Linda Hamilton Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Measurements

Linda Hamilton has made a name for herself as an actress in Hollywood. She rose to fame for her epic role as Sarah Connor in the Terminator film series. She is also best recognized for her various portrayals, including that of Catherine Chandler in the TV series ‘Beauty and the Beast’. For her role in the series, she received a nomination for two Golden Globe Awards as well as an Emmy.

Her other acting works credit Vicky Baxter in 1984 ‘Children of the Corn’, 1986 ‘King Kong Lives’ and 2010 ‘Chuck’. Besides her acting career, she has described herself as a Democrat. However, he elected his co-actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from the Republican candidate for the California gubernatorial election in 2003. Scroll down to know more about her while reading about her net worth and relationships.

LINDA HAMILTON: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

Linda Carroll Hamilton was born on September 26, 1956 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. She is the daughter of Carroll Stanford Hamilton and Barbara K. Holt. Her father worked as a doctor and died in a car accident when she was five. With her identical twin sister Leslie Hamilton Freas , she has an older sister and a younger brother. Additionally, her twin sister Leslie died at the age of 63 on August 22, 2020. She has American nationality and is of mixed ethnicity of English, Scottish and Welsh.

Regarding her education, she and her twin sister, Linda Hamilton, had attended Wicomico Junior High School in Salisbury, Maryland. After that, she joined Washington College in Chestertown for two years. Then she changed her interest to pursue an acting career in New York under Lee Strasberg. Additionally, her acting professor at Washington College told her that she had no hope of winning as an actress.

LINDA HAMILTON: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

She made her first television appearance in 1972 in Really. After that, her starring role came as Lisa Rodgers on the primetime soap opera Secrets of Midland Heights. Subsequently, she appeared in her first role in the thriller film ‘TAG: The Assassination Game’ in 1982. For which she was listed as one of the twelve ‘Promising New Actors of 1982′ in John Willis’ Screen World.

She has earned a place in Hollywood since the movie ‘The Terminator’ in 1984 and has appeared in its franchise as well. She also worked on ‘Black Moon Rising’, ‘Murder, She Wrote’, ‘Mr. Destiny,” “Missing in America,” and “Weeds,” among others. She voiced the character in the video game ‘Gears 5’.

LINDA HAMILTON: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Unlike his successful career, his relationships ended in failure. Since then, she has married twice and divorced twice. She first married her then-boyfriend Bruce Abbott in 1982. However, their relationship ended in 1989 when she was pregnant with their son Dalton who was born the same year. Later, she revealed that she suffered from bipolar disorder on the American talk show ‘Larry King Live’.

In her opinion, this was the reason for the failure of her first marriage with Abbott. After her divorce, she began her relationship with director James Cameron and moved in with him in 1991. They married in 1997 before they welcomed a daughter Josephine Archer Cameron in 1993. This marriage of hers also ended in divorce with the $50 million settlement in 1999. Apart from that, she suffered permanent hearing damage in one ear during the filming of Terminator 2: Judgment Day when she shot a gun fire in an elevator without using his earplugs.

LINDA HAMILTON: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

His net worth is estimated to be around $70 million from his career in the entertainment industry. His main source of income comes from his acting as well as his appearance in advertising campaigns and endorsements. Moreover, she could have also taken care of the business through which she earns a profitable amount. She also owns a few properties, including her $1 million home in New Orleans.

She has an unverified @linda.c.hamilton Instagram account with 18.8k followers. On Twitter, she goes by the unverified account @ImLindaHamilton with over 5.7k followers. She is not active on Facebook under her name.

LINDA HAMILTON: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The actress has a slim and fit body which is 5 feet 6 inches or 1.68 meters tall. She has hazel eyes and light brown hair. Besides, his body weighs 58 kg with a chest measurement of 32 inches, a waist measurement of 26 inches and a hip measurement of 32 inches.