Lynda Carter - Definition and Overview

Lynda Carter (born Lynda Jean Córdoba Carter on 24 July 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress.

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 U.S.A. in 1972, representing her home state of Arizona. After some acting classes at several New York acting schools, she began making guest appearances on T.V. shows such as Starsky and Hutch, Cos, and Nakia. However, her acting career did not take off until 1975, when she landed her starring role in the Wonder Woman television series of the 1970s. Her other credits include the title role in a 1983 biopic of Rita Hayworth, and a variety of television specials.

Carter has been married twice. Her first was to her former agent, Hollywood producer and manager Ron Samuels on 28 May 1977. They were divorced in 1982. The second marriage was to lawyer Robert Altman on 29 January 1984.

External links

• Lynda Carter (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004812/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Commentary on Lynda Carter's role as Wonder Woman (http://lymphocytes.741.com/ww.html)