Lynda Carter

TV Actress

Lynda Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, United States on July 24th, 1951 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 72, Lynda Carter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Linda Jean Córdova Carter, Lynda
Date of Birth
July 24, 1951
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Age
72 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Networth
$10 Million
Profession
Actor, Beauty Pageant Contestant, Screenwriter, Singer, Voice Actor
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Lynda Carter Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 72 years old, Lynda Carter has this physical status:

Height
177cm
Weight
61kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Green
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Lynda Carter Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Globe High School, Arcadia High School, Arizona State University
Lynda Carter Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Ron Samuels, ​ ​(m. 1977; div. 1982)​, Robert A. Altman, ​ ​(m. 1984; died 2021)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Ron Samuels (1977-1982), Robert Altman (1984-2021)
Parents
Colby Carter, Juanita
Siblings
Vincent Carter (Older Brother), Pamela Carter (Older Sister)
Other Family
Elijah Vincent Carter (Paternal Grandfather), Doris Moss Slightam (Paternal Grandmother)
Lynda Carter Life

Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, guitarist, actor, and beauty pageant champion who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and placed in the Top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known for his role as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, based on the DC comic book fictional superheroine character of the same name and which aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979.

Early life

Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and the niece of Juanita (née Córdova) and Colby Carter. Her father is of English and Scotish origins, and her mother, who hails from Mexico, is of Mexican, Spanish, and French descent. Pamela has one brother, Vincent, and just one sister, Pamela. At age 5, Carter made her public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show. Carter performed in Just Us, a youth group. The band performed a marimba, a conga drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass, which was accompanied by another girl in the group. Lynda, a 15-year-old girl from the local pizza parlor, began singing in the local pizza parlor to earn extra money. When she was 16, she was joined by two of her cousins in The Relatives, another band. Gary Burghoff, an actor, was the band's drummer. For three months, the group opened in Las Vegas at the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge; because Carter was under the age of 21, she was unable to enter through the kitchen.

Carter attended Arizona State University. She dropped out of pursue a career in music after being named "Most Talented." Carter auditioned and then performed with The Garfin Gathering and bandleader Howard (Speedy) Garfin in 1970. They had their first performance together at the Holiday Inn Chinatown, a San Francisco hotel so new that it had no sidewalk access. They thus mostly played to the hotel workers and hotel guests who parked their cars in the underground garage. The Garfin Gathering explored the Nevada "Silver Circuit," playing shows in many of the state's casinos between Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno, and Las Vegas. Carter left the Garfin Gathering in 1972 to pursue acting, and she returned to Arizona.

Personal life

Lynda Carter and French singer Michel Polnareff had a romantic relationship in 1973 before she played Wonder Woman.

Carter has been married twice. Ron Samuels, her former talent agent, was her first marriage from 1977 to 1982, a period in which she has openly stated that she was deeply dissatisfied. On January 29, 1984, she married Washington, D.C. attorney Robert A. Altman, later co-founder CEO of ZeniMax Media. She left Hollywood in 1985 to join her husband in Washington, D.C., for a few years. James Altman (born January 1988) and Jessica Carter Altman (born October 7, 1990). The couple lived in Potomac, Maryland, a home that they built in 1987, just before the birth of their son. In the first issue of Closer magazine in November 2013, as well as on HGTV, the 20,000 square foot Georgian-style mansion was profiled.

Altman was cleared after a lengthy and well-publicized jury trial arising from his affiliation with the Bank of Credit and Commerce International and its clandestine acquisition of First American Bankshares Inc. Carter had her arm around him on the television news, saying, "Not guilty!" says Carter.

Not guilty!"

To the assembled journalists. Altman died at a Baltimore hospital on February 3, 2021, a rare form of leukemia; he was 73.

Carter admitted in 2003 that her mother suffered from irritable bowel syndrome for more than 30 years, leading to Carter's visit to the United States as an advocate and spokeswoman. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, abortion rights, and gender equality for LGBT people are all among her many supporters. She served as Grand Marshal for the 2011 Phoenix Pride Parade and the 2011 New York Pride Parades, as well as the 2013 Capital Pride Parade in Washington, D.C., a young woman. She served as Grand Marshall for the Washington, D.C. AIDS Walk in 2010.

Carter said in a People magazine interview on June 4, 2008, that she had in the past worked at a rehabilitation facility for alcoholism treatment, and that she had been sober for almost ten years. When she was asked what the recovery process had taught her, Carter said that the best measure of a human being is "how we treat the people who love us and the ones that love us."

Carter says she is committed to her alcoholism and heroin recovery. "I live every day with deep gratitude" after her husband's death for her ultimate embrace of personal powerlessness over alcoholism, she recalled in a 2016 Council on Recovery interview. I'm forever grateful for my family and friends who stood behind me and encouraged me, as well as those who helped me recover."

The following is press information provided by Carter and her workers regarding her alcoholism experience:

"Because of her inspiring tale, Carter explores the strength and joy of vulnerability, faith, and surrender that she believes in long-term recovery." Carter continues to attend various health and well-being functions, marking more than 20 years of sobriety. Any family in the family is encouraged to share her recovery tale and its hope. It's a good reminder that family support can make a huge difference whether you're a recovering addict or an alcoholic."

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Lynda Carter Career

Career

Carter won a local Arizona beauty competition in 1972 and gained national recognition in the United States by winning Miss World USA 1972, representing Arizona. She placed in the international Miss World 1972 pageant, representing the United States, and ranked in the top 15. During the early 1970s, she took acting classes at several New York acting schools. Les Moonves, one of her stage co-stars at this time, was one of her many supporting actresses. Carter made her first acting appearance in "Roots of Anger," a 1974 police drama in Nakia. She began appearing on such television shows as Starsky and Hutch and Cos, as well as appearances in numerous "B" films.

Wonder Woman, the fictional superhero character created by William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter in 1941 for DC Comics. Marston, who appeared in the aftermath of Superman's fame, created his masterpiece as counter-programming to the Man of Steel. The Diana Prince/Wonder Woman character is also known as the Amazing Amazon, the Truth of Truth, The Myscira's Champion, and the Goddess of Love and War. Wonder Woman was a massively popular DC comic book female superhero, and she became the most popular DC comic book female superhero.

Carter's acting career began when she received the title role as the title character and her espionage, Diana Prince. The funds she had set aside from her days of touring with her band to pursue acting in Los Angeles were almost unrestrained. Carter has openly that she had $25 in the bank on the day she was accepted. When her boss told her Joanna Cassidy had left the role and Carter had the role in Wonder Woman, she was about to return to Arizona. Carter's earnest presence endeared her to both supporters and critics, and as a result, she is still closely identified with Wonder Woman.

The Wonder Woman series ran for three seasons, on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979. Carter's performance, which was grounded in the character's inherent goodness, was paired with a comedic-accurate costume and a catchy theme tune for a tale that was nothing less than iconic. Carter told Us after the show ended that "I never meant to be a sexual object for anyone other than my husband." I never thought that a snapshot of my body would be tacked up in men's toilets. I hate it when women see me and wonder what they think. And I know what they think. They write and tell me."

Carter outlined in 2017 how she came to portray the Diana Prince/Wonder Woman character. Carter says she returned to 1975 principally because she looked the part as both a blessing and a curse, as one of the show's producers warned her. "Oh, women are going to be so jealous of you." They won't be able to be able to be effective if I am not playing her. "I want women to be me or be my best friend," says the woman. "There's something about the character where you pretended to be her" or whatever the situation was," Carter says of Wonder Woman.

Carter was listed as one of the company's 50th anniversary issue Fifty Who Made DC Great for her 1985 appearance on the Wonder Woman series.

In 2007, DC Direct introduced a 13-inch full-figure statue of Carter as Wonder Woman, but it was limited to 5,000 pieces; it was re-released in 2010. Also in 2010, DC Direct began selling a 512-inch bust of Carter's Wonder Woman to commemorate the DC Comics' 75th anniversary.

"Patty begged me to do a cameo in this," Patty Jenkins, a producer on the 2017 Wonder Woman feature film, approached Carter to appear in a cameo role in the film. She was in England, and I was performing my shows," explaining that she had singing engagements that made her unavailable. "We couldn't get our timing together at that time." So, this next week, if she writes me a good part, I might do it." Carter did appear in the post-credits scene of the sequel film Wonder Woman 1984, in which she plays Asteria, the Amazons' "Golden Warrior."

Carter is devoted to the fact that the new film and the character were released more than a decade ago. "Many actresses or actors want to get out of a role because we are actors, so we aren't the kind of people we play." "I knew very early on that this person is much more than me," she said, and that trying to distance myself from the tale's experiences is ridiculous."

Though Wonder Woman was being produced, Carter was well-known and in demand for promotional work. The International Academy of Beauty and the British Press Association's "Most Beautiful Woman in the World" named Carter "the Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in 1978. She had also signed a modeling contract with Maybelline cosmetics in 1977. She appeared in a Diet 7Up commercial with comedian Don Rickles in 1979.

Carter was the first female to do a voiceover for a movie trailer as she did for the 1975 film The Drowning Pool.

Carter continued to pursue her passion for music. Portrait of the late 1970s by Jane Dodson. Carter has been praised on several television shows for his work as a co-writer on several albums and several appearances as a musical guest. In a 1979 Wonder Woman episode, "Amazon Hot Wax," she performed two of her songs.

Carter produced a promotional poster in 1977 at the request of her then-husband and boss Ron Samuels. Despite Carter's dissatisfaction with the poster, it was still a hit. In 1981, she said during an interview with NBC television special Women Who Rate a 10.

She appeared on Apocalypse Now (1979), but her role as Playboy Playmate Bunny was interrupted by the storm that destroyed the theater set, resulting in a delay of almost two months for restoration. Carter's contractual obligations to Wonder Woman had brought her back to the United States and her scenes with Colleen Camp were reshot with Colleen Camp by the time director Francis Ford Coppola was ready to fire again. The only evidence of Carter's involvement are the Playboy centerfolds, which were specifically shot by the magazine as movie props, and a glimpse of Carter's pinup in the Redux version.

Carter had many opportunities in music, film, and television after Wonder Woman ended. Carter made his first appearance on The Muppet Show in 1980. Kermit the Frog repeatedly reminds the others that their guest is Carter, not Wonder Woman, in the episode's running gag. The Muppets merely want to be superheroes by taking a correspondence course, and Miss Piggy plays "Wonder Pig," a parody of Carter's television appearance.

Lynda Carter's Special (1980), Encore! She was quickly treated to a number of her own musical television specials, including Lynda Carter's Special (1980). (1980), commemoration (1981), Street Life (1982), and Body and Soul (1984). Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Cansino) landed the title role in a biographical film about actress Rita Hayworth ("The Love Goddess") (1983).

Carter's next big role after Wonder Woman appeared in the crime drama television series Partners in Crime with Loni Anderson in 1984. Helen Durant was then portrayed in the 1989 CBS television film Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All, where she booby-traps Las Vegas entertainer Johnny Roman (Edward Winter), her husband Doctor Carl Durant's (Jim Carney) and his employee accountant Brad Peters (Jim Carney) caused their deaths.

Carter appeared in a number of television series during the 1990s, resulting in a revival in television appearances for her. She appeared in commercials for Lens Express (now 1-800 Contacts). Potomac Productions, Carter's own production firm at the time, began around the same time. Carter expanded her resume to include voice-over work as the narrator of Sandra Brown's book Where There's Smoke in 1993.

Carter continued to work in a variety of industries into the new millennium. Carter appeared in two scheduled on-line chat sessions with fans as a result of Wonder Woman's syndication on cable networks like FX and SyFy. Carter appeared on BBC2's I Love 1978 and 1978 episodes. On the second annual TV Land Awards the same year, she received an award for being the "Best Superhero" on the second annual TV Land Awards. When an announcer revealed that an invisible plane had double-parked illegally and needed to be moved before it was towed, she performed her spinning transformation for the second time in 25 years, although a younger actress wore the star-spangled costume at the time.

Carter appeared in a variety of film roles, making up the bulk of her film work in the 2000s. She appeared in the independent comedy feature Super Troopers as Vermont Governor Jessman in 2001. The writers and actors of the film, as well as director Jay Chandrasekhar, had specifically sought Carter for the role. In The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park (2004), which was directed by Christopher Coppola, she was inspired by the character detour from her normal roles.

In the big-screen version of The Dukes of Hazzard (2004), Carter made her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years, which was also directed by Chandrasekhar. Principal Powers, the headmistress of a school for superheroes, appeared in Disney's action comedy film Sky High (2005). When Carter claims, she can't do anything more to help you." I'm not Wonder Woman, ya'know." She appeared in the made-for-cable vampire film Slayer in 2006. Carter returned to DC Comics' television world in the Smallville episode "Progeny" (2006), portraying Chloe Sullivan's Kryptonite-empowered mother.

Carter expanded her voice-over work to include video games, singing voices for the nord and orsimer (orc) females in two computer games of The Elder Scrolls III: Oblivion, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, two computer games, beginning in 2002. Bethesda Softworks was a member of Bethesda Softworks, Inc.'s chairman, businessman Robert A. Altman, was chairman and CEO of Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Media.

Carter has chosen a variety of theater productions. Carter appeared in "Mama Morton" in Chicago's West End London production from September to November 2005. On the Chicago: 10th Anniversary Edition CD box set, her version of "When You're Nice to Mama" was officially launched in 2006. Carter began performing in the United States in May 2007 with her one-woman musical cabaret group An Evening with Lynda Carter. Feinstein's at Loews Regency in New York, Jazz at Lincoln Center in Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Razz Room in San Francisco, and the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles were among the venues on display. At Last, her second album, was released in June 2009, and she debuted at No. 58. Billboard's Jazz Albums Chart ranks ten on Billboard's Top 100. Carter's third album, Crazy Little Things, was released in June 2011, a delightful blend of standards, country, and pop tunes, which she describes as a delightful mix of standards, country, and pop hits. Carter wrote and recorded five original songs for the video game Fallout 4 in which she appeared, five original songs. On November 6, 2015, iTunes released an EP of the songs from the game's soundtrack. NAVGTR selected "Good Neighbor" from the EP for best song under the category of Song, Original or Adapted. With her All-Star Band, Carter released her fourth album titled Red, Rock n' Blues in 2018, featuring two vocals with her daughter, Jessica Altman. Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco, the Franklin Theater in Nashville, and Jazz at the Lincoln Center in New York are among her national performances. Lynda is a member of the All-Star Band and she welcomes Jessica Altman, the special guest. In early 2020, Jessica released her own EP "No Rules."

Carter is one of the interview subjects in Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle, a three-hour documentary directed by Liev Schreiber that premiered on PBS in October 2013.

On October 21, 2016, Carter, co-Women actor Gal Gadot, DC Entertainment President Patty Jenkins, and United Nations Undersecretary General Cristina Gallach all attended the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the character's designation as the country's "Honorary Ambassador for Women and Girls." The act was supposed to raise the profile of UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 1. By 2030, the 5th in the hope of achieving gender equality and rights for both women and girls. However, UN staff members' report that the character is "not culturally inclusive or sensitive" and served to glorify women, prompting protests. As a result, the character was stripped of the designation and the project was completed on December 16.

Carter appeared in the Warner Bros./DC Comics film and television family on the second season of The CW's Supergirl television series in the role of President Olivia Marsdin. Carter's appearance on the show was described as "a major stand to necessitate Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and the DEO shielding her," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said.

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As she attends the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humour, Lynda Carter, 72, appears to be barely aged a day after hanging up her Wonder Woman leotard

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
On Sunday, time stood still as Lynda Carter received the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, D.C. As she welcomed onlookers at the annual festival, the 72-year-old actress, best known for her role as Wonder Woman, seemed as if she'd barely aged since hanging up her leotard. Carter captivated the hearts, minds, and, in some cases, teenage apprehensions around the globe thanks to her portrayal of the legendary, lycra-clad superhero, which she occupied for four years from 1975.

Lynda Carter, 72, a Wonder Woman actress, flashes her age-defying beauty at the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize Dinner

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 20, 2024
Lynda Carter made a lively appearance at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, she was a vivacious figure attending the 2024 Gershwin Prize dinner. As she commanded the red carpet, the actress, 72, who appeared on her hit film Wonder Woman in the 1970s, displayed her age-defying beauty. The actress, who recently revealed she was still mourning for her husband's death, looked chic in an electric blue pantsuit with a satin collar under which she wore a black shirt.

Lynda Carter, a 72-year-old Wonder Woman vet, is still mourning after her husband of 37 years, Robert A Altman, died three years ago: I think of him every day.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 28, 2024
Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman is still mourning three years after her husband's suicide at the age of 73. Robert A Altman, a 72-year-old actress, told People it has been difficult since her husband of 37 years, Robert A Altman, died. 'He was the greatest love of my life,' she said of the man with two children - Jessica and James.' Altman was a lawyer and a video game producer. 'I think of him every day.' "Oh Robert will know" during so much of my day to day. 'Or if I'm on a flight, I still expect him to text to ask, "Did you land safely?Was everything alright?"' Letters From Earth is she wrote a song for him.
Lynda Carter Tweets and Instagram Photos
6 Sep 2022

You don’t have to be an angel to wear white after Labor Day. 😇

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1 Sep 2022

Ready to ride right into the holiday weekend… 🐎

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