Lynda CarterLynda Carter as Wonder Woman.Lynda Carter (born Lynda Jean Cordoba Carter on 24 July 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress. During her childhood she grew up as an avid reader of the Wonder woman comic books and usually imitated the idealism of a strong female character.She went to the Arcadia-itans High School in Phoenix where she found it difficult to be tall. However she decided to take up music and singing and was voted the most talented Student and decided to leave Arizona State University to pursue a career in music. As a singer she toured with several rock groups before returning to Arizona in 1972. It was her height at 5' 9" and beauty which lead her to enter a local beauty contest and she first achieved national fame when she won the title of Miss World USA in 1972, representing her home state of Arizona. After some acting classes at several New York Acting schools she began making guest appearances on Tv shows such as Starsky and Hutch, Cos and Nakia. However, her acting career did not take off until 1975, when she landed her starring role in the Wonder Woman television series of the 1970s. Her other credits include the title role in a 1983 biopic of Rita Hayworth and a variety of television specials. She has been married twice. Her first was to her former agent, Hollywood producer and manager Ron Samuels on May 28, 1977. They were divorced in 1982. The second marriage was to lawyer Robert Altman on January 29, 1984. This page about Lynda Carter includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Lynda Carter News stories about Lynda Carter External links for Lynda Carter Videos for Lynda Carter Wikis about Lynda Carter Discussion Groups about Lynda Carter Blogs about Lynda Carter Images of Lynda Carter |
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They were divorced in 1982. The second marriage was to lawyer Robert Altman on January 29, 1984. Before that, the last movie she had appeared in had been in the 1960s. Her first was to her former agent, Hollywood producer and manager Ron Samuels on May 28, 1977. The last movie she appeared in was the 1991 film Night of the Warrior, starring her son, Lorenzo Lamas. She has been married twice. She has two other children from other marriages. Her other credits include the title role in a 1983 biopic of Rita Hayworth and a variety of television specials. Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas got divorced in 1960, and Dahl later remarried. However, her acting career did not take off until 1975, when she landed her starring role in the Wonder Woman television series of the 1970s. She also founded her own business, Arlene Dahl Enterprises, which marketed lingerie and cosmetics. After some acting classes at several New York Acting schools she began making guest appearances on Tv shows such as Starsky and Hutch, Cos and Nakia. Dahl would go on to work as a beauty columnist and as a writer. It was her height at 5' 9" and beauty which lead her to enter a local beauty contest and she first achieved national fame when she won the title of Miss World USA in 1972, representing her home state of Arizona. Shortly after giving birth to her son, Dahl slowed and eventually ended her career as an actress, although she still appeared in movies and on television occassionally. As a singer she toured with several rock groups before returning to Arizona in 1972. In 1958 Dahl and Lamas had their only son, Lorenzo Lamas (who also grew up to become an actor). However she decided to take up music and singing and was voted the most talented Student and decided to leave Arizona State University to pursue a career in music. A few years later she and Barker got divorced, and Dahl would go on to marry another Hollywood actor, Fernando Lamas. During her childhood she grew up as an avid reader of the Wonder woman comic books and usually imitated the idealism of a strong female character.She went to the Arcadia-itans High School in Phoenix where she found it difficult to be tall. Dahl met the famous movie star Lex Barker in the early 1950s, and in 1952, Dahl and Barker got married. Lynda Carter (born Lynda Jean Cordoba Carter on 24 July 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress. Some of her best films include: Reign of Terror (1949), Three Little Words (1950), Woman's World (1954), Slightly Scarlet (1956), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). She began her acting career in 1947, at the age of 19. Her acting career gradually picked up steam, and she reached the peak of her popularity and success in the 1950s. After graduating from high school in 1946, she held various jobs, including working as a model for a brief period. Dahl was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is of Norwegian descent. Arlene Dahl (born August 11, 1928) is an American movie starlet who was most famous during the 1950s. |