TV's 'Wonder Woman,' Lynda Carter added to Walk of Fame
Posted April 04, 2018 7:00 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV's "Wonder Woman" has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
Actress Lynda Carter received the honor Tuesday.
The 65-year-old said the television series gave birth to her career as a superhero and feminist icon. The show ran from 1975 to 1979.
Patty Jenkins, who directed the 2017 "Wonder Woman" movie, spoke at the ceremony. Jenkins said Carter's portrayal of Wonder Woman make her believe she could have whatever she wanted and be "unashamed to want it."
The movie Wonder Woman star, Gal Gadot, tweeted thanks to Carter for her "loving kindness shared by the sisterhood of women of wonder."
Lynda Carter, star of the TV series "Wonder Woman," appears at a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lynda Carter crosses her arms in a Wonder Woman pose at a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Director Patty Jenkins, from left, Lynda Carter, star of the TV series "Wonder Woman," and Blaine Trump pose with Carter's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following a ceremony on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lynda Carter, left, star of the TV series "Wonder Woman" greets an unidentified tourist before a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Elizabeth Paravicini holds a photo of actress Lynda Carter in character as Wonder Woman as she takes a photo of the new star Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Lynda Carter, following a ceremony on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Cosplay performer and Wonder Woman fan Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter, of San Diego, Calif., poses for cell phone photos following a Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony for Lynda Carter, star of the 1970s "Wonder Woman" television series, on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. In her day job, Ikerd-Schreiter is a lawyer who advocates for special needs children. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Director Patty Jenkins, left, and Lynda Carter, star of the TV series, "Wonder Woman," pose with Carter's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following a ceremony on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lynda Carter, star of the television series "Wonder Woman," signs autographs following a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. Pictured with Carter, from second left, are Taryn Evans, 11, of Los Angeles, and Maureen Clancy, of Philadelphia. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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A fan wearing Wonder Woman bracelets and shirt attends a ceremony honoring Lynda Carter, star of the TV series, "Wonder Woman," with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lynda Carter, star of the TV series "Wonder Woman," signs autographs following a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lynda Carter, star of the television series "Wonder Woman," left, and director Patty Jenkins pose with Carter's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following a ceremony on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Director Patty Jenkins signs autographs following a ceremony honoring Lynda Carter, star of the TV series "Wonder Woman," with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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