Sarah Connor (Terminator)
| Sarah Connor | |
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| Terminator character | |
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First appearance | The Terminator (1984) |
Last appearance | Fortnite (2021) |
| Created by | James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd |
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| Voiced by | Linda Hamilton (Salvation, Gears 5) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Sarah Jeanette Connor |
| Gender | Female |
Significant other | Kyle Reese (boyfriend/father of son) |
| Children | John Connor (son with Kyle) |
| Relatives | Tara Connor (daughter-in-law) |
Sarah Jeanette Connor is a fictional character and the female protagonist of the Terminator franchise. She is portrayed by Linda Hamilton in the films The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator Salvation (2009; voice only), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), as well as the theme park attraction T2-3D: Battle Across Time (1996). Other actresses to portray the character include Emilia Clarke in the film Terminator Genisys (2015) and Lena Headey in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–09).
The character develops from a timid damsel in distress victim in the first film to a wanted fugitive committing acts of terrorism, a hardened warrior and mother who sacrificed everything for her son John Connor's future, on the verge of losing touch with her own humanity, and a mentor preparing and protecting a protégée for her destiny.
In an alternate timeline, depicted in Terminator Genisys, she is in her younger years, raised by a Terminator, while in another alternate timeline, depicted in Terminator: Dark Fate, she hunts numerous rogue Terminators (from various alternate timelines) in the years following her son's death.