Lynda Carter Bio
Lynda Carter is an American-born actress, dancer and singer. She was born as Linda Jean Cordova Carter on July 24, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Her zodiac sign is leo. She is also known as Lynda Carter Altman.
In April 1979, Lynda Carter brought her signature glamour and star appeal to Playboy.
Lynda Carter has big natural breasts, sparkling blue eyes, and rich brown hair. With a sensually shaped 37-23-37 frame, she's a true embodiment of Playboy allure.
Lynda Carter’s route to stardom began with music and pageantry. She performed with local bands as a teenager before entering beauty competitions and winning the Miss World USA title in 1972. Representing the United States at the international Miss World pageant, she advanced to the top fifteen. The crown brought national attention, but Carter regarded it as a doorway rather than a destination, using the opportunity to study acting and pursue television work in Hollywood.
Her career changed permanently when she was cast as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman. Broadcast from 1975 to 1979, first on ABC and later on CBS, the series made Carter an international star. She gave the Amazonian heroine physical authority without sacrificing warmth, intelligence or humour, creating a Wonder Woman who appeared powerful rather than merely decorative. Carter’s statuesque beauty undoubtedly contributed to the show’s visual appeal, but it was her sincerity that made the character inspirational to generations of viewers.
Carter’s connection with Playboy came through a film role that she never completed. She was originally cast as “Miss May,” one of the touring Playboy Playmates in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. A typhoon destroyed major sets in the Philippines and delayed production; by the time filming resumed, Carter was required to return to the United States for Wonder Woman, and Colleen Camp replaced her. Playboy-style centerfold photographs had already been created as props for the movie, and one image of Carter can briefly be seen in Apocalypse Now Redux. The centerfold was a production prop rather than a published Playboy pictorial, and Carter was never a Playmate of the Month.
Although Wonder Woman defined her public image, Carter continued developing her original passion for singing. She released the album Portrait in 1978 and starred in several lavish musical television specials during the early 1980s. Her acting work included Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess, Partners in Crime, Hawkeye, Super Troopers and Sky High. She also played a woman who chooses to model for Playboy in the 1991 television drama Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories, adding another curious chapter to her indirect association with the magazine.
Carter eventually returned to the world of the Amazons with a cameo as Asteria in Wonder Woman 1984, connecting the modern films with the television series that first established the heroine as a live-action icon. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018 and has continued recording music, including songs inspired by her late husband, Robert Altman. Lynda Carter’s enduring appeal rests not simply on beauty or nostalgia, but on the dignity she gave Wonder Woman—and the grace with which she carried that legacy through every stage of her life.
