Best known for winning our hearts as Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter is an
accomplished singer who has performed to rave reviews before sell-out
crowds around the world. In addition to her long acting career, Ms.
Carter has the distinction of producing and starring in five
highly-rated network television specials, several of which were Emmy
nominated. She has appeared on stage with many of the world’s most
popular singers, including Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Bob
Hope, George Benson, and Ben Vereen. Ms. Carter made her professional
singing debut at age 14 in Tempe, Arizona. In 1973 she won the Miss
World-U.S.A. title and shortly thereafter outdistanced hundreds of
other actresses for the part of Wonder Woman, a character she infused
with such depth and humor that it has become one of the most indelible
characters in television history. Her fame led to her becoming the
“face” of Maybelline Cosmetics, and she remained Maybelline’s
top model for more than a decade. But her roots remained with her
music. “Singing is in my soul”, says Ms. Carter. “I was on the
road performing in my teens and travelled from the Catskills to Las
Vegas, and from San Francisco to the saloons in Texas.” An engaging
storyteller, she takes her audience on a journey where her life story
and her music intertwine. Though Ms. Carter continued to act in films
and television, when she had children she left the road to raise her
young family. She returned to live performing in 2006, appearing on
the London stage with an acclaimed star turn in Chicago. In 2007 she
started touring again in venues across the country with her band of
Nashville all-stars. She has brought her concert to major venues
across the country, including at the Kennedy Center and here at Jazz
at Lincoln Center in New York.
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