“Terminator” star Linda Hamilton has amazed fans for many years, not just for her tough role but also for embracing getting older. Check out how she has changed over the years in these amazing photos.
When Linda Hamilton first played her role in “The Terminator” in 1984, she never thought it would change her life and career so much. Known for her strong performances and striking appearance, she went from wanting to act in Shakespeare plays to becoming an action movie star.
Looking back, she once said she never expected to be known for action roles. “Did I think I would be an action star? Not at all! I wanted to be a Shakespearean actress, but with ‘Terminator,’ everything changed,” she said.
In the movie, Linda Hamilton played an ordinary woman who suddenly finds herself in a dangerous situation. She is being chased by a powerful robot from the future, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. As her character, Sarah Connor, Hamilton spent most of the movie running and trying to stay alive, using her strength and determination to survive.
However, the tough role had a negative impact on her mental health. Linda Hamilton later shared that playing the part left her struggling with depression. Even after filming ended, she had vivid dreams about the robot character, which continued to bother her for a long time.
Linda Hamilton never expected “The Terminator” to become a worldwide hit, or that she would return to play her role again in “Terminator 2” years later.
This time, she wanted her character, Sarah, to be different. She didn’t want Sarah to seem weak, but instead, a strong and determined warrior, even a little unstable. The director, James Cameron, agreed with her ideas and wrote the role to show more of Sarah’s complex personality.
Behind the scenes, Linda Hamilton faced her own tough challenges. She struggled with mental health issues from a young age, dealing with depression that started in her childhood but went unnoticed for many years.
The actress remembered feeling different from others and silently struggled after losing her father when she was just five years old. While she described her childhood as mostly happy, it was also marked by sudden bursts of anger and a feeling of loneliness that stayed with her through her teenage years.
At first, acting was an escape for Linda Hamilton, but it eventually made her struggles worse. She turned to drugs and alcohol to deal with her emotional pain.
Tired of Hollywood’s fast-paced lifestyle, Hamilton decided to step away from fame. Almost 30 years ago, she left Los Angeles for a peaceful life on a ranch in Virginia, where she focused on raising her family.
Later, Linda Hamilton moved to New Orleans, choosing a life far away from the entertainment industry that had both boosted her career and worn her out. She often said that it wasn’t the acting she disliked, but the unrealistic pressures and focus on appearance that came with being in Hollywood.
For Linda Hamilton, aging was a natural and unavoidable part of life, and she embraced it with grace. She felt no pressure to fit Hollywood’s beauty standards, saying that appearance is only a small part of who we truly are.
Linda Hamilton has openly accepted the changes that come with aging, acknowledging that the years have visibly transformed her. She has been clear about embracing her age and the experiences that have shaped her.
She said, “Yes, people will look at me and say, ‘Oh, she got old.’ That’s true, and I have so much more to share as a strong, experienced woman who has lived a lot.”
Linda Hamilton proudly stated that she had no interest in chasing her past. Instead, she chose to celebrate who she is now. For her, it wasn’t about trying to match her old image but about embracing her changing identity with honesty and strength.
As Linda Hamilton approaches her 68th birthday, take a look at how the actress, often called “iconic,” has transformed over the years. Despite the passage of time, she continues to showcase her beauty and strength.
Many people on social media have praised Linda Hamilton’s beauty over the years. One person commented, “She was an absolute knockout,” while another said, “She is still beautiful.” A third user wrote, “We all get older, that’s life. You look great,” and another added, “Still beautiful, aging well!!!”
However, not everyone was a fan of her more mature look. One person remarked, “Well, that is what age does.”
Linda Hamilton’s current appearance has received a range of reactions, but her transformation over the years shows more than just the physical changes of aging. It reflects a deep personal journey.
From being an action icon to a woman who has found peace with herself, she continues to defy expectations. She embraces her past while living proudly and authentically on her own terms.
Melissa Sue Anderson, star of ‘Little House on the Prairie,’ speaks of her decision to leave Hollywood for Canada
How many times has it happened that you think of an old show you used to love watching and wonder what the actors are doing after so many years? I guess many of you that have seen “Little House on the Prairie” and were eager to see each new adventure of the family living on the farm in Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, would love to know what the actors are up to these days.
Those fans who were fond of the actress playing Mary Ingalls, beautiful Melissa Sue Anderson, were convinced she would continue being part of their life through the small screens, but she had other plans.
Today, she speaks of her decision to leave Hollywood behind and move to Canada.
This actress started her acting career playing guest roles, and had her way into the showbiz when she became one of the central figures of “Little House on the Prairie.” Her acting brought her several nominations for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and her fans knew she deserved it.
Speaking of her experience filming this drama that made her famous, back in 2010, Anderson told Pop Entertainment, “I’m lucky that there even was a character to play, because in the book, there isn’t much of one. Laura [Ingalls, author of the Little House novels upon which the series was based and the story was centered] was a quite older woman when she wrote the books. She was remembering the best of her life. The characters of Ma and Mary didn’t factor in a lot. There was a lot of Laura and Pa and Laura and Jack the dog and Laura and Mr. Edwards, but there wasn’t a lot of Mary. I’m fortunate that they discovered that I could act.”
She tried herself in other minor roles after Mary Ingalls, but then in 1990 she got married to television producer Michael Sloan and moved to Montreal in 2002 with her husband and their two children, daughter Piper and son Griffin.
In 2007, the family became Canadian citizens and with the new life came new commitments, so Anderson decided to let go of the showbiz because she wanted to spend more time with her kids and didn’t want them to feel pressured to pursue acting careers themselves.
In an interview with E-Talk, Anderson said, “I really stepped away for a long time. That was really for the kids so they would have their own sense of who they were as opposed to being with me.”
However, Anderson didn’t step back from acting completely, but took small roles over the recent years. Her life-changing experience of being part in a series like “Little House on the Prairie” encouraged her to write a memoir titled The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House.
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