Who Is Leslie Hamilton? Her Twin Sister & Other Interesting Facts

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Who Is Leslie Hamilton? Her Twin Sister & Other Interesting Facts
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Leslie Hamilton was the sister of the Terminator actress, Linda Hamilton and the maternal aunt of Dalton Abbott. Her sister Linda is famous for her role as Sarah Conor in the sci-fi franchise.

It has been some time since the other lesser-known Hamilton sister lost her life. Although she, herself hasn’t much to say about her life unlike her famous sibling, Linda, she was once an integral help in one of her movies.

Know how come Leslie didn’t dive into the same career as her sister.  Additionally, comprehend all the details; her childhood relationship with the actress to her final years. Also, read how Linda took her sister’s death, and has she broken her silence on the loss yet?

Leslie Hamilton Lost Her Father In A Car Accident

Leslie was born in Salisbury, Maryland on September 26, 1956. Hamilton lost her father in a car crash when she was five. His name was Carroll Stanford Hamilton and was a physician.

Leslie Hamilton was the sister of the Terminator actress, Linda Hamilton and the maternal aunt of Dalton Abbott. Her sister Linda is famous for her role as Sarah Conor in the sci-fi franchise.
Linda Hamilton’s sister, Leslie Hamilton in Salisbury, Maryland. She lost her father at 5 in a car accident.

After the death of her father, her mother married a police chief. Leslie’s sister once said that she and her siblings grew up in a very “boring” family, and they “voraciously read books” during their spare time.

She and her sister, Linda attended Wicomico Junior High School in Salisbury, Maryland.

She Was A Nurse

Leslie Hamilton worked as both an emergency room nurse and hospice nurse during her career. During her final years, Freas was living in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. People close to her described her as the consummate caretaker, one who loved devoting her life to helping her children and the lives of others.

Was Leslie Hamilton Married?

Leslie was indeed married. In fact, she also had a sizeable family of her own with her and her husband living up to see their third-generation kids. However, it remains to be known who exactly was her husband and if she was still married to him up until her death.

She Had Three Children

Freas had three children, Ashley, Adam, and Kendall, and two grandchildren, Luna Bo and Ollie. In addition to her twin sister, she also had another sister, Laura Hamilton, as well as a brother, Ford Hamilton, and a stepbrother, Jeffrey Payne.

Were Linda Hamilton And Leslie Hamilton The Twins?

Linda and Leslie were very much the twins. And this fact helped director James Cameron quite a lot in his 1991 blockbuster film, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Leslie Hamilton appeared as a stunt double for her sister, Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2.
Linda Hamilton’s sister, Leslie Hamilton had three children and two grandchildren. In addition to her twin sister, she also had another sister, as well as a brother, and a stepbrother. Source: Instagram/ Getty

In The Film, Leslie Hamilton Appeared As Her Sister’s Stunt Double

Freas appeared as a stunt double for her Hollywood star sister in Judgment Day. It was she who appeared in the movie during the playground dream scene. She also acted as her own sister where Robert Patrick’s T-1000 imitates Sarah Connor. This James Cameron’s Terminator sequel was her only film credit.

One Of Her Scenes That Didn’t Make Into The Movie

Many hardcore fans will also know that Leslie had one more appearance in Cameron’s hit Terminator sequel. While the footage didn’t make it to the theatrical release, it did get credit and featured on home versions of the movie.

Leslie Hamilton worked as both an emergency room nurse and hospice nurse during her career. During her final years, Freas was living in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
It was Leslie Hamilton who appeared in the movie during the playground dream scene. She also acted as Sarah Conor’s duplicate in the scene where Robert Patrick’s T-1000 imitates Sarah Connor. Source: Instagram

The twin sister of Linda appears again as Sarah Conor — the moment finds where Sarah and John Connor reset the T-800’s CPU to learn mode. Leslie stood next to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the scene, while her sister Linda appeared in a mirror, holding a life-sized Schwarzenegger puppet by artist Stan Winston and his studio.

Leslie Hamilton’s Death

Hamilton died on Aug. 22, 2020, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey at the age of She was 63. The visitation took place on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel, N.J. The Freas family kept the final disposition private.

What Did Leslie Hamilton Die Of? Was It Covid?

Surprisingly the cause of Leslie’s death is yet to be known. So far, Hamilton hasn’t spoken about her womb mate’s loss.

On the other hand, people also mistook and thought the cause of her death was covid. However, Leslie’s family has not made the reason for her demise to date.

Is Leslie Hamilton’s Sister Reprising Her Role In The Next Terminator?

When last asked about whether she would show up in a follow-up to 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate, Leslie’s sister told The Hollywood Reporter that she “would be quite happy to never return.”

The Maryland-born actress explained she would really appreciate maybe a smaller version, where so many millions would not be at stake. She also said how the modern audience is so unpredictable and that if there were something new that really spoke to her she will always consider viable changes.

In addition to Dark Fate, Hamilton played Sarah Connor in 1984’s The Terminator and 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day. She also provided her voice in an uncredited role in 2009’s Terminator Salvation and appeared as the heroine in a pre-show for Universal Studios’ now-defunct T2-3D: Battle Across Time amusement park ride.

She Is The Former Sister-In-Law Of James Cameron

Not only did Leslie have a working relationship with the Canadian director, James Cameron but she once was related to him through his sister, Linda Hamilton. Her actress twin sister and the helmsman were in a relationship between 1991 until 1999. During that course, they also had a daughter, Josephine, and were briefly married in 1997, before divorcing in a $50m settlement.

Some Other Facts About Leslie Hamilton: 

  • She was an avid fisherwoman and was not shy about out-fishing anyone who joined her.

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