Sarah Jeanette Connor is a fictional character and the female protagonist of the Terminator franchise. She is one of the protagonists of The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), as well as the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009).

Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, [1] [2] she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984) and two of its sequels, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).

In the original timeline as mentioned in the novelization of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor dies when John Connor is in his mid-twenties when a supply convoy from Mexico led by her is ambushed by a squad of HKs.

After the destruction of Cyberdyne Building, Sarah Connor and her son, John Connor went into hiding from both authorities and possibly assassins sent by Skynet from the future.

Sarah Connor : [voiceover] Watching John with the machine, it was suddenly so clear. The terminator would never stop.

Apr 26, 2020 · In Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Sarah is initially locked in a mental institution for trying to bomb a computer factory. She has trained John for the upcoming nuclear warfare that will take place in 1997 at the hands of Skynet.

Jul 3, 1991 · Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Directed by James Cameron. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick. A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.

Mar 12, 2025 · Shockingly, Sarah Connor survives well into the future in Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s alternative ending, with the director’s cut completely changing her canonical fate.

Aug 13, 2018 · Watch Director James Cameron, writers, and cast members of 'Terminator 2: 3D discuss the development of Sarah Connor's character. Linda Hamilton went from playing a little role as a...

Feb 2, 2025 · In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor continues to inspire with her words. She says, “The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first time with a sense of hope, because if a machine, a Terminator, can learn the value of human life, maybe we can too.”