Actress Lynda Carter, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman, celebrates the 50th anniversary of her iconic role. She shares anecdotes about her life in Washington D.C. after relocating from Hollywood in 1983, highlighting her experiences with prominent figures in politics and entertainment.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the role that put Lynda Carter on the map. From 1975 to 1979, she starred on TV as Wonder Woman —a hero as iconic to kid Gen-Xers as Elsa is to today’s little girls. So by the time Carter moved to Washington in 1983 to marry lawyer Robert Altman, she was already a famous face used to hanging out with powerful people. But DC was a very different world than Hollywood. Here, the longtime Potomac resident looks back.
“My first year in Washington was heady. We were invited to everything. You walk into this city from Hollywood, and this Washington thing was“My husband was more of an insider, and I was an observer. I didn’t know anything about politics. But I’ve always been a woman that spoke her mind. Maybe that was refreshing.
“I went back to Robert’s house and said, ‘Oh, I met a congressman or senator or something, and it was really funny—he had black socks and shoes, long boxers, and a pillow strapped to him. Robert said, ‘Who was it?’ I said, ‘I don’t know—Pringle, Stingle.’ He said, ‘Do you know how long I’ve been trying to avoid that man?’ I said, ‘Well, they asked us to go to dinner.’ And we became lifelong friends—they are godparents to my children.
“We’ve actually known Donald Trump for 40 years, and over the years he has done some nice things for us. Politics-wise, I don’t agree, but that’s another issue.
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