Lynda Carter has long embodied strength and grace on screen, but this week she shared a far more personal moment with fans. The actress reflected on love, loss, and memory as she marked what would have been a milestone anniversary with her late husband. For many, the message revealed a quieter side of Lynda Carter, shaped not by fame but by devotion and grief.
The Wonder Woman star posted a photograph of herself with her husband, Robert Altman, honoring what would have been their 42nd wedding anniversary. According to the Daily Mail, her words carried both tenderness and heartbreak as she acknowledged how deeply his absence continues to shape her family’s life.
Lynda Carter And A Love That Endured Decades
In her message, Lynda Carter described Altman as a powerful yet profoundly decent man, someone whose character left a lasting impression on everyone he met. She wrote that their family has never been the same since his passing, a sentiment that underscored how central he remained to her world even years later.
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Altman died in February 2021 at age 73 due to complications from a medical procedure connected to myelofibrosis, a rare form of leukemia. He and Carter shared nearly four decades of marriage and raised two children together, Jessica and James, whom she has often described as the greatest joy of their shared life.
Music, Memory, And Life After Loss
Lynda Carter has spoken openly about how grief continues to surface in ordinary moments. She has said she still expects her husband’s texts while traveling and still thinks of him when decisions arise—habits formed over decades that do not simply disappear. In a previous interview, she admitted she was not over her loss, calling Altman the great love of her life.
Music became one of the ways Carter learned to live with that absence. She wrote a song titled “Letters From Earth” as a tribute to her late husband, describing it as a love letter to those who are gone but still deeply present in spirit. For Lynda Carter, singing has always been a language of connection, and this song allowed her to speak to grief when words alone fell short.