A friend sat Lynda and her present husband, lawyer Robert Altman, together at a social dinner in the hopes that the two would hit it off.
According to a DVD commentary by Lynda Carter, she invented the "spin" move when Diana would transform into Wonder Woman.
Auditioned for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995).
Daughter-in-law of television producer Sophie Altman.
Does motivational/professional speaking engagements.
Ended each of her television specials singing the song "Always".
Grew up an avid reader of the Wonder Woman comic books.
Half Irish, half Mexican
Has been involved in many charitable causes, including a pioneering role with the Susan G. Komen Foundation (for breast cancer education and research) in which she received the Jill Ireland Award for her volunteer work, the Red Cross, U.S.O., Ronald McDonald House, and many charities benefiting children.
Her only nude appearances in film came with one of her first, Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976).
Hosts the Lynda Carter Golf Tournament for charity.
In early June 2008, Carter found a body floating in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. while rowing out of the Potomac Boat Club. She called out to some fishermen and waited for the police to arrive.
In the film Sky High (2005), Lynda plays Principal Powers, the principal of the high school for the children of superheroes. Powers has comet-related powers.
Lynda Carter, released an album in 1978 entitled, "Portrait" but the sales of the album were poor. She released a Jazz type LP "At Last" in 2009, which was 31 years after her first album. The album peaked at a respectable #6 on the Jazz charts. Recently, she released another called "Crazy Little Things".
Measurements: 38-26-38 (Miss World USA pageant), 38-20-37 (her claim as Miss World USA, 1972), 37 1/2C-25-35 ("Wonder Woman" wardrobe) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
On the Circus of the Stars #2 (1977) (TV), Lynda was the target for David Janssen, who threw daggers at her. He came close, but he missed her every time.
Owns the DVD release rights to her television specials.
Performed in a band during high school called 'Just Us', which consisted of a marimba, a congo drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass played by another girl. When she was 17 she joined another band for more exposure called 'The Relatives' (because two members were cousins) which opened at the Sahara Hotel casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months. Because Lynda was under 21 she had to enter the casino through the kitchen. Gary Burghoff (who played Radar O'Reilly in "M*A*S*H" (1972) ) was the drummer. In 1970 she joined the last band she sang with, called 'The Garfin Gathering with Lynda Carter', and their first performance was in a brand new San Francisco hotel that had no sidewalk entrance built yet, so they played to mostly the janitors and whatever hotel guests parked their cars in the underground garage. But she performed so well under such intimidating circumstances that Howard "Speedy" Garfin nicknamed Lynda "Wonder Woman"!
Performed many of her own stunts on "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman" (1975) including hanging from a helicopter, to the nervousness of CBS, during the second season episode "Anschluss '77".
Ranked #3 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008).