Lynda Carter

American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder

Person · Open Library

Born: 1951-07-24
Works: 3

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My Brain Tumour
Wonder Woman
The Practitioner's Guide to Project Management

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Acting · Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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…

Known for

100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self2023
Superpowered: The DC Story — Self2023
The Cleaner — Carlene Briggs2021
Reign of the Superwomen — (archive footage)2021
Wonder Woman 1984 — Asteria2020
Tamron Hall — Self - Guest2019
Super Troopers 2 — Governor Jessman2018

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Lynda Jean Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant contestant, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the television series Wonder Woman (1975–1979). Before her acting career, she was crowned Miss World USA in 1972, and she finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant.

Carter has appeared in a wide range of films and television series. She appeared in films such as Super Troopers (2001), and Sky High (2005), Super Troopers 2 (2018), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), where she made an uncredited cameo as Asteria. She also had a recurring role as U.S. President Olivia Marsdin on the series Supergirl (2016–2018). Additionally, she has participated in various television specials and series, including Two and a Half Men (2013), and The Muppet Show (1980).