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  Lynda Carter Photos - Lynda Carter News - Lynda Carter Information
Lynda Carter is 5'9" tall and of Irish/Hispanic descent.
Lynda gave her son his middle name from a close family friend, former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford, who was best man at Lynda's wedding to second husband Robert Altman.
Lynda Carter: (Regarding her work in the Wonder Woman TV series) I think I was much better in the part when it was modernized.
www.tv.com /lynda-carter/person/5744/summary.html   (652 words)

  
 Lynda Carter takes on a new generation of superheroes
Though she has clearly moved on with her life and career, Carter, a former beauty queen, feels a continued responsibility to protect the image of the heroic character she played on the "Wonder Woman" TV series that ran for three seasons in the 1970s and continues to air in reruns worldwide.
Carter, a staunch liberal, slyly comments that she would like to have such a handy tool today to use on a few politicians.
Carter got a taste of that firsthand when Altman was indicted for fraud in an international banking scandal in the early 1990s.
www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0721lyndacarter21.html   (1597 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Lynda Carter
Thirty years after first taking on the role, Carter continues to be closely identified with Wonder Woman, and is so identified with the role, that it proved difficult for movie producers to find a suitable candidate to play the character in subsequent aborted productions (work on the most recent attempt was announced in 2005).
In 2005, Carter made her first major film appearance in a number of years in the big-screen remake of The Dukes of Hazzard.
Lynda Carter, who starred in the campy 1970s TV series "Wonder Woman," will join the London cast of "Chicago" on Sept. 26, the producers said Wednesday.
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 Lynda Carter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lynda Carter at the height of her fame in the 1970s.
Carter was born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter in Phoenix, Arizona.
Carter had her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years in the 2005 big-screen remake of The Dukes of Hazzard, also directed by Chandrasekhar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lynda_Carter   (652 words)

  
 Actors - Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter (born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress.
Carter's married lawyer Robert Altman (not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name) on January 29, 1984.
Carter had her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years in the 2005
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 Lynda Carter - News, Pictures, MP3, Videos and Gossip   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She is best known for the amazonian title role in the fantasy-adventure TV series ''Wonder Woman'' which aired from 1977 to 1979.
She was born '''Linda Jean Córdoba Carter''' in Phoenix, Arizona, to Irish-American Colby Carter and Mexican-American Juana Córdoba.
Thirty years after first taking on the role, Carter continues to be closely identified with Wonder Woman, so much so that it has proved difficult for producers to find a suitable candidate to play the character in subsequent aborted productions (work on the most recent attempt was announced in 2005).
www.celebsoup.com /Lynda_Carter.html   (438 words)

  
 Lynda Carter @ Filmbug
Carter produced and hosted a series of five Emmy-winning television network variety specials featuring her singing and dancing (where she appeared with such guest stars as Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, George Benson, Merle Haggard and Tom Jones).
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Carter has been involved in many charitable causes, including a pioneering role with the Susan G. Komen Foundation (for breast cancer education and research) from which she received the Jill Ireland Award for volunteerism.
Carter lives outside Washington D.C. with her husband, attorney and businessman Robert Altman, and their two children, James and Jessica.
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 Lynda Carter Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lynda Carter (born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress.
Carter's married lawyer Robert Altman (not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name) on January 29, 1984.
Carter had her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years in the 2005 big-screen remake of The Dukes of Hazzard, also directed by Chandrasekhar.
netkushi.com /articles/lynda-carter.php   (552 words)

  
 The Lynda Carter Picture Pages
Her fourth variety special, "Lynda Carter, Street Life," with George Benson and Tony Orlando guesting, aired on CBS in March and won the rating derby.
Similar success was achieved by Lynda's first television movie, "The Last Song," a highly-suspenseful CBS film which candidly addressed the perils of uncontrolled chemical pollution and garnered a 37 share of the audience.
Lynda has been the recipient of an unprecedented number of honors, including, from the London-based International Academy of Beauty, the title of "The Most Beautiful Woman In The World." She has, in addition, been named one of Mr.
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 Lynda Carter mobile wallpaper
Lynda Carter (born Lynda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress.
Lynda Carter in 2005Her earnest performance as the scantily clad superhero endeared her to fans and critics, and the series lasted for three seasons.
Carter's second marriage was to lawyer Robert Altman (not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name) on January 29, 1984.
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 Tony Bray Interviews Lynda Carter in 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Her mother, Dr. Janet Fraser (Lynda Carter), thinks that she can bond with her stepfather (Parker Stevenson) by accompanying mom and dad on a simple business excursion to see if a small tour guide company is a good investment for clients.
Lynda Carter agreed to an interview to help promote the production as well as raise awareness to a health condition known as IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
I told him, "It's not something that she would have told you, brother." That was so cruel of me. (Lynda chuckles).
www.tv-now.com /intervus/lynda   (1213 words)

  
 Cult Sirens: Lynda Carter
Finally, 5f 9in Lynda Carter was elected the new Wonder Woman, as the first time she ever put on the legendary costume, she left in the dust 1999 hopeful starlets and on the floor all the guys around who became stunned by this wondrous vision.
We can talk for hours about Lynda Carter's beauty, of her perfect casting to portray Wonder Woman in the flesh, but let's admit also that her freshness as an actress became a big plus for the series, as her character's naivete in discovering the world outside her island entirely inhabited with females was entirely convincing.
Lynda's biggest acting challenge would soon come her way, as she was asked to portray legendary screen legend Rita Hayworth for a telefilm in 1983.
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 superstar leo
Lynda Carter who is most famously known for her role as Wonder Woman joins Amy to talk about many serious issues close to her heart.
Lynda Carter got name and fame for her superb acting in the fantasy-adventure TV series Wonder Woman for the Amazonian call role which came in between the years 1975 and 1979.
Lynda Carter Bio Entertainment Tonight – “ET,” if you’re cool — sits down with actress-singer Lynda Carter and cuts through all the stuff about her sobriety and her upcoming CD to get to the important challenge: Who should compete query Woman in the movie.
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 Lynda Carter Biography
Lynda Carter (born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress.
Carter's married lawyer Robert Altman (not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name) on January 29, 1984.
Carter had her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years in the 2005 big-screen remake of The Dukes of Hazzard, also directed by Chandrasekhar.
www.netkushi.com /articles/lynda-carter.php   (552 words)

  
 The Biography Channel - Lynda Carter Biography
As Lynda was underage, throughout the season she could not enter through the casino – she had to slip in through the hotel’s kitchen.
Despite initial network concerns that Lynda might be “too sexy” in her revealing superhero costume, the show went on to run until 1979.
After a sabbatical looking after her family, Lynda is poised to return as a Principal of a High School for Young Superheroes, in a forthcoming Disney film.
www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/1035:0/Lynda_Carter.htm   (488 words)

  
 RivalQuest Celebrity - Lynda Carter Pictures, Posters, Biography, Pics, Filmography, Stats
Born in the arid state of Arizona, Lynda and other girls her age got their taste for performing while getting involved in classical dance and drama throughout her childhood and teen years.
Lynda studied acting in New York and began making guest appearances on such television shows as “Starsky and Hutch”.
After some bit parts and a few false starts Lynda got the role that she will perhaps always be remembered for: the role in the 1970s show “Wonder Woman”.
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 Lynda Carter's wonderful life   (Site not responding. Last check: )
WASHINGTON -- Lynda Carter at 54 is obviously not the same Lynda Carter of 24, when she first appeared as TV's "Wonder Woman." But sitting here in the living room of her suburban mansion, she smiles, and suddenly we time-warp back to those golden lasso and tiara days of yore.
Carter clearly has a few good years left in her, and a self-deprecating tone marks many of her reflections.
Carter, Altman and their two teen-agers are just back from a whirlwind trip to Hollywood for the premieres of "Sky High," in which she plays a principal at a superhero school, and "The Dukes of Hazzard," which she says was supposed to feature her as Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse's love interest.
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 Lynda Carter In Concert
Lynda was set to make her cabaret "re-debut" at San Francisco's The Plush Room, and I was going to attend the first two days of the concert and get to finally meet her in person.
Lynda then said that she was astonished with the next song that Paul Simon (of all people) had written a seduction song.
Lynda then pointed out her husband again, and said he had personally asked her to perform the finale number as her encore, telling everyone that she had used to close her shows with the number.
www.wonderwomanmuseum.com /LyndaCarterConcert.html   (4557 words)

  
 Lynda Carter is a Superhero Once Again in Sky High
Lynda Carter: You know, I figured this out very early on in the Wonder Woman saga that she was striking a cord with people, and people love telling me their stories.
Lynda Carter: When I was with Jessica, I saw myself with kind of being terrified; it was her first movie and feeling safe with all your people behind you.
Lynda Carter: She is a comet; she chooses to also be a principal of this high school.
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 Lynda Carter admits she's no 'Wonder Woman'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lynda Carter, right, shares an embrace with Sandra Baldree after Carter's speech at the Power of the Purse fundraiser at the Hilton on Wednesday.
Carter, a petite 55-year-old with an easy smile and dark hair pulled back in a ponytail, detailed the dark times in her life, including an abusive first marriage and a battle with alcoholism.
Carter has continued to appear on television and in films, produced and hosted a series of five Emmy-winning TV variety specials, and recently resurrected her singing career, performing in California jazz clubs.
www.reflector.com /local/content/news/stories/2007/05/10/lyndacarter.html   (645 words)

  
 LYNDA CARTER, Mere Mortal ~ Biography
It's easy to think that the beautiful Lynda Carter, famous for her role of Wonder Woman in the '70s, is as royal as the character she portrayed.
This prompted Lynda to begin her career at 15, singing weekend gigs at a local pizza parlor with her group, The Relatives.
In 1994, Lynda participated in her last series to date, "Hawkeye," on which she played a tough pioneer wife.
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 Interview - Lynda Carter for "Sky High" and "The Dukes of Hazzard"
Lynda Carter, who returns to superhero status as the principal of a high school for would-be superheroes in Sky High, has no problem discussing the role that made her a legend: Wonderwoman.
Spending much of her time with her family, Carter still loves to act given the right project, and this year, the actress is in both The Dukes of Hazzard, and the comic fantasy, Sky High.
Carter recalls having a huge amount of fun on this set, as she did in Dukes of Hazzard.
www.darkhorizons.com /news05/sky3.php   (686 words)

  
 Whatever Happened To: Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter, who is of native Mexican and American heritage was born on July 24, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona.
At the age of 14, Carter was a professional singer.
Lynda Carter now lives in Potomac, MD with her husband Robert Altman, a Washington banker who she married in 1984.
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 WIC Biography - Lynda Carter
LYNDA CARTER began her career as a singer and toured extensively with various rock bands, appearing in venues from Las Vegas to the Catskills.
Carter produced and hosted a series of five Emmy-winning television network variety specials featuring her singing and dancing (where she appeared with such guests stars as Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, George Benson, Merle Haggard and Tom Jones).
Among other advertisers, Carter was asked to serve as Beauty and Fashion Director for Maybelline Cosmetics, and for thirteen years appeared as Maybelline’s “face” to the public in print and broadcast advertising campaigns.
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 Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Lynda Carter
Lynda Jean Cordoba Carter was born July 24, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Her father, Colby Carter, was of Irish descent while her mother, Juana Cordoba, was Mexican.
The national exposure led to television guest appearances and her first major role as Wonder Woman in the ABC television special, "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman." The movie later evolved into a television series which aired on CBS from 1976-1979.
www.genealogy.com /famousfolks/lcarter/index.html   (195 words)

  
 Instinct Magazine - Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter has to be one of the best human beings alive.
Lynda Carter and the other posters on this site are not only deficient in their mentality but really need to examine what they are promoting.
Lynda may have played the role of Wonder Woman, but thirty years since, she has evolved to BECOME a Wonder Woman.
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She is the youngest of three siblings (one brother and one sister) and started performing as a singer with the band 'The Relatives' during high school.
In an interview in the mid-seventies, Lynda Carter noted that her character "Wonder Woman" was not simply a superheroine dealing with evil: "People want to get back to old-fashioned feelings.
Trivia: Actress Lynda Carter was initially given gold bracelets to wear as an homage to her 1970s Wonder Woman role.
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