Carter has appeared in a wide range of films and television series. She appeared in films such as Super Troopers , and Sky High , Super Troopers 2 , and Wonder Woman , where she made an uncredited cameo as Asteria. She also had a recurring role as U. President Olivia Marsdin on the series Supergirl β Additionally, she has participated in various television specials and series, including Two and a Half Men , and The Muppet Show Carter has received several honors throughout her career.
Carter was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in In , she was recognized with the Sor Juana Legacy Award by the National Museum of Mexican Art for her contributions to the arts, and later that year, she was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. Carter made her public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show at age 5. During high school, Carter performed in a band called Just Us. The band included a marimba , a conga drum , an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass which was played by another girl in the group.
At age 15, Carter began singing in the local pizza parlor to earn extra money. Actor Gary Burghoff was the drummer for the band. The group opened at the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months; because Carter was under 21 she had to enter through the kitchen. Their first performance together was at the Holiday Inn Chinatown , a San Francisco hotel so new that it had no completed sidewalk entrance. Consequently, they played mostly to the hotel staff and hotel guests who parked their cars in the underground garage.
In , Carter decided to leave the Garfin Gathering to pursue an acting career, returning to Arizona. She took acting classes at several New York acting schools during the early s. Wonder Woman , the fictional superhero character, was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter in for DC Comics. Conceived in the wake of the popularity of Superman , Marston designed his creation as counter-programming to the Man of Steel.
Wonder Woman was an instant hit with readers and became the most prominent DC comic book female superhero. Carter's acting career took off when she landed the starring role on Wonder Woman in , as the title character and her secret identity, Diana Prince. The savings she had set aside from her days of touring on the road with her band [ 17 ] to pursue acting in Los Angeles were almost exhausted. She was close to returning to Arizona when her manager informed her that Joanna Cassidy had lost the role and Carter had the part of Wonder Woman.
