Lynda Carter ليندا كارتر

Biography

Lynda Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, with parents of British and Mexican descent. She has one brother, Vincent and Pamela, her sister. At the age of five, Lynda made her first public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show and her musical career began during high school....Read more From 1970-1972 and despite being voted "Most Talented" at Arizona State University, Carter decided to drop out to join The Garf Gathering with which she performed in many hotels and casino show lounges across Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno and Las Vegas. At the end of this period, she returned to Arizona to pursue an acting career. In 1972, Lynda Carter gained national attention by winning Miss World USA and she reached the semifinals of the Miss World pageant representing the USA. Carter's acting career took a glorious turn when she landed the starring role of the TV series, Wonder Woman, the character that has been the world's most prominent DC comic book female superhero. The series aired on ABC and CBS for three seasons between 1975-1979 in which Carter's performance was nothing less than iconic. In 1985, DC Comics named Carter as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication, "Fifty Who Made DC Great", for her work on the Wonder Woman series. In 1978, Carter was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" by the International Academy of Beauty and the British Press Organization. She was in demand for promotional and modelling work and she pursued her interest in music, recording albums and singing two of her songs in a 1979 Wonder Woman episode, "Amazon Hot Wax". After Wonder Woman ended, Lynda Carter had many opportunities in music, film and television. She mad a guest appearance on The Muppet Show. Also, she was quickly given a variety of her own musical TV specials, including Lynda Carter's Special (1980) and Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983), and throughout the 1990s she appeared in a string of television movies. This is in addition to her voice-over work as the narrator for Sandra Brown's book, Where There's Smoke, along with expanding her work into the video games industry in which she performed voices for two females, nord and osimer, in the The Elder Scrolls series. She also wrote and recorded five original songs for the video game, Fallout 4. Throughout the 2000s, Carter performed in a variety of film roles as well as theater projects. Carter is also a staunch advocate and supporter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Pro-Choice rights for women, and legal equality for LGBT people. She was the 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. On April 3, 2018, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proudly honored Carter with the 2,632nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Watch Online

Filmography

More

Known for

(According to views)

Super Troopers (2001)

The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Slayer (2006)

Sky High (2005)

photos

  [1 photo]
More

More details

Biographies:

  • Lynda Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, with parents of British and Mexican descent. She has one brother, Vincent and Pamela, her sister. At the age of five, Lynda made her...Read more first public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show and her musical career began during high school. From 1970-1972 and despite being voted "Most Talented" at Arizona State University, Carter decided to drop out to join The Garf Gathering with which she performed in many hotels and casino show lounges across Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno and Las Vegas. At the end of this period, she returned to Arizona to pursue an acting career. In 1972, Lynda Carter gained national attention by winning Miss World USA and she reached the semifinals of the Miss World pageant representing the USA. Carter's acting career took a glorious turn when she landed the starring role of the TV series, Wonder Woman, the character that has been the world's most prominent DC comic book female superhero. The series aired on ABC and CBS for three seasons between 1975-1979 in which Carter's performance was nothing less than iconic. In 1985, DC Comics named Carter as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication, "Fifty Who Made DC Great", for her work on the Wonder Woman series. In 1978, Carter was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" by the International Academy of Beauty and the British Press Organization. She was in demand for promotional and modelling work and she pursued her interest in music, recording albums and singing two of her songs in a 1979 Wonder Woman episode, "Amazon Hot Wax". After Wonder Woman ended, Lynda Carter had many opportunities in music, film and television. She mad a guest appearance on The Muppet Show. Also, she was quickly given a variety of her own musical TV specials, including Lynda Carter's Special (1980) and Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983), and throughout the 1990s she appeared in a string of television movies. This is in addition to her voice-over work as the narrator for Sandra Brown's book, Where There's Smoke, along with expanding her work into the video games industry in which she performed voices for two females, nord and osimer, in the The Elder Scrolls series. She also wrote and recorded five original songs for the video game, Fallout 4. Throughout the 2000s, Carter performed in a variety of film roles as well as theater projects. Carter is also a staunch advocate and supporter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Pro-Choice rights for women, and legal equality for LGBT people. She was the 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. On April 3, 2018, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proudly honored Carter with the 2,632nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  • Lynda Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, with parents of British and Mexican descent. She has one brother, Vincent and Pamela, her sister. At the age of five, Lynda made her...Read more first public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show and her musical career began during high school. From 1970-1972 and despite being voted "Most Talented" at Arizona State University, Carter decided to drop out to join the musical band,The Garf Gathering, with which she performed in many hotels and casino show lounges across Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno and Las Vegas. At the end of this period, she returned to Arizona to pursue an acting career. In 1972, Lynda Carter gained national attention by winning Miss World USA and she reached the semifinals of the Miss World pageant representing the USA. Carter's acting career took a glorious turn when she landed the starring role of the TV series, Wonder Woman, the character that has been the world's most prominent DC comic book female superhero. The series aired on ABC and CBS for three seasons between 1975-1979 in which Carter's performance was nothing less than iconic. In 1985, DC Comics named Carter as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication, "Fifty Who Made DC Great", for her work on the Wonder Woman series. In 1978, Carter was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" by the International Academy of Beauty and the British Press Organization. She was in demand for promotional and modelling work and she pursued her interest in music, recording albums and singing two of her songs in a 1979 Wonder Woman episode, "Amazon Hot Wax". After Wonder Woman ended, Lynda Carter had many opportunities in music, film and television. She mad a guest appearance on The Muppet Show. Also, she was quickly given a variety of her own musical TV specials, including Lynda Carter's Special (1980) and Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983), and throughout the 1990s she appeared in a string of television movies. This is in addition to her voice-over work as the narrator for Sandra Brown's book, Where There's Smoke, along with expanding her work into the video games industry in which she performed voices for two females, nord and osimer, in the The Elder Scrolls series. She also wrote and recorded five original songs for the video game, Fallout 4. Throughout the 2000s, Carter performed in a variety of film roles as well as theater projects. Carter is also a staunch advocate and supporter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Pro-Choice rights for women, and legal equality for LGBT people. She was the 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. On April 3, 2018, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proudly honored Carter with the 2,632nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

More
  • Nationality:
  • US

Crew worked with

Comments

Submit
Copyright © Damlag S.A.E
Owned by DAMLAG S.A.E: