Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress,
singer, songwriter, model, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was
crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the Top 15 at the Miss
World 1972 pageant.Carter is best known as the star of the American
live-action television series Wonder Woman, in the role of Diana
Prince / Wonder Woman, based on the DC comic book fictional
superheroine character of the same name, which aired on ABC and later
on CBS from 1975 to 1979.Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the
daughter of Juanita (née Córdova) and Colby Carter. Her father is of
English and Scots-Irish ancestry, and her mother, whose family hailed
from Mexico, is of Mexican, Spanish and French descent. She has one
brother, Vincent, and one sister, Pamela. Carter made her public
television debut on Lew King's Talent Show at age 5. During high
school, Carter performed in a band called Just Us, consisting of a
marimba, a conga drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass played
by another girl. When she was 16, she joined two of her cousins in
another band called The Relatives. Actor Gary Burghoff was the
drummer. The group opened at the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge in Las
Vegas for three months; because Carter was under 21, she had to enter
through the kitchen.
singer, songwriter, model, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was
crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the Top 15 at the Miss
World 1972 pageant.Carter is best known as the star of the American
live-action television series Wonder Woman, in the role of Diana
Prince / Wonder Woman, based on the DC comic book fictional
superheroine character of the same name, which aired on ABC and later
on CBS from 1975 to 1979.Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the
daughter of Juanita (née Córdova) and Colby Carter. Her father is of
English and Scots-Irish ancestry, and her mother, whose family hailed
from Mexico, is of Mexican, Spanish and French descent. She has one
brother, Vincent, and one sister, Pamela. Carter made her public
television debut on Lew King's Talent Show at age 5. During high
school, Carter performed in a band called Just Us, consisting of a
marimba, a conga drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass played
by another girl. When she was 16, she joined two of her cousins in
another band called The Relatives. Actor Gary Burghoff was the
drummer. The group opened at the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge in Las
Vegas for three months; because Carter was under 21, she had to enter
through the kitchen.
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