24 Facts About Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Jean Wagner was born on June 22,1949 and is an American film and television actress, model, author, singer, and acting coach.

Lindsay Wagner first played this role on the series The Six Million Dollar Man.

Lindsay Wagner began acting professionally in 1971 and has maintained a lengthy acting career in a variety of film and television productions to the present day.

Lindsay Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marilyn Louise and William Nowels Lindsay Wagner.

When she was seven years old, Lindsay Wagner's parents divorced and her mother moved with her to the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock, near Pasadena.

Lindsay Wagner worked as a model in Los Angeles and gained some television experience by appearing as a hostess in Playboy After Dark, and she was a contestant on the game show The Dating Game in 1969.

In 1973, Lindsay Wagner branched into film roles when Universal cast her in Two People, which was her first feature film and her first lead role.

Lindsay Wagner co-starred in the 20th Century Fox film The Paper Chase the same year, playing the daughter of the stern law professor, Kingsfield.

In 1975, arranged under her extended contract with Universal Studios, Lindsay Wagner played the role of Jaime Sommers, a former tennis professional who was the childhood sweetheart of "Six Million Dollar Man" Colonel Steve Austin.

Lindsay Wagner made several crossover appearances in The Six Million Dollar Man during the series' run.

Also in the 1980s, Lindsay Wagner co-starred as Sylvester Stallone's ex-wife in his 1981 movie Nighthawks and starred in two more weekly television series, Jessie and A Peaceable Kingdom, though both of these were short-lived.

Lindsay Wagner continued to act into the 1990s and 2000s, though in less prominent roles, such as a small part in the action movie Ricochet.

In 2010, Lindsay Wagner began a recurring role as Dr Vanessa Calder in the SyFy channel's hit drama Warehouse 13 and played the character again in its Syfy sister show Alphas in 2011.

In 2015, Lindsay Wagner appeared in the NCIS season 13, episode 10: "Blood Brothers" in the role of Barbara Bishop, the mother of NCIS Probationary Agent Eleanor Bishop.

Lindsay Wagner appeared in Grey's Anatomy as Alex Karev's mother, Helen Karev, over the course of two seasons, first appearing in 2018 during Season 14 for a single episode and reappearing in 2019 for a number of episodes during Season 15.

Lindsay Wagner lent her likeness to the characters Bridget and Amelie Strand and voiced the former, with Emily O'Brien voicing the latter and a younger version of the former.

In 1987, Wagner wrote a series of books with Robert M Klein about using acupressure to achieve results akin to a surgical facelift.

Lindsay Wagner appeared in commercials as a spokesperson for Southern California's regional Ford Motor Company dealerships from 1987 through 2000.

Lindsay Wagner was a spokesperson in infomercials for Select Comfort's "Sleep Number" bed from 2003 to 2009.

In recent years, Lindsay Wagner has given seminars and workshops for her self-help therapy, "Quiet the Mind and Open the Heart," which promotes spirituality and meditation.

Lindsay Wagner earned an Emmy Award in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role for her role in The Bionic Woman television series.

Brandon almost lost an eye and Lindsay Wagner received a severe cut on her upper lip which left a small but permanent scar.

Lindsay Wagner married TV producer Lawrence Mortorff in 1990 and they divorced three years later.

Lindsay Wagner was scheduled to be a passenger on American Airlines Flight 191 from Chicago to Los Angeles on May 25,1979, but suddenly felt very ill while waiting for the plane.