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Linda Hamilton

Age: 53
Height: 5' 6"

Birth Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA
Born: Sep. 26th, 1956

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Linda Hamilton's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Beauty and the Beast	Asst. Dist. A&hellip
The Line (CA)	Carol
Secrets of Midland Heights	Lisa Rogers

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in Salisbury, Maryland, USA, following high school, Linda studied for two years at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, before moving on to acting studies in New York. In New York, she attended acting workshops given by Lee Strasberg. Her first parts were small parts in TV series, with her biggest break coming with her role in The Terminator (1984). Most known to the public at large from her part in the TV series "Beauty and the Beast" (1987) (before Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), at least).

TRIVIA:

A former manager of hers embezzled $100,000 of her money.
Turned down a chance to reprise the role of Sarah Connor in _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_ (qv).
Was considered for the role of Dr. Chase Meridian in _Batman Forever (1995)_ (qv).
Appeared on television and revealed that she suffered from bipolar disorder. She said that her condition had destroyed her marriage to her first husband, 'Bruce Abbott (I)' (qv), abusing him verbally and physically, and that it also had ruined her marriage to second husband 'James Cameron (I)' (qv). Linda said that it was her love for her two children that finally forced her to seek treatment, and she began taking medication. That was 10 years ago, and Linda says that she will always be grateful that she chose treatment and regrets the pain that her illness caused those she loves.
After her role in _Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)_ (qv), she learned that she made such an impression as the pumped and ferociously tough Sarah Connor that she was typecast into being offered only roles for similarly tough characters.
Auditioned for the role of Capt. Kathryn Janeway on _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv).
Linda is an LA Dodgers fan.
At one stage in her life, she was addicted to cocaine.