Happy Birthday Lynda Carter! Lynda won Miss World USA in 1972. Her first television role was in the television drama, Nakia, playing Helen Chase. Carter’s iconic part was the title role in Wonder Woman (1975-1979). She played actress Rita Hayworth in the 1983 tv movie, Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess. In the frontier series based on James Fenimore Cooper, Hawkeye (1994-1995), Carter played Elizabeth Shields. She played Governor Jessman in the comedy Super Troopers (2001). Then, she starred in Sky High (2005), the high school for kids with super powers, playing Principal Powers. Carter played Pauline in The Dukes of Hazzard (2005).
Lynda Carter speaking at her Walk of Fame ceremony, 2008, photo by the author.
In the 2007 episode, “Progeny” for the Smallville series, Lynda Carter played Moria Sullivan, the mother of Chloe Sullivan given powers by Kryptonite. Carter began playing President Olivia Marsdin in the Supergirl (2016-2018) series. In October 2016, on Wonder Woman’s 75th birthday, Lynda attended an UN ceremony. It named Wonder Woman Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls with Gal Gadot. This was withdrawn after criticism in December. She returned to the role of Governor Jessman in Super Troopers 2 (2018). On April 3rd, 2018, Lynda Carter was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She of course made a cameo in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)! Her new album Unexpected is expected on July 30th! Happy Birthday Lynda Carter!
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