United Kingdom, Feb. 16 -- Linda Hamilton's Dark Winds role had a "very specific" unexpected connection to her late mother.

The 69-year-old actress appeared in the season four premiere of the AMC series as Barbara Sena, who shared not only her mother's name, but also a journey with dementia, and the star has admitted the real life bond didn't stop there.

She told PEOPLE magazine: "My mother had dementia for 25 years.

"I swear to you, I went in for the fitting and the whole thing takes place in the '70s, and they pulled out some shoes for my character that were my mother's shoes.

"I mean, they were the exact colour of taupe that my mother would wear to extend the leg. And it was a very specific colour from the '70s, '80s.

"It just fel...