Lynda Carter
Birth name	Linda Jean Córdova Carter[1]
Born	July 24, 1951 (1951-07-24) (age 55) Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Years active	1970s - present
Notable roles	Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman

Lynda Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress. She is known for the Amazonian title role in the fantasy-adventure TV series Wonder Woman which aired from 1976 to 1979. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book character Wonder Woman (which was co-created by William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston). ... Marvel Comics (Stan Lee is behind many of the superheros) is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Night Nurse (comic series). ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... The Amazons (in Greek, Αμαζόνες) were an ancient nation of female warriors or a society dominated by women, at the edges of Scythia in Sarmatia (Herodotus). ... The title role is the role (or position) of the character after whom a literary work (e. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book character Wonder Woman (which was co-created by William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

Early life

Carter was born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter in Phoenix, Arizona.^[2] Her father, Colby Carter is Irish-American,^[1] and her mother, Juana Córdoba, is Mexican.^[1] Carter grew up an avid reader of the Wonder Woman comic books. She went to Globe High School in Globe AZ and Arcadia High School in Phoenix, then to Arizona State University, but after being voted the most talented student she dropped out in order to pursue a career in music. She toured as a singer with several rock groups before returning to Arizona in 1972. Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is a public institution of higher education and research with campuses located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Career

Carter entered a local beauty contest and achieved her first national fame by winning Miss World USA in 1972 representing Arizona. ^[1] As the United States entrant in the Miss World pageant she reached the semi-finals. After taking acting classes at several New York acting schools, she began making appearances on TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch, Cos and Nakia and B-movies including Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976). However, her acting career did not take off until she landed her starring role in the Wonder Woman television series. Her earnest performance endeared her to fans and critics and the series lasted for three seasons. Thirty years after first taking on the role, Carter continues to be closely identified with Wonder Woman, so much so that it has proved difficult for producers to find a suitable candidate to play the character in subsequent aborted productions (work on the most recent attempt was announced in 2005) Mrs. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The official Miss World logo . The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... NY redirects here. ... For the film, see Starsky & Hutch (film). ... Cos (TV series) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Nakia Daniel Reynoso is an American pianist, vocalist and songwriter who resides in Austin, TX. Nakia got his start in music in two Atlanta, GA, bands—the cover band Deacon Street and an alterna-pop band called Latenight Breakfast. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman.

Carter's other credits include the title role in a 1983 biopic of Rita Hayworth and a variety of television specials. She also starred in a couple of short-lived TV series, including Partners in Crime with Loni Anderson. During the late 1970s, she recorded the album Portrait and made numerous guest appearances on variety television programs in a musical capacity. She also sang two of her songs in the Wonder Woman episode "Amazon Hot Wax." Image File history File links Promo Shot of Lynda Carter, ca. ... Image File history File links Promo Shot of Lynda Carter, ca. ... Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book character Wonder Woman (which was co-created by William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston). ... A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and Irish descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the eras leading sex symbol. ... Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and as a former wife of Burt Reynolds (from 1988 to 1993). ... Portrait was Lynda Carters only commercial music album. ...

In 2001, Carter was cast in the independent comedy feature Super Troopers as Vermont Governor Jessman. The writer-stars of the film, the comedy troop Broken Lizard with member Jay Chandrasekhar directing, had specifically sought Carter for the role, with plans to approach other television actresses of the 1970s had Carter declined. Carter had her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years in the 2005 big-screen remake of The Dukes of Hazzard, also directed by Chandrasekhar. She also appears in the 2005 movie Sky High as Principal Powers, the head of a school for superheroes. The script allowed for Carter to poke fun at her most famous character when she states: "What a waste. I can't do anything more to help you. I'm not Wonder Woman, y'know." Not to be confused with Super Trouper. ... Broken Lizard is a comedy group best known for its films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. ... Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor, comedian, writer, and film director with the comedy team Broken Lizard. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is a film based on the American television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. ... Sky High is a superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures that opened in the United States on July 29, 2005. ...

Carter has also done voiceover work for video games, performing voices for the Nord and Orsimer (Orc) females in two computer games from The Elder Scrolls series. These are The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. These games were developed by Bethesda Softworks, of which her husband Robert Altman (not to be confused with the late Hollywood director) is Chairman and CEO. Nords as they appear on the Elder Scrolls website The Nords are a fantasy race of humans from The Elder Scrolls fantasy setting of Skyrim. ... Orsimer as they appear on the elder scrolls website. ... Bethesda Softworks Elder Scrolls 10th anniversary logo from 2004. ... The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, also known simply as Morrowind, is a first-person (also playable in third person) computer role-playing game in Bethesda Softworks The Elder Scrolls series. ... The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a game currently under development by Bethesda Softworks for the PC, Xbox 2, and Playstation 3. ... Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media Company, is a developer and publisher of computer and video games. ... Robert A. Altman is Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, LLC. He is married to actress Lynda Carter. ...

From September 26, 2005 until November of that year, Carter played the role of Mama Morton in the West End London production of Chicago.^[3] Her rendition of "When You're Good to Mama" was officially released on the Chicago: 10th Anniversary Edition cd box set in October of 2006. Receiving positive response to the song's release, Lynda booked her own cabaret act in San Francisco at the York Hotel's Plush Room from May 1 - 6, 2007. // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... Chicago is a musical, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ...

On the Thursday, April 19, 2007, episode of Smallville (TV series), Lynda Carter played the mother of Chloe Sullivan, a meteor-infected being who could control the powers of other such beings. (Victor) ʁ

Personal life

Carter has been married twice. Her first marriage was to her former agent Ron Samuels on May 28, 1977. They were divorced in 1982. Interestingly, Samuels was also agent to Charlie's Angel - Jaclyn Smith (who attended the wedding) and Bionic Woman - Lindsay Wagner. Carter married Robert Altman, a lawyer at the time, on January 29, 1984. Robert and Lynda have two children, James and Jessica Altman.^[1] Ron Samuels is a film producer. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Robert A. Altman is Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, LLC. He is married to actress Lynda Carter. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Footnotes

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ...

External links

• Lynda Carter at the Internet Movie Database
• Fan Site
• Lynda Carter FanSite
• Lynda Carter at TV.com