American actress Linda Carroll Hamilton was born on September 26, 1956 in Salisbury, Maryland. She was first seen on screen in the year 1980 when she guested for a minor role in the comedy drama TV series Shirley. The same year, she again appeared in television, particularly taking the role Anne Samoorian in the TV film Reunion. Not later than that, she achieved her first breakthrough when she was cast in the nighttime soap opera Secrets of Midland Heights.
Another breakthrough happened to her in 1987 when she was cast in Beauty and the Beast and particularly portrayed the role Catherine Chandler. The said TV series earned her a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Just recently, she appeared in the TV series Chuck and played the role Mary Elizabeth Bartowski for 12 episodes.
Linda is known to have trained with Anthony Cortez. Her workout training consisted of long distance running as well as cycling, swimming, and running on stairs. She was also noted to be lifting weights during her younger years.
For her diet, she used to consume high-protein, non-fat diet so as to build lean muscles while she was filming a certain action-packed movie.
Body Measurement (2014 – Age 57)
Height: 163 cm | 5 feet, 4 Inches
Weight: 58 kg | 128 lbs
Bra/Bust Size: 12B | 34B
Waist Size: 61 cm | 24 in
Hip Size: 89 cm | 35 in