, Rape and Marriage--The Rideout Case, CBS, 1980
Anne Samoorian, Reunion, CBS, 1980
Josie Greenwood, Country Gold, CBS, 1982
Susan Decker, Secrets of a Mother and Daughter, CBS, 1983
Elena Koslov, Secret Weapons (also known as Secrets of the RedBedroom and Sexpionage), NBC, 1985
Kate, Club Med, ABC, 1986
Claire Madison, Go toward the Light (also known as Go to the Light), CBS, 1988

Rosemary Holmstrom, A Mother's Prayer, USA Network, 1995
Beth MacAlpine, The Way to Dusty Death, 1995
Detective Jean Martin, On the Line, ABC, 1998
Rachel Harrison, Point Last Seen, CBS, 1998
Marie Taquet, "Marie Taquet," Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples, Showtime, 1998
Tina, Skeletons in the Closet, 1998
Anna Sipes, The Color of Courage, USA Network, 1999
Ruby Sanford, Unglued (also known as The Secret Life of Girls), 1999
Voice of Dr. Stephanie Lake, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated),1999
Joanna Scott, Sex & Mrs. X, Lifetime, 2000
Liz Donovan, Bailey's Mistake, ABC, 2001
Elisabeth Vincken, Silent Night, 2002
Miniseries
Rachel Logan, "Unholy Alliances," A Girl Thing, Showtime, 2001
Television Appearances
Specials
Herself, The Making of "Terminator," 1984
Herself, The Making of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1992
Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car, NBC, 1992
Herself, The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995
Narrator, Robots Rising, The Discovery Channel, 1998
Herself, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey, NBC, 1999
Herself, Other Voices: Creating "The Terminator," 2001
Television Appearances
Awards Presentations
MTV's 1991 Video Music Awards, MTV and syndicated, 1991
MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992
Presenter, The 17th Annual CableACE Awards, 1995
Presenter, The Screen Actor's Guild Awards, 1997
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998
Television Appearances: Pilots
Mattie MacGregor, Wishman, ABC, 1983
Television Appearances
Episodic
Sandy Valpariso, "Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
Sandy Valpariso, "Grace under Pressure," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
Sandy Valpariso, "Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
Carol McDermott, "Menace, Anyone?," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1991
Late Night with David Letterman, 1991
Guest Caller Claire, "The Good Son," Frasier, NBC, 1993
Laura, "Odd Man Out," Frasier, NBC, 1997
Voice of Nemesis, "Hercules and the King for a Day," Disney's Hercules (animated; also known as Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
Voice of Susan Maguire/Susan Wayne, "Chemistry," Batman: Gotham Knights (animated), Fox, 1998
Voice of Nemesis, "Hercules and the Romans," Disney's Hercules (animated; also known as Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1999
Voice of Dr. Stephanie Lake, "Meltdown," Batman Beyond (animated),1999
Voice of Dr. Furbanna, "The Beasts of Karn," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), UPN and syndicated, 2000
Voice of Dr. Furbanna, "Millennial Bugs," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), UPN and syndicated, 2000
Voice of Dr. Furbanna, "Return to Karn," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), UPN and syndicated, 2000
Herself, So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Sarah Connor, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991
Taped Readings
Martin Amis's Night Train, Dove, 1998
Suzanne Finnamore's Otherwise Engaged, Random House Audiobooks, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, May 11, 1998, p. 64

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