Lynda Carter
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 western world. Born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, Carter's height caused considerable awkwardness in high school. Friends encouraged her to become a performer; she began studying voice and by the time she graduated, she was named her school's most talented student. She briefly attended Arizona State University, but dropped out to become a professional singer and tour the country with several rock groups. By 1972, Carter had returned home and entered a local beauty pageant. She won and went on to win the title of Miss World-USA. After that, Carter studied acting in New York. She started her career in television making guest appearances on such shows as Starsky and Hutch, but Carter did not become famous until winning the title role of Wonder Woman in 1975. The Wonder Woman shows originally started out as specials on the ABC network, but by 1976 had been turned into a series. The network canceled the show after one season and it was picked up by CBS and aired there for a few years. When the series ended, she had a somewhat successful career as a Las Vegas entertainer. She also continues to occasionally appear in television movies and as a series guest star. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
80 acting credits
Acting · 80
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Smallville
2001
Two and a Half Men
2003
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The View
1997
Supergirl
2015
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Tamron Hall
2019
Intimate Portrait
1993
Dinah!
1974
Match Game
2016
Wonder Woman
1975
Hope & Faith
2003
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
The Muppet Show
1976
Wonder Woman 1984
2020
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
Matt Helm
1975
Sky High
2005
So Graham Norton
1998
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
2017
Partners in Crime
1984
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
1994
Skin Wars
2014
Super Troopers
2001
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
I Love the '70s
2003
Night of 100 Stars
1982
The Cleaner
2021
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
Super Troopers 2
2018
The Jacksons
1976
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
2013
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Nakia
1974
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
1991
Double Dare
2004
Hotline
1982
The Last Song
1980
A Matter of Wife... and Death
1975
Daddy
1991
Slayer
2006
When Friendship Kills
1996
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010
Terror Peak
2003
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
Lightning in a Bottle
1993
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
Family Blessings
1998
Born to Be Sold
1981
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
A Prayer in the Dark
1997
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park
2003
Stillwatch
1987
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines
2012
Tempbot
2006
Someone to Love Me
1998
Reign of the Superwomen
2021
The Return of Wonder Woman
1977
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981
Men Who Rate a 10
1980
The New Original Wonder Woman
1975
Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman
1978
Lynda Carter's Special
1980
The Making of Oblivion
2006
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
1984
Lynda Carter: Encore!
1980
Electric Blue 13
1984
Lynda Carter: Street Life
1982