Lynda Carter

Birthday: 24 July 1951, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Birth Name: Linda Jean Cordova Carter

Height: 177 cm

Lynda Carter was born on July 24, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA as Linda Jean Cordova Carter. She is an actress, known for Wonder Woman (1975), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) and Sky High (2005). She has been married to Robert Altman since January 29, 1984. They have two children. She was previously married to Ron Samuels.

I think I was much better in the part when it was modernized. The series matured as it went along.

Some of the best memories of my childhood were of being with my grandmother when she was making tort...Show more »

Some of the best memories of my childhood were of being with my grandmother when she was making tortillas, having to cut the tripe when she made menudo, or sorting the sticks and stones out of the beans on her table. Show less «

[on hanging from the helicopter for an episode of Wonder Woman (1975)]: The stunt girl was about to ...Show more »

[on hanging from the helicopter for an episode of Wonder Woman (1975)]: The stunt girl was about to go under it and I said "Oh, I can do this!". I ran under and they went up, and when the producers found out about it, they went ballistic. Show less «

[When told by an interviewer that he owned a copy of her solo record album "Portrait"]: Oh my God. Y...Show more »

[When told by an interviewer that he owned a copy of her solo record album "Portrait"]: Oh my God. You and three other people. Show less «

[on the enduring popularity of the Wonder Woman (1975) series]: I'd like to think I had something to...Show more »

[on the enduring popularity of the Wonder Woman (1975) series]: I'd like to think I had something to do with it, but it's a phenomenon unto itself. And it's not too bad to be a sort of pop icon, you know? It's not too tough to handle. Show less «

Mexican food is my weakness. Thank God I live in Washington where it's horrible. They put in some to...Show more »

Mexican food is my weakness. Thank God I live in Washington where it's horrible. They put in some tomatoes and bell peppers and call it salsa! Show less «

Wonder Woman struck a chord that no one expected.

[When asked if she made a profit from the Wonder Woman dolls]: I think that you're probably familiar...Show more »

[When asked if she made a profit from the Wonder Woman dolls]: I think that you're probably familiar with a problem in Hollywood, and that is that they market you and they use you. They did a mask of my face and put it on the doll and they put my name on for the first run of it. And then they took my name off and said they didn't have to pay me anymore. So it's the kind of thing that you can be used SO much in this industry. I make nothing. I don't even make anything from the reruns. Don't ever settle for net profits. It's called "Creative Accounting". Show less «

[regarding her years as a born again Christian]: I kinda gave that up. I kinda got burned out, going...Show more »

[regarding her years as a born again Christian]: I kinda gave that up. I kinda got burned out, going around and banging on people's doors and telling them what to believe. I mean, what's that all about? Show less «

[on the Wonder Woman (1975) series being updated from World War II]: I think they [CBS] wanted to re...Show more »

[on the Wonder Woman (1975) series being updated from World War II]: I think they [CBS] wanted to retool it and modernize it when they bought it, so they weren't just buying the same show. Show less «

I'm 5' 9", but most people think I'm about 6 feet tall. It's because I have very long legs.

[on life before Wonder Woman]: To tell you the truth, I couldn't pay my next month's rent when I got...Show more »

[on life before Wonder Woman]: To tell you the truth, I couldn't pay my next month's rent when I got the part. I was thrilled to have a pilot of my own. Show less «

It never really felt like I had a lot of substance in my life. I had broken up with my former husban...Show more »

It never really felt like I had a lot of substance in my life. I had broken up with my former husband [Ron Samuels] and I kind of looked around. I didn't have a lot of friends. I had become isolated by fame. I longed for a family and some substantive relationships. Fame is a vapor. You can't grab hold of it. Show less «

[England, September 2005] I've been in recovery for nine years. I describe the experience as like be...Show more »

[England, September 2005] I've been in recovery for nine years. I describe the experience as like being an unwilling participant with alcoholism. The whole experience is very frightening and I know it's a big problem here like it is back home. It's a scary situation to be in. I'm just trying to do my bit and let people know that they're not alone if they're going through it. If I can help them out, do the work I love to do and spend the rest of my time with friends and family, enjoying my time with the people I love, then that's what it's all about. Show less «

I really loved doing the stunts. I had a lot of stunt women, because they all did something differen...Show more »

I really loved doing the stunts. I had a lot of stunt women, because they all did something different, but I ended up doing most of the fights myself. The stunt guys taught me how to throw a punch, and eventually I became an honorary member of the Stunt Women's Association. Show less «

I won't consider myself a star until I've had more experience. I think the real stars are people lik...Show more »

I won't consider myself a star until I've had more experience. I think the real stars are people like Streisand, Brando, Dustin Hoffman, Hepburn... Hepburn is my favorite. She epitomizes to me what a star should be. Show less «

[on characterizing Wonder Woman]: I tried to play her like a regular woman who just happened to have...Show more »

[on characterizing Wonder Woman]: I tried to play her like a regular woman who just happened to have superhuman powers. I figured she'd lived with it every day of her life. Show less «

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