Who Played Wonder Woman on TV?
The hit TV show featured a then-unknown actress in the role of the popular female superhero. Lynda Carter’s portrayal of the Amazonian warrior woman and her alter ego, Diana Prince, was immensely popular with fans. Early Life Linda Jean Cordova Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona to a Mexican immigrant mother and an Irish-American father. This blended heritage gave Linda a beautiful and exotic look, with black hair and blue eyes. Linda was talented as a child and took singing and dancing lessons. As a teenager, she sang in a rock band that enjoyed limited regional success. Beauty and Brains Carter entered a Phoenix beauty pageant and easily won, launching a successful run in beauty pageants. Carter eventually won the Miss Arizona pageant as well as the Miss World USA pageant. She attended acting schools in New York before moving to Hollywood in 1974, where she received bit parts in some popular shows, including Starsky and Hutch, and a few low budget movies. Wonder Woman Carter, who ha
