Biography
Who is Lindsay Wagner?
Early life and education
Lindsay Wagner Jean Wagner was born on June 22, 1949, in Los Angeles, United States. Following her parents' divorce, her mother remarried, and the family relocated to Portland, Oregon. During her school years, she attended David Douglas High School and graduated from there.
After finishing high school, Lindsay spent time in France before enrolling at the University of Oregon for one year. She later transferred to Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham for six months before leaving and moving back to Los Angeles. During her youth, she was diagnosed with dyslexia.
Rise to fame
Before her major acting breakthrough, Lindsay worked as a model in Los Angeles and gained television experience by appearing as a hostess on Playboy After Dark. In 1969, she was a contestant on the game show The Dating Game. She signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1971 and made her primetime network television debut in the series Adam-12.
She went on to appear in numerous Universal shows, including Marcus Welby, M.D., The F.B.I., and Night Gallery. In 1973, she took on her first feature film and lead role in Two People, and she also co-starred in The Paper Chase during the same year.
The Bionic Woman
In 1975, Lindsay played the role of Jaime Sommers, a former tennis professional and the childhood sweetheart of Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man. Although her character was initially written off as dying after a skydiving accident, overwhelming public response led producers to bring the character back in a spin-off series titled The Bionic Woman, which debuted in January 1976.
Her portrayal of Jaime Sommers made the character a pop culture icon of the 1970s. For this famous television role, Lindsay won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1977, marking a historic win as the first actor or actress from a science fiction series to receive the honor.
Later career and projects
Following the cancellation of The Bionic Woman in 1978, Lindsay continued acting primarily in television miniseries and television films, such as the 1980 miniseries Scruples. She also starred in the films Nighthawks alongside Sylvester Stallone and Second Wind. Throughout the 1980s, she led short-lived weekly television series including Jessie and A Peaceable Kingdom.
In later years, Lindsay maintained an active career with roles in Warehouse 13, Alphas, and NCIS. She also lent her likeness and voice to the video game Death Stranding in 2018 and starred in the holiday romance film Christmas at the Ranch in 2021.
Personal life
Lindsay has been married and divorced four times. Her husbands included music publisher Allan Rider, actor Michael Brandon, stuntman Henry Kingi with whom she shares two sons named Dorian and Alex, and television producer Lawrence Mortorff.
Outside of her acting career, she authored books on acupressure facelifts and a vegetarian cookbook, and she has given seminars for her self-help therapy program titled Quiet the Mind and Open the Heart.
Birthday and age
Lindsay Wagner was born on June 22, 1949, which makes Lindsay 77 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Lindsay shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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