Lynda Carter
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Female
Birthday
1951-07-24 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Lynda Carter
Biography
Lynda Jean Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress and singer, best known for being Miss World USA 1972 and as the star of the 1970s television series The New Original Wonder Woman (1975–77) and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1977–79). The epitome of the word "statuesque," brunette, big blue-eyed, and 6' tall Lynda Carter was once considered one of the most beautiful women in the western world. Born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, Carter's height caused considerable awkwardness in high school. Friends encouraged her to become a performer; she began studying voice and by the time she graduated, she was named her school's most talented student. She briefly attended Arizona State University, but dropped out to become a professional singer and tour the country with several rock groups. By 1972, Carter had returned home and entered a local beauty pageant. She won and went on to win the title of Miss World-USA. After that, Carter studied acting in New York. She started her career in television making guest appearances on such shows as Starsky and Hutch, but Carter did not become famous until winning the title role of Wonder Woman in 1975. The Wonder Woman shows originally started out as specials on the ABC network, but by 1976 had been turned into a series. The network canceled the show after one season and it was picked up by CBS and aired there for a few years. When the series ended, she had a somewhat successful career as a Las Vegas entertainer. She also continues to occasionally appear in television movies and as a series guest star. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Known For
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Smallville
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Two and a Half Men
The View
Supergirl
Supergirl
Intimate Portrait
Tamron Hall
Wonder Woman 1984
Starsky & Hutch
Super Troopers
The Muppet Show
Match Game
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Sky High
Slayer
Superpowered: The DC Story
Wonder Woman
Terror Peak
The Wendy Williams Show
Double Dare
Daddy
Hope & Faith
Matt Helm
Lynda Carter's Celebration
Lynda Carter: Encore!
Someone to Love Me
Lynda Carter's Special
So Graham Norton
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Stillwatch
The Dukes of Hazzard
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Night of 100 Stars
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Partners in Crime
Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
Super Troopers 2
I Love the '70s
Skin Wars
The Jacksons
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
E! True Hollywood Story
Night of 100 Stars II
Tempbot
Nakia
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
The Cleaner
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Men Who Rate a 10
Born to Be Sold
The Making of Oblivion
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Family Blessings
Hotline
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Lynda Carter: Street Life
The Last Song
When Friendship Kills
Lightning in a Bottle
The Return of Wonder Woman
The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park
A Prayer in the Dark
Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines
She Woke Up Pregnant
Reign of the Superwomen
Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
The New Original Wonder Woman
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Electric Blue 13
