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Lindsay Wagner Biography

Birth Name:Lindsay Jean Wagner

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 2012, received a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California
  • Serves on the board of directors for the group Teen Talking Circles Project
  • Has two sons, Dorian and Alex, with stuntman Henry Kingi
  • Pursued a career in acting after actor James Best, for who she worked as a babysitter, suggested she take acting classes
  • Graduated from the University of Oregon before finding work as a model in Los Angeles
  • Quote: "No matter who rejects you, don't lose touch with your higher self, with the higher powers, with anything that you can find which is of the light, that will give you strength in those times when you feel so lonely․"
  • Best known for playing the character Jaime Sommers in the television series "The Bionic Woman․"

Awards

  • 1977Golden Globe-Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1977Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1978Golden Globe-Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1989ACE-Actress in a Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2003TV Land Award-Superest Super Hero: nominated
  • 2006TV Land Award-Greatest Gear or Admirable Apparatus: nominated
  • 2007TV Land Award-Greatest Gear or Admirable Apparatus: winner