Gal Gadot in real life
Before she became an actress, Gadot won the 2004 Miss Israel beauty pageant and competed in the Miss Universe 2004 competition. While most of the actors start their career with smaller roles, Gal Gadot decided to make her entrance in Hollywood with a bang starring as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious, the fourth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. She continued to portray Gisele in subsequent sequels while also landing the role of Wonder Woman and achieved quick and great success in Hollywood. Gadot has been married since 2008 to Israeli real estate developer Yaron Varsano with whom she has two daughters.
Laura Vandervoort as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
Melissa Benoist is now the face we identify the most with Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, due to fact that she portrays the character in The CW’s series of the same name. But before Benoist, it was the beautiful Laura Vandervoort who was known as Supergirl. Vandervoort played the character in Smallville, in which Supergirl was introduced in the show’s seventh season.
Laura Vandervoort in real life
Besides Smallville, Laura Vandervoort starred in numerous television projects, including Goosebumps, Instant Star, and Bitten. The interesting thing about Laura is that she also starred in Supergirl, playing the role of villain Indigo/Brainiac 8.
Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot will be Wonder Woman of our time, that’s for sure. Still, we shouldn’t forget the great job Lynda Carter did with the portrayal of this character. Carter starred as the character in ABC’s television show Wonder Woman from 1975, which was picked up by CBS after season one and retitled as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter’s portrayal of Wonder Woman was so iconic, that she influenced the way the character has been portrayed in the later DC Comics adaptations.
Lynda Carter in Real Life
While the role of Wonder Woman is the trademark of her career, Lynda Carter also had several other notable projects, including Partners in Crime and Hawkeye. Most recently she starred in another DC Comics project, The CW’s Supergirl. Carter is a strong advocate for equal rights for the LGBTQ community.
