Lynda Carter

Lynda Carter is twice married. She married her former talent agent, Ron Samuels in 1977 and the marriage lasted till 1982.

She then married attorney Robert A. Altman in 1984. The couple has two children, James (born 1988) and Jessica (born 1990), and live in Potomac, Maryland.

In 2008, she admitted that she had entered a rehabilitation clinic for treatment of alcoholism and has been sober for more than a decade.

Lynda Carter was born on July 24, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona to Juanita and Colby Carter. She is the youngest of the three children in the family.

She made her television debut at the age of five with ‘Lew King's Talent Show’ and joined a band called ‘Just Us’ during her high school. At the age of 16, she joined another band called ‘The Relatives’ with two of her cousins.

She attended Arizona State University and dropped out after a while to pursue her career in music. She sang with The Garfin Gathering in 1970.

Lynda Carter won a local Arizona beauty contest in 1972 and went on to win the title of Miss World USA in 1972. She made her first acting appearance with one episode of a police drama ‘Nakia’ in 1974.

She then made appearances in ‘Matt Helm’ (1975), television movie ‘A Matter of Wife... And Death’, in 1976, and an episode of ‘Starsky & Hutch’, in 1976.

Lynda gained recognition with her role in the television series ‘Wonder Woman’, which ran from 1975 to 1979. Meanwhile, she also acted in her first film ‘Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw’ in 1976 and recorded her first album ‘Portrait’ in 1978. She had co-written several songs for the album.

She made guest appearance in an episode of ‘The Muppet Show’ in 1980 and acted in the television movie ‘Hotline’ in 1982. She played the role of Rita Hayworth in her biopic ‘Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess’, in 1983.

Her next big project came in 1984 with the television series ‘Partners in Crime’. She also appeared in the television movies ‘Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All’ in 1987 and ‘Daddy’ in 1991.

Lynda Carter is best known for her work in the television series ‘Wonder Woman’ (1975-79). The role gave her lot of recognition in the industry and among the audiences.