Wonder Woman finally has recognition from industry

ACTOR Lynda Carter, who played superhero Wonder Woman in the 1970s, has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.

“It will be here forever, and maybe it needs to say Wonder Woman, or maybe not, we’ll see,” 66-year-old Carter said.

“Hopefully this character and I will live on in the memories of people.

“There were no women in television during my era.

“So they (studios) didn’t really think that we could hold an audience.”

She also addressed the #MeToo movement sparked by the Harvey Weinstein sex abuse scandal, which ended not only his career, but those of numerous other powerful Hollywood figures.

“The #MeToo movement is strong and I give everything to this generation,” she said. “What my generation can do is support you.

“We’ve been screaming the same thing but it took this generation of women to make the difference.”

Carter played the Wonder Woman heroine between 1975 and 1979 on television, first on ABC and then CBS – part of an acting career that has spanned several decades.

The ceremony was attended by Patty Jenkins, the director of the 2017 Wonder Woman film which took in $821 million worldwide, as well as dozens of Carter’s fans.