Full-lipped blonde leading lady of film and TV who gained notice with her role as a waitress hunted by a robotic Arnold Schwarzenegger in James Cameron’s successful and influential sci-fi adventure, “The Terminator” (1984). Her previous film credits include her feature debut “TAG: The Assassination Game” (1982) and a supporting role in “The Stone Boy” (1983), a drama starring Robert Duvall. Hamilton acquired a devoted cult following with a part written expressly for her: the spunky New York lawyer who falls in love with an underground-dwelling freakish outcast on TV’s wildly romantic “Beauty and the Beast” (CBS, 1987-90). She fared less well with other forgettable big-screen assignments, such as “Black Moon Rising” (1986), “King Kong Lives” (1986) and “Mr. Destiny” (1990).
