Lynda Carter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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
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Filmography
Super Troopers 3
Movie · as Governor Jessman
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Superpowered: The DC Story
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Cleaner
Movie · as Carlene Briggs
Reign of the Superwomen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Wonder Woman 1984
Movie · as Asteria
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Super Troopers 2
Movie · as Governor Jessman
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Supergirl
TV · as President Olivia Marsdin, President Olivia Marsdin (archive footage) · 5 eps
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Skin Wars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines
Movie · as Self
Steve Harvey
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Movie · as Wonder Woman (archive footage)
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Movie · as Self
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wendy Williams Show
TV · 1 ep
Slayer
Movie · as Colonel Jessica Weaver
The Making of Oblivion
Movie · as Self
Tempbot
Movie · as Mary Alice
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Movie · as Self
Sky High
Movie · as Principal Powers
The Dukes of Hazzard
Movie · as Pauline
Double Dare
Movie · as Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park
Movie · as Lynette
Terror Peak
Movie · as Dr. Janet Fraser
Hope & Faith
TV · as Summer Kirkland · 1 ep
I Love the '70s
TV · 10 eps
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Lynda Carter · 1 ep
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Movie · as Self/Wonder Woman (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Movie · as Self - Special Guest Star
Super Troopers
Movie · as Governor Jessman
Smallville
TV · as Moira Sullivan · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Lorraine Dillon · 1 ep
Someone to Love Me
Movie · as Diane Young
Family Blessings
Movie · as Lee reston
So Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Prayer in the Dark
Movie · as Emily Hayworth
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
When Friendship Kills
Movie · as Kathryn Archer
She Woke Up Pregnant
Movie · as Susan Saroyan
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
TV · as Elizabeth Shields · 22 eps
Lightning in a Bottle
Movie · as Charlotte Furber
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Movie · as Meredith Lanahan
Daddy
Movie · as Charlotte Sampson
Law & Order
TV · as Lorraine Dillon · 1 ep
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Movie · as Helen Durant
Stillwatch
Movie · as Patricia Traymore
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
Electric Blue 13
Movie · as Herself (archive footage)
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
Movie · as Self
Partners in Crime
TV · as Carole Stanwyck · 13 eps
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Movie · as Rita Hayworth
Hotline
Movie · as Brianne O'Neill
Lynda Carter: Street Life
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Born to Be Sold
Movie · as Kate Carlin
Lynda Carter's Celebration
Movie · as Self
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
Movie · as Self
Men Who Rate a 10
Movie · as Self
The Last Song
Movie · as Brooke Newman
Lynda Carter: Encore!
Movie · as Self
Lynda Carter's Special
Movie · as Self
Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman
Movie · as Wonder Woman (Archive Footage)
The Return of Wonder Woman
Movie · as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Movie · as Bobbie Jo Baker
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Movie
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
The Jacksons
TV · as Ella misma · 1 ep
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Movie · as Zelda
The New Original Wonder Woman
Movie · as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Starsky & Hutch
TV · 2 eps
Wonder Woman
TV · as Wonder Woman / Diana Prince · 60 eps
Matt Helm
TV · as Bobbi Dee · 1 ep
Nakia
TV · as Helen Chase · 14 eps
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Hostess · 3 eps