Lynda Carter as, 1976, the fictional character, was created by the American and and in 1941 for. Conceived in the wake of popularity of, Marston designed his creation as counter-programming to the Man of Steel. The / character is also referred to by such names as the Amazing Amazon, the Spirit of Truth, Themyscira's Champion, and the Goddess of Love and War.
Wonder Woman was portrayed by Lynda Carter in the Wonder Woman TV series that aired from 1975 to.
Was an instant hit with readers, and for the last 76 years, the character has been the world's most prominent female. Carter's acting career took off when she landed the starring role on as the title character and her secret identity,. The savings she had set aside from her days of touring on the road with her band to pursue acting in were almost exhausted, and she was close to returning to Arizona when Carter's manager informed her that had lost the part to her.
- Wonder Woman through the years. Original Wonder Woman” aired on ABC in 1975. Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter.
- Wonder Woman (1975–79) Maybelline commercials Lens. Kermit the Frog repeatedly reminded the other Muppets that their guest was Lynda Carter and not Wonder Woman.
Carter's earnest performance greatly endeared her to both fans and critics and as a result, she continues to be closely identified with Wonder Woman. The series lasted for three seasons, which aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979.
For decades, this 1970s TV series has been the version of most fans picture when they imagine the ageless Amazon, and they would be entirely justified; Lynda Carter's performance, rooted in the character's inherent goodness, combined with a comic-accurate costume and a catchy theme song, made for a depiction that was nothing less than iconic. In 2017, Carter explained her perspective of portraying the / character. Carter says she got the role back in 1975 largely because she looked the part, which was both a blessing and – as one of the show's producers warned her – a curse: 'Oh, women are going be so jealous of you'. 'Well, I said, ‘Not a chance. They won’t be, because I am not playing her that way. I want women to want to be me, or be my best friend!'
As Carter describes, 'There is something about the character where in your creative mind for that time in your life where you pretended to be her, or whatever the situation was, that it felt like you could fly'. In 1985, named Lynda Carter as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication for her work on the Wonder Woman series. In 2007, toy company released a 13-inch full-figure statue of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, limited to 5,000 pieces; it was re-released in 2010. Also in 2010, DC Direct began selling a 5½-inch of Carter's Wonder Woman to celebrate the DC Comics' 75th anniversary. With 's role as Wonder Woman in the 2016 film, being hailed one of the best parts of the film, Carter voiced her approval of the young actress' performance and welcomed her character's arrival in a theatrical film.
With the success of the 2017 American based on the character, distributed by Pictures, directed by, Carter was recently asked about how playing the / character for a long time, and having so closely identified with her, what it was like seeing someone else play her? Carter responded, 'When it was first given a green light, it would be dishonest of me to say I didn't have a little pang of 'well, here it goes.' But after my first conversation with Patty Jenkins, I felt I had linked arms with a woman who I would go though the rest of my life with. And then when I met Gal, I linked the other arm with her.
The three of us really understand what being on the inside of Wonder Woman's skin feels like. I mean, so does anyone who ever believed in herself as they know, too. But there's a perspective that comes from being famous for it. She is strong, and she can do anything, and there's this goodness to her.
There's beauty and strength that transcend time and events. People relate to her – we are her. You and I are her, and that's why you see those little signs and T-shirts that say things like 'Wonder Woman works here' or 'My mom is Wonder Woman.' Patty Jenkins was able to bring that all to the big screen'.
Carter gave praise to 's performance of / in the 2017, by tweeting, 'Wonder Woman is breaking box office records!!! Bravo, Patty Jenkins! Bravo, Gal Gadot! Bravo, Chris Pine!' Patty Jenkins also took a moment to address a fan question about Carter’s lack of cameo in the film — and hopes that it might be featured in an already demanded sequel.
It is clear that Carter holds the new film and the character introduced more than 75 years ago dear. 'Many actresses or actors, they want to divorce themselves from a role because we are actors, we really aren't the people that we play.
But I knew very early on that this character is much more than me certainly, and to try to divorce myself from the experiences that other people have of the character is silly' she said. A possible sequel film to the 2017 was part of the topic of conversation when Carter joined the 's Coolidge Auditorium. During production of the 2017 feature film, director Patty Jenkins approached Carter to appear in a cameo role in the film, as Carter confirmed, 'Patty asked me to do a cameo in this. She was in England, and I was doing my concerts', Carter said, explaining she had singing engagements that made her unavailable.
'At that time we couldn't get our timing together. So, this next time, if she writes me a decent part, I might do it'. Other work In 1978, Carter was voted 'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World' by the International Academy of Beauty and the British Press Organization.
She had also signed a modelling contract with Maybelline cosmetics in 1977. In 1979, she appeared in a commercial along with the late.
During the late 1970s, Carter recorded an album,. Carter is credited as a co-writer of several songs and she made numerous guest appearances on variety television programs at the time in a musical capacity. She also sang two of her songs in a 1979 Wonder Woman episode, 'Amazon Hot Wax'. In 1977, Carter released a promotional poster through at the suggestion of her then-husband and manager,. The poster was very successful despite Carter's dissatisfaction with it. In 1981 during an interview on the television special Women Who Rate a 10, she said: It's uncomfortable because I just simply took a photograph. That's all my participation was in my poster that sold over a million copies was that I took a photograph that I thought was a dumb photograph.
My husband said, 'Oh, try this thing tied up here, it'll look beautiful'. And the photographer said 'the back-lighting is really terrific'. So dealing with someone having that picture up in their. Bedroom or their. Living room or whatever I think would be hard for anyone to deal with. In 1979's, she was originally cast in the role of Bunny, but the filming of her scenes was interrupted by the storm that wrecked the theater set, prompting nearly two months' delay for rebuilding.
By the time, the director of the film was ready to shoot again, Carter's contractual obligations to Wonder Woman had forced her back to the States, and her scenes were reshot with. The only evidence remaining of Carter's involvement are the Playboy that were specially shot by the magazine as movie props. At one point in the Redux version of Apocalypse Now, a glimpse of Carter's is visible, as the only nude work ascribed to the actress outside of. Carter also made a guest appearance on. In the episode's running gag, repeatedly reminded the other Muppets that their guest was Lynda Carter and not Wonder Woman, but to no avail, as they ineptly attempted to become superheroes by taking a correspondence course, and portrayed 'Wonder Pig', a spoof of Carter's iconic television character.
Her other credits include the title role in a of actress (born Margarita Carmen Cansino), titled (1983) and a variety of her own musical TV specials: Lynda Carter's Special (1980), Encore! (1980), Celebration (1981), Street Life (1982), and Body And Soul (1984). Carter's next major role after Wonder Woman was in the crime drama television series, with in 1984. She then portrayed Helen Durant in the 1989 CBS television film where she booby-trapped entertainer Johnny Roman , her husband Doctor Carl Durant, and his employee accountant Brad Peters to their deaths. Throughout the 1990s, Carter appeared in a string of that resulted in a resurgence in television appearances.
Also, because of the resyndication of Wonder Woman on such cable networks as and, Carter participated in two scheduled on-line chat sessions with fans. Around that time, Carter created her own production company, Potomac Productions.
Throughout the 1990s, she also appeared in commercials for (now ). In 1993, Carter expanded her performance resume to include work as the narrator for the book Where There's Smoke. In 2000, Carter hosted the I Love 1978 episode of 's. The following year, she was cast in the independent comedy feature, as Vermont Governor Jessman. The writers and stars of the film, the comedy troupe, with directing, had specifically sought Carter for the role. Inspired by the character detour from her usual roles, she agreed to play a washed-up, former beauty queen in (2004), directed. She won an award for being the 'Superest Superhero' on the that same year.
When an announcer reported about an invisible plane being double-parked illegally and needed to be relocated before it was towed, she performed her spinning transformation once again after 25 years. A younger actress wore the star-spangled outfit at that moment. Carter made her first appearance in a major feature film in a number of years in the big-screen remake of (2005), also directed by Chandrasekhar. She also appeared in 's action comedy film (2005) as Principal Powers, the headmistress of a school for superheroes. The script allowed Carter to poke fun at her most famous character when she states: 'I can't do anything more to help you. I'm not Wonder Woman, y'know'.
She did not wear glasses like her Diana Prince persona. In 2006, she guest-starred in the made-for-cable film. The following year, Carter returned to the DC Comics' television world in the episode 'Progeny' (2007), playing 's -empowered mother. Carter expanded her voice-over work to include video games, performing voices for the and (orc) females in two computer games of series, and. These games were developed by; her husband, businessman, is Chairman and of Bethesda's parent company,. From September to November 2005, Carter played 'Mama Morton' in the production of. In 2006, her rendition of 'When You're Good to Mama' was officially released on the Chicago: 10th Anniversary Edition CD box set.
In May 2007, Carter began touring the U.S. With her one-woman musical cabaret show, An Evening with Lynda Carter. She has played engagements at such venues as at Loews Regency in New York, Jazz at, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Plush Room in San Francisco, and the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles. In June 2009, her second album, was released and reached #10 on 's Jazz Albums Chart. In June 2011, Carter released her third album, Crazy Little Things, which she describes as a delightful mix of standards, country, and pop tunes. On June 16, 2017, Dr. Hayden and Ms.
Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event, where a discussion of the United Nations, the new Wonder Woman movie, and feminism was held. Carter is among the interview subjects in Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle, a three-hour documentary narrated by that premiered on in October 2013.
In 2015, Carter wrote and recorded five original songs for the video game, in which she herself stars. An EP of the songs from the game's soundtrack was released on iTunes on November 6, 2015. The song 'Good Neighbor' from the EP was nominated by for best song under the category of Song, Original or Adapted. Carter, fellow Wonder Woman actress, President, Wonder Woman director and U.N.
Under-Secretary General appeared at the on October 21, 2016, the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Wonder Woman, to mark the character's designation by the as its 'Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls'. The gesture was intended to raise awareness of UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030. The decision was met with protests from UN staff members who stated in their petition to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that the character is 'not culturally encompassing or sensitive', and served to objectify women. As a result, the character was stripped of the designation, and the project ended December 16. In 2017, Carter rejoined the film and television family on the second season of 's television series in the role of President Olivia Marsdin.
Executive producer described Carter's presence on the show as 'a big stand to necessitate Supergirl and the DEO protecting her'. Lynda will be presented with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. Personal life. Carter as the Grand Marshal at Gay Pride in Washington, D.C. In 2013 Lynda Carter and the french singer had a romantic relation in 1973 before she played the role of.
Carter has been married twice. Her first marriage was to her former, from 1977 to 1982. In January 1984, Carter married Washington, D.C., law partner of (and now CEO of ). She left Hollywood in 1985 to join her husband in Washington DC for a few years.
Carter and her husband have two children: James (born January 1988), and Jessica (born 1990), and live in, in a home they built in 1987, shortly before the birth of their son. The 20,000 square foot mansion was profiled in the premiere issue of magazine in November 2013, as well as on. In 1993, after a lengthy and highly publicized stemming from his involvement with the and its secret acquisition of First American Bankshares Inc., Altman was. Carter was seen on the TV news with her arm around him, declaring, 'Not guilty!
To the gathered reporters. In 2003, Carter revealed that her mother had suffered from for over 30 years, resulting in Carter touring the country as an advocate and spokeswoman. Lynda is also a staunch advocate and supporter of, rights for women, and.
She was the for the 2011 Phoenix Pride Parade and the 2011 New York Pride Parades, as well as the 2013 Capital Pride Parade in Washington, D.C. In a June 4, 2008 interview with magazine, Carter stated that she had entered a for treatment of and that she had been for nearly 10 years. When she was asked what the recovery process had taught her, Carter explained that the best measure of a human being is 'how we treat the people who love us, and the people that we love'. Honors In 1985, named Lynda Carter as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication for her work on the Wonder Woman series. In 2014, a Golden Palm Star on the, was dedicated to Lynda Carter's career. Carter's dedication is the 369th honoree on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. In 2016, Carter received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the.
The Gracie Awards ceremony is presented by the (AWM), since 1975. In June 2017, the Hollywood announced Lynda Carter as a 2018 Honoree recipient for an upcoming Star on the, category 'Television', to be presented at a future ceremony at Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1976 Bobbie Jo Baker 1993 Lightning in a Bottle Charlotte Furber 2001 Governor Jessman a.k.a. Broken Lizard's Super Troopers 2004 Lynette a.k.a. Creature 2005 Principal Powers Pauline 2006 Tempbot Mary Alice 2007 Tattered Angel Hazel Anderson 2018 Governor Jessman a.k.a. Broken Lizard's Super Troopers 2 Television Year Show Role Notes 1974 Nakia Helen Chase 1 episode 1975 Bobbi Dee 1 episode 1976 Zelda TV movie Vicky 1 episode 1975–1979 / TV Movie + 59 episodes 1980 The Last Song Brooke Newman TV movie Herself 1 episode 1981 Born to Be Sold Kate Carlin TV movie 1982 Brianne O'Neill TV movie 1983 TV movie 1984 Carole Stanwyck 13 episodes 1987 Stillwatch Patricia Traymore TV movie 1989 Helen Durant TV movie 1991 Charlotte Sampson TV movie a.k.a. Danielle Steel's Daddy Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories Meredith Lanahan TV movie a.k.a. I Posed for Playboy 1994–1995 Elizabeth Shields 22 episodes 1996 Kathryn Archer TV movie a.k.a. A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie She Woke Up Pregnant Susan Saroyan TV movie a.k.a.
Crimes of Silence 1997 A Prayer in the Dark Emily Hayworth TV movie 1998 Someone to Love Me Diane Young TV movie a.k.a. Someone to Love Me: A Moment of Truth Movie a.k.a. Girl in the Backseat 1999 Family Blessings Lee Reston TV movie a.k.a. LaVyrle Spencer's 'Family Blessings' 2003 Terror Peak Dr. Janet Fraser TV movie Summer Kirkland 1 episode 2005 Lorraine Dillon 2 episodes 2006 Colonel Jessica Weaver TV movie 2007 Moira Sullivan 1 episode 2013 Herself 1 episode 2014 Guest judge 1 episode 2016–present U.S. President Olivia Marsdin Recurring role; 3 episodes Video Game Year Game Role Notes 2002 Female Nords 2006 Female Nords and Female Orcs 2011 Azura, Gormlaith Golden-Hilt 2014 Azura 2015 Magnolia Studio albums. ^ Micki Moore (January 30, 1990).
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