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Linda Hamilton Rejects Anti-Aging Pressure as She Joins Stranger Things' Final Season

The 69-year-old describes embracing her age through a thrice-weekly fitness routine during filming.

Overview

  • In a new AARP Movies for Grownups interview, Hamilton says she does not try to look younger and has "surrendered" to the face she has earned.
  • Hamilton appears in season five as Dr. Kay, with details limited as she describes the role as a head military scientist in quarantined Hawkins continuing Dr. Brenner’s work.
  • She says she trained three times a week during production, citing Pilates, yoga, free weights, machines and cables.
  • Hamilton notes long-term damage to her body from years of performing her own stunts.
  • A longtime fan, she was "super stoked" to join the show but says she will not watch the season; Netflix rolls out the final season in three parts starting Nov. 26.