Lynda Carter

For other people with the same name, see Linda Carter (disambiguation).

Lynda Carter
Carter in 2012
Born
Lynda Jean Cordova Carter[1]

(1951-07-24) July 24, 1951 (age 73)[2]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1968–present
Known forMiss World USA 1972
Wonder Woman (1975–1979)
Maybelline commercials
Lens Express commercials
Political partyDemocratic[3]
Spouses
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(m. 1977; div. 1982)​
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(m. 1984; died 2021)​
Children2
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame
Websitelyndacarter.com

Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer and beauty pageant titleholder best known as the star of the live-action television series Wonder Woman, in the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, based on the DC comic book fictional superhero character of the same name. As a pageant contestant, Carter was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. She achieved fame playing Wonder Woman in a series that aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TorStar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Famous birthdays for July 24: Elisabeth Moss, Anna Paquin". UPI. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Kurtz, Judy (January 27, 2016). "'Wonder Woman' on 2016: 'We need to start bringing people together'". The Hill. Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wonder Woman's origin story". CBS News. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.