Lynda Carter, the Real Wonder Woman Gives Advice to Her Successor

There will never be an actress playing Wonder Woman, even if the character lives on for three hundred years, who isn't compared to Lynda Carter. Lynda Carter quite simply embodied and became the character. It doesn't matter that the 70s ABC/CBS Wonder Woman series vacillated between the original 40s World War II version of the character, and a "new" 70s take. It doesn't matter that the show was hopelessly rooted in the loosely plotted and languidly filmed 70s TV drama style. Lynda was it. She was  Wonder Woman.

Carter may not have started out as a trained actress. But she quickly learned on the job, and by the finish of the (too short) run of The New, Original Wonder Woman or whatever its official title finally became, she'd become an icon. She is the yardstick by which all future super heroines will be measured.

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Wonder of a Woman

Lynda Carter is celebrating Pride with a new CD, a round of tour dates and by sharing a few memories from her Wonder-ful life with us.



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Interviewing original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter was a childhood dream come true! We found her to be funny, thoughtful and humble as we discussed Pride parades, re-inventing songs and everyone’s favorite star-spangled gal. . .

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