TV’sWonderWoman gets Hollywoodstar
Lynda Carter struck poses calling back to her small- screen alter ego and turned the ceremony into a celebration of her family, friends and fans
Lynda Carter, best knownas network television’s live- actionWonderWoman, was honoured with the 2,632nd star on Hollywood’sWalk of Fame.
TheTVstar struck poses calling back to her small- screen alter ego— planting her fists firmly on her hips and crossing her arms on her chest— and turned the ceremony into a celebration of her family, friends and fans of the comic- book hero.
“WonderWoman gave birth tomy career, and nowwe have comefull circle andwe have millions of newfans,” said the statuesque actress, 66, noting the newfandomsparked by 2017’ s blockbusterfilm starring Gal Gadot. “It seems impossible, but I have been in the entertainment industry formore than 50 years— do the math— and I have loved it all,” the jubilant star said, receiving cheers fromthe boisterous crowd.
The former beauty queen, who portrayedAmazonian princess Diana Prince onABC and CBS series from1975 to 1979, has established a career as a singer while racking up film andTVcredits. Then, at the height of her success, she retreated fromthe limelight to raise her children.
Hollywood ChamberofCommerce President LeronGubler ran through a list of Carter’s achievements, noting that she made herTVdebut at age 5, then made her professional singing debut at age 14. She becameMissWorld America in 1972 andwas a spokesperson forMaybelline cosmetics.
But itwas her portrayal ofWonder Woman, he said, “a character she infused with such depth and humour,” that made the super heroine one of the“most indelible characters in television history.”