Lynda Carter
Milestones
- Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Birthday: July 24, 1951
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2005
Cast as Principal Powers in the Walt Disney teen comedy "Sky High" starring Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston
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2005
Cast in the big screen adaptation of "The Dukes of Hazzard" with Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott and Jessica Simpson
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2005
Returned to her musical roots as prison warden Mama Morton in a London stage production of "Chicago"
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1984
Played Carole Stanwyck in TV series, "Partners in Crime"
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1983
Starred as title character in TV movie, "Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess"
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1976 to 1977
Starred as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in "Wonder Woman" TV series
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1976
TV movie debut, "A Matter of Wife...and Death"
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1975
Feature film debut as title character in "Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw"
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1973
Named Miss Arizona and later Miss U.S.A.
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Became fashion director for Maybelline cosmetics
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Began professional career at age 15
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Instituted the Lynda Carter/Maybelline Tennis Challenge, held annually in Palm Springs California
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Repeated title role in TV series, "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman"
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Toured as a singer with the rock group Garfin Gathering