Lynda Carter - Biography

Last Editor: cookkaty				Lynda Carter Biography -   Name : Lynda Carter Profession : Actress, Singer Birth Details : Linda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona Years active : 1974–present Spouse(s) : Ron Samuels (1977–1982) Robert A. Altman (1984–present)

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Singer Youngest of 3 siblings. Does motivational/professional speaking engagements. Performed in a band during high school called 'Just Us', which consisted of a marimba, a congo drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass played by another girl. When she was 17 she joined another band for more exposure called 'The Relatives' (because two members were cousins) which opened at the Sahara Hotel casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months. Because Lynda was under 21 she had to enter the casino through the kitchen. Gary Burghoff (who played Radar O'Reilly in "M*A*S*H" (1972) ) was the drummer. In 1970 she joined the last band she sang with, called 'The Garfin Gathering with Lynda Carter', and their first performance was in a brand new San Francisco hotel that had no sidewalk entrance built yet, so they played to mostly the janitors and whatever hotel guests parked their cars in the underground garage. But she performed so well under such intimidating circumstances that Howard "Speedy" Garfin nicknamed Lynda "Wonder Woman"! Released a solo album entitled 'Portrait' in May 1978. Won the title of Miss World USA representing her home state of Arizona in 1972. A friend sat Lynda and her present husband, lawyer Robert Altman, together at a social dinner in the hopes that the two would hit it off. Measurements: 38-26-38 (Miss World USA pageant), 38-20-37 (her claim as Miss World USA, 1972), 37 1/2C-25-35 ("Wonder Woman" wardrobe) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Performed many of her own stunts on "Wonder Woman" (1976) including hanging from a helicopter, to the nervousness of CBS, during the second season episode "Anschluss '77". Ended each of her television specials singing the song "Always". While filming Battle of the Network Stars (1976) (TV), she poured champagne over the head of host Howard Cosell after her team won the tug of war contest not knowing he wore a hairpiece. Cosell was really upset. Later, whenever she saw him at a restaurant in New York, she would sent over a bottle of champagne and he always knew that it was from her. Owns the DVD release rights to her television specials. When asked, during her on-line Lens Express chat on November 8th, 1999, who she would like to portray Wonder Woman in a big screen movie version, she stated that she would prefer either actress Catherine Zeta-Jones or supermodel Cindy Crawford. Scenes cut from Francis Ford Coppola epic Apocalypse Now (1979) In the film Sky High (2005), Lynda plays Principal Powers, the principal of the high school for the children of superheroes. Powers has comet-related powers. On the Circus of the Stars #2 (1977) (TV), Lynda was the target for David Janssen, who threw daggers at her. He came close, but he missed her every time. The son of one of her stunt doubles, Jeannie Epper, told his classmates that his mother was Lynda's stunt double on the series "Wonder Woman" (1976), but they didn't believe him, not even after he showed them a picture of his mother in the Wonder Woman costume from the set. When Lynda herself found out about this, she invited the boy's class to the set so they could see Jeannie herself in action. Vital statistics in November 1986: 37-27-38 Half Irish, half Mexican Auditioned for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995). Lynda returned to her first love, singing, by appearing in the play "Chicago" at London's West End Adeplhi Theatre on September 26, 2005 as "Mama Morton", the leather-clad women's jailer for an 8-week run. Lynda has now sucessfully appeared in all three forms of acting, stage, screen and television. Children with Altman: Jamie Clifford and Jessica Carter. Daughter-in-law of television producer Sophie Altman. Ranked #3 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008). Grew up an avid reader of the Wonder Woman comic books. Went to Globe High School in Globe, Arizona and Arcadia High School, in Phoenix. She attended Arizona State University, but after being voted the "most talented" student, she dropped out in order to pursue a career in music. Toured as a singer with several rock groups before returning to Arizona in 1972. Her only nude appearances in film came with one of her first, Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976). In early June 2008, Carter found a body floating in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. while rowing out of the Potomac Boat Club. She called out to some fishermen and waited for the police to arrive. Has been involved in many charitable causes, including a pioneering role with the Susan G. Komen Foundation (for breast cancer education and research) in which she received the Jill Ireland Award for her volunteer work, the Red Cross, U.S.O., Ronald McDonald House, and many charities benefiting children. When she was 17 she joined a band called 'The Relatives' (two of the members were cousins) which opened at the Sahara Hotel casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months. Because Lynda was under 21 she had to enter the casino through the kitchen. Gary Burghoff (who played Radar O'Reilly in "M*A*S*H") was the drummer. She was in the film Apocalypse Now (1979) but her scenes were cut by the director, Francis Ford Coppola. Hosts the Lynda Carter Golf Tournament for charity. She is the youngest of three children of Colby Carter and Jean Carter. Her brother is Vincent Carter and her sister is Pamela Carter. According to a DVD commentary by Lynda Carter, she invented the "spin" move when Diana would transform into Wonder Woman.

Lynda Carter Detailed Biography -

Lynda Carter (born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress. She is best known as the star of the fantasy-adventure TV series Wonder Woman which ran from 1975 to 1979. She was born to Irish-American Colby Carter and Mexican-American Juana Cordoba. Carter grew up an avid reader of the Wonder Woman comic books. She went to 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. She entered a local beauty contest and achieved her first national fame by winning Miss World USA in 1972 representing Arizona. After taking acting classes at several New York acting schools, she began making appearing on TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch, Cos and Nakia and B-movies including Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976), which featured nude scenes of her skinny dipping. However, her acting career did not take off until she landed her starring role in the Wonder Woman television series. Her earnest performance as the scantily clad superhero 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). Lynda Carter in a scene from 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. During the late 1970s, she recorded an album, Portraits 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." Carter has been married twice. Her first marriage was to her former agent Ron Samuels on May 28, 1977. They were divorced in 1982. Carter's married lawyer Robert Altman (not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name) on January 29, 1984. Robert and Lynda have two children, James and Jessica Altman. In 2001, Carter was cast in the low-budget 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 allows Carter to poke fun at her most famous character by having her state: "How do you expect me to do something like that? I'm not Wonder Woman." Since September 26, 2005, Carter has taken on the role of Mama Morton in the West End London production of Chicago.