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Lynda Jean Cordova Carter born July 24, 1951 is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant contestant, best known for portraying Wonder Woman in the television series Wonder Woman, which aired on ABC and later CBS from 1975 to 1979. Prior to her acting career, she was crowned Miss World USA in 1972 and placed in the top 15 in the Miss World 1972 pageant.
Carter has appeared in a variety 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 made appearances in several television specials and series, including Two and a Half Men (2013), and The Muppet Show (1980).
Carter has received numerous honors during her career. In 2014, she was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. In 2016, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gracie Awards. Carter was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. In 2022, she was awarded the Sor Juana Legacy Award by the National Museum of Mexican Art for her contributions to the arts and later that same year, she was inducted into the California Hall of Fame
Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Juana and Colby Carter. Her father is of English and Irish descent, and her mother, whose family came from Chihuahua, Mexico, is of Spanish and French ancestry. She has a brother, Vincent, and a sister, Pamela. Carter made her public television debut at age 5 on Lew King's Talent Show. During high school, Carter performed in a band called Just Us. The band included a marimba, a conga drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass, played by another girl in the group. At age 15, Carter began singing at local pizza parlors to earn extra money. When she was 16, the group worked for three months at the Sahara Hotel and Casino Lounge in Las Vegas; Because Carter was under 21, he had to enter through the kitchen.
In 1970, Carter successfully auditioned and then sang on tour with The Garfin Gathering and band leader Howard (Speedy) Garfin. Their first performance was at the Holiday Inn Chinatown, a San Francisco hotel that was so new it had no sidewalk entrance. As a result, they played mostly for hotel employees and hotel guests who parked their cars in the underground garage. The Garfin Gathering toured the Nevada "Silver Circuit", performing shows at many of the state's casino lounges between Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno, and Las Vegas. In 1972, Carter decided to leave The Garfin Gathering to pursue an acting career, and returned to Arizona.
Lynda Carter and French singer Michel Polnareff had a romantic relationship before she was cast in the role of Wonder Woman in 1973.
Carter has been married twice. Her first marriage was to her former talent agent, Ron Samuels, from 1977 to 1982, a period in which she has publicly stated she was deeply unhappy. On January 29, 1984, she married Washington, D.C. attorney Robert A. Altman, a law partner of Clark Clifford and later co-founder and CEO of ZeniMax Media. She left Hollywood in 1985 to live with her husband in Washington, D.C. for a few years. Carter and her husband have two children: James Altman (born January 14, 1988) and Jessica Carter Altman (born October 7, 1990). The couple lived in a home in Potomac, Maryland which they built in 1987 shortly before the birth of their son. The 20,000-square-foot Georgian-style mansion was featured in the premiere issue of Closer magazine in November 2013 as well as on HGTV
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