Lynda Carter
Carter in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Linda Jean Córdova Carter
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 24, 1951
Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
*mother – Mexican/Spanish
Lynda Carter is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and model. She was crowned Miss World USA 1972. She is famous for her role as Wonder Woman in the 1970s television series.
Lynda is the daughter of Juanita (Cordova) and Colby Carl Carter. Her father had English, German, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry, and her mother was of Mexican/Spanish-Mexican descent. Lynda is not able to speak Spanish fluently but can understand the language.
Lynda was married to business executive and lawyer Robert A. Altman, until his death, with whom she has two children.
Lynda’s paternal grandfather was Elijah Vincent Carter (the son of Marion Vincent Carter and Jennie Throughmann). Elijah was born in Illinois. Marion was the son of Isaac Carter and Sarah Jane Foreman.
Lynda’s paternal grandmother was named Doris Moss Slightam. Doris was born in Derbyshire, England.
She has stated:
I grew up in a house filled with music. My mother, who is of Mexican and Spanish descent, used to sing to my English-Irish father, and between the two of them I was introduced to a diverse array of music…
Sources: http://www.wonderland-site.com
Genealogy of Lynda Carter (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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