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.