Lynda Carter

She is a singer for cabarets and a television actress.

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 OReilly on "M

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H" ) 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!".

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.

Performed many of her own stunts on "Wonder Woman" including hanging from a helicopter, to the nervousness of CBS, during the second season episode, "Wonder Woman" {Anschluss 77 (#2.2)} .

Ended each of her television specials singing the song "Always".

While filming Battle of the Network Stars , 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 send 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 Monday, November 8, 1999, who she would like to portray Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in a big screen movie version, she stated that she would prefer either actress Catherine Zeta-Jones or supermodel Cindy Crawford. The first actress to portray Diana Prince/Wonder Woman on the big screen turned out to be Gal Gadot.

Her scenes were deleted from Francis Ford Coppola s war epic Apocalypse Now .

On the Circus of the Stars #2 , 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 Lyndas stunt double on the series "Wonder Woman" , but they didnt 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 boys class to the set so they could see Jeannie herself in action.

She has English and Irish ancestry through her father, but Mexican and Spanish ancestry though her mother.

Auditioned for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager" , which went to Kate Mulgrew.

She returned to her first love, singing, by appearing in the play "Chicago" at Londons West End Adeplhi Theatre on September 26, 2005 as "Mama Morton", the leather-clad womens jailer for an eight-week run. Lynda has now successfully appeared in all three forms of acting, stage, screen and television.

She has two children with Robert Altman : James Clifford Altman (born January 14, 1988) and Jessica Carter Altman. Her two children did not have the opportunity to see her in the Wonder Woman costume because they were born years after her television series ended its production. In fact, she did not have any children with Ron Samuels.

Daughter-in-law of television producer Sophie Altman.

(March 2008) Ranked #3 on Wizard magazines "Sexiest Women of TV" list.

Lynda grew up an avid reader of the Wonder Woman comic books, though many of the actual comic book super villains did not make any appearances in her television series.

Attended 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 .

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, USO, Ronald McDonald House, and many charities benefiting children.

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 Prince would transform into Wonder Woman. In the 2017 theatrical film, Dianas transformations are similar to Christopher Reeve in his role of Clark Kent/Superman.

Carter released an album entitled "Portrait" in 1978, but the sales of the album were poor. She released the Jazz type LP "At Last" in 2009, which was 31 years after her first album. The album peaked at a respectable #6 on the Jazz charts. Recently, she released another album called "Crazy Little Things".

(May 2007) Performed a 6 night cabaret show at the York Hotels Plush Room in San Francisco, California.

(June 2007) Performed a three night cabaret act at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles, California.

Her mother died from Alzheimers disease on February 18, 2013 at age eighty-nine.

The only time Lynda performed her role of Wonder Woman after the television series ended on CBS was in the opening for her first musical television special. She could not pass the torch of her role of the iconic DC comic book Amazonian superhero to a younger actress until Gal Gadot won the role for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice on December 4, 2013.

Carter sang at Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada on April 28, 2015.

A longtime supporter of the Democratic Party, she is also good friends with Hillary Clinton and endorsed her 2016 Presidential campaign.

Inducted into the Hair Fans Hall of Fame in 2016.

She claims to be the first person who saw talent in a then-unknown Debra Winger. She screen-tested with several actresses to play Wonder Womans younger sister Wonder Girl and told the producers that Winger stood out from the other candidates. After Winger was cast, Carter helped her out during the three episodes by being a big sister on and off the screen. However, Winger was unhappy with the experience and used her salary to hire an attorney to get her out of her contract. Then, she went on to pursue a film career and earned three Academy Award nominations. She later said that Carter was "a mannequin" who didnt want her to wear the same color eye-shadow as her. Carter, on the other hand, told Larry King that she was "surprised" by Wingers statements because they got on well and that she was a "tremendous actress". She also said that she wasnt hurt, since she was in good company, because Winger had said that she didnt like working with other actors including Shirley MacLaine and Richard Gere.

She is the subject of country singer Steve Wariners 1987 single "Lynda". Its obvious when he sings the line "You can be my Wonder Woman, and Ill just be your Spider Man".

Her only appearance in any Disney film was in Sky High . She would normally act for Warner Brothers.

[When told by an interviewer that he owned a copy of her solo record,album "Portrait"]: Oh my God. You and three other people.

[on hanging from the helicopter for an episode of,"Wonder Woman" (1975) ]: The stunt girl was about to go under it,and I said "Oh, I can do this!". I ran under and they went up, and when,the producers found out about it, they went ballistic.

I think I was much better in the part when it was modernized. The series,matured as it went along.

Wonder Woman struck a chord that no one expected.