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Katie says on 27/Jan/10
My guess is that she said 5'8.5 in an interview in 1977 because it was hard as hell to get jobs in Hollywood as a 5'10 female actress. While I'm not as skinny as Carter in her Wonder Woman days, my arms are, and when I see pictures of her from the show, it's like I'm looking at my own arms. So I say her peak was EASILY 5'10, but I'd definitely believe she's shrunk with age.
linke says on 5/Jan/10
rai is 5'6 at best. John says on 3/Jan/10
The Miss World contest said she was 5'10", but Miss World also said Aishwarya Rai was 5'7". I think they measure the women in low heels. (Didn't that use to be common practice?)
I'm barely 5'11" barefoot, 6' in shoes, and was standing next to Lynda Carter getting her autograph. She was wearing extremely high heels (I'd say 4") and we were eye-to-eye. She might have even been just a little below eye level, but her hair was so fluffed up she seemed taller. I'm thinking she's between 5'8" and 5'9", just like she used to claim. Keddy says on 28/Nov/08
Agree mcfan! what ever it is, people knows shes a tall lady. mcfan says on 19/Nov/08
Having just looked at her videos on youtube, I think it's reasonable to say she is 5'9 barefoot and about 6ft in heels. If she was 5'10 then I think the photos where she is wearing 3.5 inch heels then she would be over 6ft tall and I don't see that. She's still a tall woman. Chi Che Soong says on 27/Jun/08
Lyle was chosen in part to play her sidekick because both in her boots (low heels of about two inches) and her military oxfords (2.5 inches) he was still quite a bit taller. I think the television show encouraged her to be an "Amazon" at 5'10. She certainly is taller than most of the women in the cast of the pilot episode when she is wearing slippers. . .NOT the platform sandal scenes mcfan says on 20/Jun/08
Lots of women don't get their heights correct. My sister to this day states she is 5'5 because that is what she was measured at in sixth or seventh grade. I measured her probably over 15 years ago and she was slightly over 5'6. It's most likely a combination of not caring about their heights, not having as much pressure to be taller as men, and not being into numbers as much as guys. M.P. says on 7/May/08
I find it hard to believe she could be 5'10". At the time she was in her prime, that would make her taller than about 75% of most men. I can't say she's any taller than 5'8 1/2" in flat shoes. Probably shorter now that she's older. Kevin says on 6/Mar/08
Lynda was go the Tonight Show with Joan Rivers guest hosting and she said she was just under 5"9" was doing a Bob Hope show and in the dressing room with her was Brooke Shields, Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs and she looked like a dwarf next to them. diana says on 9/Feb/08
lol this woman likes to brag that she's 5'10
but is she really that height? supes78 says on 5/Nov/07
There's no question that Lynda is tall. But not 5'10". In an episode of Wonder Woman, there was a widely reported 5'10" actress/sportscaster named Jayne Kennedy who guest-starred in an episode. She looked to have a good inch or two on Lynda who was in her full Wonder Woman outfit. I wish I could upload that part of the video to Youtube where they meet. Adder says on 5/Nov/07
The Ru Plip has been taken off youtube, but when I saw it she said how tiny she felt stood next to Ru.I think in the late 70s at her peak she appeared so tall because other mainstream actresses at the time were all so short. Farrah 5'5'', Raquel 5'4''ish, Barbara Bach 5'6'',Victoria Principal 5'6'',Cheryl Ladd 5'3''the list goes on.
In todays climate next to Uma,Geena Davis,Brenda Strong,Nicole Kidman,Signourey etc, she would be a shorty. supes78 says on 2/Nov/07
I'm a big Lynda Carter fan but 5'10" is a slight exaggeration on her part. She really is closer to the 5'8.5" she usually claims. This 1978 clip from the 'Battle of the Network Stars' TV special clearly refers to Lynda as being 5'8.25" tall at the 40 second mark;
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And as stated before, in a 1997 interview with RuPaul, she gave her height as 5'9". I think the 5'10" claim is exaggerated to emphasize the fact that she is tall for a woman. Keddy says on 20/Jul/07
I watched her in Miss World 1973 video recently and the commentators said "Shes tall, she stand 5'10'" but personaly I think shes 5'9 1/2. supes78 says on 6/Apr/07
Anywhere between 5'8" to 5'9" is very reasonable so Rob's listing for her seems right on the money. Editor Rob says on 2/Mar/07
In hello magazine 2005, she said "I'm 5ft 10in". keddy says on 31/Jan/07
ya, infact i saw that already. But it wasn't Lynda herself who said she's 5'8 1/4. It was that lady presenter and she gave that finger meaning shes not sure! Anonymous says on 26/Jan/07
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This clip from "Battle of the Network Stars" says 5'8 1/4" about 43 sec. in Keddy says on 27/Sep/06
I think 5'9 will be the most reasonable height for her cos she said she's 5'9 half on the Rupaul show and there's no doubt shes atleast 5'9. MyKat says on 21/Sep/06
Back in 1973, Biloxi, MS, she kissed me and though I felt 10' tall, I'd guess she was 5' 10" - 5' 11" in her heels. HeyBaby says on 24/Jul/06
I remember once watching a TV show about the 1970s and on one part they were talking about Wonder Woman and quoted she was 'a big girl at 5'10.' Bill says on 22/Mar/06
There are tricks used in the miss world competition, a couple of years ago miss France was disqualifed for temporarily stretching her spine 1-1/2" to meet the minimun height. mcfan says on 19/Aug/05
Lynda Carter was never 5'10! She would have struggled to hit 5'9. CelebHeights Editor says on 7/Aug/05
"I'm 5'9 but most people think I'm 6 foot...it's because I have very long legs." - from an old DC Comic book. anon says on 27/Jun/05
She once quoted'People assume I'm 6 ft and are surprised when they meet me that I'm only just over 5'8''.I say I'm 5'9'' to round it up'. a friend says on 15/Jun/05
I recently met the famous Wonder Woman goddess.. she said to me "trivia question for ya." I said, "what?" Lynda said, "how tall am I?" I guessed "5 ft 7in." She says, "no sorry.. I'm 5 ft 10 in. tall."
[Editor Rob: she can't make her mind up! But actually nowadays she does look 174-175cm so her 5ft 10 back in her 20's may have been true and she might have downplayed her height slightly...] |
