Lynda Carter : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Wonder Woman)

. Singer

. Of partial Hispanic extraction.

. Youngest of 3 siblings.

. Does motivational/professional speaking engagements.

. Performed in a band during high school called 'Just Us', which consisted of a marimba, a congo drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass played by another girl. When she was 17 she joined another band for more exposure called 'The Relatives' (because two members were cousins) which opened at the Sahara Hotel casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months. Because Lynda was under 21 she had to enter the casino through the kitchen. Gary Burghoff (who played Radar O'Reilly in M.A.S.H) was the drummer. In 1970 she joined the last band she sang with, called 'The Garfin Gathering with Lynda Carter', and their first performance was in a brand new San Francisco hotel that had no sidewalk entrance built yet, so they played to mostly the janitors and whatever hotel guests parked their cars in the underground garage. But she performed so well under such intimidating circumstances that Howard "Speedy" Garfin nicknamed Lynda "Wonder Woman"!

. Released a solo album entitled 'Portrait' in May 1978.

. Won the title of Miss World USA representing her home state of Arizona in 1972.

. A friend sat Lynda and her present husband, lawyer Robert Altman, together at a social dinner in the hopes that the two would hit it off.

. Father is caucasian and mother is Mexican.

. Measurements: 38-26-38 (Miss World USA pageant), 38-20-37 (her claim as Miss World USA, 1972), 37 1/2C-25-35 ("Wonder Woman" wardrobe) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

. Performed many of her own stunts on "Wonder Woman" (1976) including hanging from a helicopter, to the nervousness of ABC.

. Ended each of her television specials singing the song "Always".

. While filming Battle of the Network Stars (1976) (TV), she poured champagne over the head of host Howard Cosell after her team won the tug of war contest not knowing he had a hairpiece. Howard was really upset. Later, whenever she saw him at a restaurant in New York, she would sent over a bottle of champagne and he always knew who it was from.

. Owns the DVD release rights to her television specials.

. When asked, during her on-line Lens Express chat on November 8th, 1999, who she would like to portray Wonder Woman in a big screen movie version, she stated that she would prefer either actress Catherine Zeta-Jones or supermodel Cindy Crawford.

. Scenes cut from Francis Ford Coppola epic Apocalypse Now (1979).

. In the film "Sky High" Lynda plays Principal Powers at a high school for the children of superheroes, who is a comet !

. On the 1977 "Circus of the Stars" Lynda was the target for David Janssen, who threw daggers at her! He came close, but luckily, he missed her every time !