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choice or by chance, one can upset her destiny. To become a star or an
outcast. Glimpsed recovers those that followed the wrong way. And those
that would redo the path well. |
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Lynda Carter: "My children look at Friends and X-Flies. But Wonder Woman
makes them laugh" a lot. |
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In red and lamé bustier and starry shorts, Lynda Carter was the Wonder
Woman of the television, kitsch and sexy justice maker of the America of
the seventies. Today, heroine for her only family, she dedicates herself
to the resourceless. Wonder destiny. |
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Not far from the alley of gigantic palms symbolizing the clean, rich and
conservative America of Beverly Hills, Lynda receives me at her agent in
a Victorian style lounge. She is between two planes, and me, parked on
Rodeo drive, I don't have either time to lose. The most famous redeeming
some small screen is a hurried and vegetarian woman, who doesn't drink
or smoke. In 1976, "cast" in the starry banner. Wonder Woman hid a
strong woman. At 48 years, she is ready to take the service. Interview
follows. |
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 Nadine Blanc: Why did
the public like Wonder Woman so much? |
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Lynda Carter: Because it is the queen of the Amazons, a "wonder
woman" in literal translation. Secretary as a civilian, she becomes the
magic lasso justice maker when someone needs her. Created in 1942,
Wonder Woman is to the origin a character of anti-Nazi propaganda,
that's the meaning of the American flag. |
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What was her image as a
woman? |
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Outside of The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman was the first heroine who
embodied the romanticism, the straightforwardness, at time, honesty,
courage, all these values are today outmoded. She was a symbol for all
women who suffer in silence. Without questioning herself of it, she
greatly contributed to the woman's emancipation in the screen. |
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Are you a feminist? |
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Simply a woman, combative and passionate. And I like the roles of strong
women. In 1996, I shot two movies: A Paryer In The Dark, I embody a
widow who sacrifices herself to educate her children, and in When
Friendship Kills, I am a schoolgirl's mother in difficulty |
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And your mother's role
in life? |
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I am
very dedicated... and I am very protective. I left Malibu with Bob, my
husband, a financial adviser whose cabinet had to be close to
Washington, Maryland, close to the Potomac stream. |
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Where were you born? |
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In
Arizona. I am a girl of the Far-West, where took place all big events of
the conquest of the country. I don't have really townswoman's mentality.
Over there, Wonder Woman is well far from my preoccupations... |
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And your children, what
do they think of Wonder Woman? |
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Jamie is thirteen years old, Jessica eleven. My children look at Friends
and X-Files. But Wonder Woman makes them laugh a lot. Me also. I even
kept some relics like the belt and the tiara. |
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What memories do you
keep of the filming of the series? |
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Three years of a fierce work but beneficial. To raise at 4 o'clock in
the morning, intense physical practice, somersaults on trampoline.
Wonder Woman, for me it was an immense popular success due to the
public. |
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How did you manage this
success? |
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In
the operations of promotion, the sessions of dedication, people walked
on the spot themselves to approach me. When the media sulked the series.
I wonder why the series has never been classified in the big 25 of the
best programs. |
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How did you have
started? |
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I
have been elected Miss Phoenix, then Miss Arizona, Miss U.S.A., Miss
World finally, in 1973. At my 13 years, my grandfather choreographer
hired me in his troop. I recorded some shows, an album with Paul Anka,
musical comedies... until Wonder Woman. |
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Did you made another
series? |
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Yes.
I played in Hawkeye [Set bought by TF1, NDLR] with Lee Horsley. But I
won't enter anymore into a set taking me too much time. |
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Why? |
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I 'm
busy with my family. And then, I took in charge various humanitarian
associations. Today, I dedicate myself to the orphans and to the
abandoned children. |
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If you had to do it
again? |
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Today, I wouldn't say no to an ultimate adventure of Wonder Woman,
because I can wear the bustier without blushing! |
