# Linda Hamilton filmography

Linda Hamilton is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film franchise (1984–2019) and Catherine Chandler on the CBS television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1989), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. She starred as Vicky Baxter in the horror film Children of the Corn (1984), Dr. Amy Franklin in the adventure film King Kong Lives (1986), and Mayor Rachel Wando in the disaster-thriller film Dante's Peak (1997). Hamilton also played the recurring role of Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC's Chuck between 2010 and 2012.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Night-Flowers | Wafer | |
| 1982 | Tag: The Assassination Game | Susan Swayze | |
| 1984 | Children of the Corn | Vicky | |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | Eva Crescent Moon | |
| 1984 | The Terminator | Sarah Connor | |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Nina | |
| 1986 | King Kong Lives | Amy Franklin | |
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | Ellen Jane | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Sarah Connor | |
| 1994 | Silent Fall | Karen Rainer | |
| 1995 | Separate Lives | Lauren Porter/Lena | |
| 1996 | T2-3D: Battle Across Time | Sarah Connor | Short film |
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Rachel Wando | |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Amanda Givens | |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Ruby Sanford | |
| 2001 | Skeletons in the Closet | Tina Conway | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Smile | Bridget | |
| 2005 | Missing in America | Kate | |
| 2005 | The Kid & I | Susan Mandeville | |
| 2006 | Broken | Karen | |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Sarah Connor | Uncredited voice role |
| 2009 | Holy Water | Cory Williams | |
| 2010 | DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | Madame Lorraine | Short film, voice |
| 2010 | Refuge | Amelia Philips | |
| 2014 | Bermuda Tentacles | Admiral Hansen | |
| 2016 | A Sunday Horse | Mrs. Walden | |
| 2017 | Curvature | Florence | |
| 2019 | Easy Does It | King George | |
| 2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate | Sarah Connor | |
| TBA | Osiris † | Anya | Post-production |
| TBA | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor † | Ellyn Garafalo | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Shirley | Gloria | Episode: "Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here" |
| 1980 | Reunion | Anne Samoorian | Television film |
| 1980 | Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | Greta Rideout | Television film |
| 1980–1981 | Secrets of Midland Heights | Lisa Rogers | 10 episodes |
| 1982 | King's Crossing | Lauren Hollister | 10 episodes |
| 1982 | Country Gold | Josie Greenwood | Television film |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | Sandy Valpariso | 4 episodes |
| 1985 | Secret Weapons | Elena Koslov | Television film |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Carol McDermott | Episode: "Menace, Anyone?" |
| 1986 | Club Med | Kate | Television film |
| 1987–1989 | Beauty and the Beast | Catherine Chandler | 46 episodes |
| 1988 | Go Toward the Light | Claire Madison | Television film |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey" |
| 1995 | A Mother's Prayer | Rosemary Holstrom | Television film |
| 1997 | Frasier | Laura | Episode: "Odd Man Out" |
| 1998 | On the Line | Det. Jean Martin | Television film |
| 1998 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage – Two Couples | Marie Taquet | Television film |
| 1998 | Point Last Seen | Rachel Harrison | Television film |
| 1998 | The Color of Courage | Anna Sipes | Television film |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Susan | Voice, episode: "Chemistry" |
| 1998–1999 | Hercules | Nemesis | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Dr. Stephanie Lake | Voice, episode: "Meltdown" |
| 2000 | Sex & Mrs. X | Joanna Scott | Television film |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Dr. Furbanna | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Bailey's Mistake | Liz Donovan | Television film |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Rachel Logan | Television film |
| 2002 | Silent Night | Elisabeth Vincken | Television film |
| 2003 | Wholey Moses | Valerie | Short film |
| 2004 | Jonah | June | Short film |
| 2005 | According to Jim | Melissa Evans | Episode: "Lean on Me" |
| 2006 | Thief | Roselyn Moore | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Home by Christmas | Julie Bedford | Television film |
| 2008–2009 | The Line | Carol | 11 episodes |
| 2010 | Weeds | Linda | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Chuck | Mary Elizabeth Bartowski | 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Bad Behavior | Margaret | Television film |
| 2013 | Lost Girl | Acacia | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Air Force One Is Down | United States President Harriet Rowntree | Television miniseries |
| 2014 | Bermuda Tentacles | Admiral Hansen | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | Defiance | Pilar McCawley | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Shoot Me Nicely | Layla | Short film |
| 2020 | Big City Greens | Librarian | Voice, episode: "Quiet Please" |
| 2021–present | Resident Alien | General McCallister | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Claws | Eve | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Solar Opposites | Narrator | Episode: “An Earth Shatteringly Romantic Solar Valentine's Day Opposites Special” |
| 2025 | Stranger Things † | Mother | Season 5 |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
| 2019 | Gears 5 | Sarah Connor | |
| 2019 | Terminator: Resistance | Sarah Connor | |