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( March 2013 ) Lindsay Wagner Wagner at Phoenix Comicon 2016 Lindsay Jean Wagner ( 1949 - 06 - 22 ) June 22, 1949 ( age 68 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Residence Dungeness, Washington Nationality American Alma mater University of Oregon Occupation Actress, model, author, singer, adjunct professor Years active 1971 -- present Known for The Bionic Woman Height 5ft 9in ( 175 cm ) Spouse ( s ) Allan Rider ( m. 1971 ; div. 1973 ) Michael Brandon ( m. 1976 ; div. 1979 ) Henry Kingi ( m. 1981 ; div. 1984 ) Lawrence Mortorff ( m. 1990 ; div. 1993 ) Children Relatives Ed Thrasher ( uncle ) Lindsay Jean Wagner ( born June 22, 1949 ) is an American film and television actress, model, author, singer, acting coach, and adjunct professor. Wagner is best known for her portrayal of the 1970s television leading female science fiction action character Jaime Sommers, who takes on special high - risk government missions using her superhuman bionic powers in the American television series The Bionic Woman ( 1976 -- 1978 ). She first played this role on the 1970s American television series The Six Million Dollar Man. The Jaime Sommers character also became a pop culture icon of the 1970s. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she reprised the role in several bionic reunion television movies. Wagner earned an Emmy Award in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role for her portrayal of Jaime Sommers in The Bionic Woman television series. 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Other work 2.2 Honors 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 Books 7 References 8 External links Early life Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marilyn Louise ( née Thrasher ) and William Nowels Wagner. When she was seven years old, Wagner 's parents divorced and her mother moved with her to the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock, near Pasadena. Another relocation with her mother and stepfather, Ted Ball, brought Wagner to Portland, Oregon, where she attended David Douglas High School and appeared in a number of school plays. Wagner attended the University of Oregon for part of her freshman year before she transferred to Mount Hood Community College for a short period of time. Career 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 also a contestant on the game show The Dating Game in 1969 ( one of her potential suitors, whom she did not choose, was TV actor Roger Ewing ). In 1971, she signed a contract with Universal Studios and worked as a contract player in various Universal productions. Her primetime network television debut was in the series Adam - 12 ( `` Million Dollar Buff '' ), and she went on to appear in a dozen other Universal shows, including Owen Marshall : Counselor at Law, The F.B.I., Sarge, and Night Gallery ( 1971, as the nurse in the episode : `` The Diary '' ). Between 1971 and 1975, she appeared in five episodes of Universal 's Marcus Welby, M.D. and two episodes of The Rockford Files. In 1973, Wagner branched into film roles when Universal cast her in Two People, which was her first feature film and her first lead role. She also 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 an extended contract with Universal Studios, Wagner played the role of Jaime Sommers, a former tennis professional who was the childhood sweetheart of `` Six Million Dollar Man '' Colonel Steve Austin ( played by Lee Majors ). According to Kenneth Johnson, interviewed for a featurette included in the 2010 North American DVD release of The Bionic Woman season one, Wagner was cast in the role based upon her appeal and spontaneity after he saw her appearance in the pilot and a follow - up episode of The Rockford Files. In the second - season, two - part episode, her character is critically injured in a skydiving accident and equipped with bionic implants similar to Austin 's, but her body rejects them, ultimately leading to her death. This was intended to be Wagner 's last role under her Universal contract, but public response to the character was so overwhelming that the `` death '' was retconned into a cover story for a near - death secret recovery, and Wagner appeared in a two - part episode which returned her character, followed by a spin - off series, The Bionic Woman, which debuted in January 1976. She made several crossover appearances in The Six Million Dollar Man during the series ' run. The role earned Wagner an Emmy Award for `` Best Actress in a Dramatic Role '' in 1977. Following the cancellation of The Bionic Woman in 1978, Wagner continued to act, predominantly in television miniseries and television films. These included the highly rated 1980 miniseries Scruples, as well as three made - for - TV Bionic reunion movies with Lee Majors between 1987 and 1994. Also in the 1980s, Wagner co-starred alongside Sylvester Stallone as his ex-wife in his 1981 movie Nighthawks and starred in two more weekly television series, Jessie and A Peaceable Kingdom ( 1989 ), though both of these were short - lived. In 1983, she also appeared in an episode of Lee Majors ' series The Fall Guy. Wagner continued to act into the 1990s and 2000s, though in less prominent roles, such as a small part in the action movie Ricochet ( 1991 ). Her most recent projects have included the 2005 television film Thicker than Water with Melissa Gilbert, Buckaroo : The Movie ( 2005 ), and Four Extraordinary Women ( 2006 ). In 2010, 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 the fall semester of 2013, Wagner commenced teaching at San Bernardino Valley College in southern California ( Acting and Directing for Television and Film, Motion Picture Production ) as an adjunct faculty member. In 2015, 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 ( Emily Wickersham ). Other work Wagner at San Diego Comic - Con 2008 In 1987, Wagner wrote a series of books with Robert M. Klein about using acupressure to achieve results akin to a surgical facelift. In 1994, she wrote one of the first `` celebrity '' vegetarian ( and mainly vegan ) cookbooks, High Road to Health. Wagner appeared in commercials as a spokesperson for Southern California 's regional Ford Motor Company dealerships from 1987 through 2000. She was also a spokesperson in infomercials for Select Comfort 's `` Sleep Number '' bed from 2003 to 2009. In recent years, Wagner has given seminars and workshops for her self - help therapy, `` Quiet the Mind and Open the Heart '', which promotes spirituality and meditation. In 2010, she participated in interviews and featurettes included in the long - delayed North American DVD releases of The Bionic Woman and the 2011 release of The Six Million Dollar Man. In 2016, she appeared in the film Change of Heart as the owner of a somewhat rundown bed and breakfast. Honors Wagner earned an Emmy Award in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role for her portrayal of Jaime Sommers in The Bionic Woman television series ( 1976 - 1978 ). On December 13, 1984, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented Wagner with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, category ' Film ', located at the north side of the 6767 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In 2012, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to Wagner 's career. Personal life Prior to being married, Wagner lived with Captain Daniel M. Yoder ( USAF ) until he went to Vietnam. She has been married four times. From 1971 to 1973, she was married to music publisher Allan Rider. From 1976 to 1979, she was married to actor Michael Brandon. In 1981, she married stuntman Henry Kingi, whom she met on the set of The Bionic Woman. Wagner had two sons with Kingi, Dorian ( b. 1982 ) and Alex ( b. 1986 ), but the couple divorced in 1984. Wagner then married TV producer Lawrence Mortorff in 1990, but they, too, divorced a few years later. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1973 Two People Deirdre McCluskey 1973 Paper Chase, The The Paper Chase Susan Fields 1976 Second Wind Linda 1981 Nighthawks Irene 1981 High Risk Olivia 1985 Martin 's Day Dr. Mennen 1991 Ricochet DA Priscilla Brimleigh 1998 Frog and Wombat Sydney Parker 2003 Light in the Forest, AA Light in the Forest Penelope Audrey 2005 Buckaroo : The Movie Ms. Ainsley 2006 Surfer King, The The Surfer King Connie Zirpollo 2008 Billy : The Early Years Morrow Graham 2018 Samson Zealphonis Television Year Title Role Notes 1971 Adam - 12 Jenny Carson Episode : `` Million Dollar Buff '' 1971 Man and the City, The The Man and the City Margie Holland Episode : `` Disaster on Turner Street '' 1971 Bold Ones : The Lawyers, The The Bold Ones : The Lawyers Stella Bowers Episode : `` In Defense of Ellen McKay '' 1971 Sarge Laurie Meyers Episode : `` The Combatants '' 1971 Owen Marshall : Counselor at Law Diana Oliver Episode : `` Until Proven Innocent '' 1971 -- 75 Marcus Welby, M.D. Various 5 episodes 1971 Rod Serling 's Night Gallery Nurse Episode : `` The Diary '' 1972 Rod Serling 's Night Gallery Girl 1 episode 1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Edie Lang Episode : `` Operation : XW - 1 '' 1972 F.B.I., The The F.B.I. Laurie Peale Episode : `` Dark Journey '' Rockford Files, The The Rockford Files Sara Butler 2 - part Episode : `` Backlash of the Hunter '' Rockford Files, The The Rockford Files Sara Butler Episode : `` Aura Lee, Farewell '' 1975 -- 76 Six Million Dollar Man, The The Six Million Dollar Man Jaime Sommers 10 episodes 1976 Whodunnit ? Panellist Episode : `` Future Imperfect '' 1976 -- 78 Bionic Woman, The The Bionic Woman Jaime Sommers 3 x Seasons : 58 episodes 1979 Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, The The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel Meg Laurel TV movie 1979 Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan Jennie Logan TV movie 1980 Scruples Billy Ikehorn TV miniseries 1981 Callie & Son Callie Bordeaux TV movie 1982 Memories Never Die Joanne Tilford TV movie I Want to Live Barbara Graham TV movie Fall Guy, The The Fall Guy Mary Connors Episode : `` Devil 's Island '' Princess Daisy Francesca Valenski TV movie Two Kinds of Love Susan Farley TV movie 1984 Jessie Dr. Jessie Hayden TV movie 1984 Passions Nina Simon TV movie 1984 Jessie Dr. Jessie Hayden 10 episodes 1985 Other Lover, The The Other Lover Claire Fielding TV movie 1985 This Child Is Mine Bonnie Wilkerson TV movie 1986 Child 's Cry Joanne Van Buren TV movie 1986 Young Again Laura Gordon TV movie 1986 Kate & Allie Julia Episode : `` Late Bloomer '' 1986 Convicted Martha Forbes TV movie Stranger in My Bed Beverly Slater TV movie Return of the Six - Million - Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, The The Return of the Six - Million - Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Jaime Sommers TV movie Student Exchange Principal TV movie 1988 Evil in Clear River Kate McKinnon TV movie 1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Susan Forrester Episode : `` Prism '' 1988 Taking of Flight 847 : The Uli Derickson Story, The The Taking of Flight 847 : The Uli Derickson Story Uli Derickson TV movie 1988 Nightmare at Bittercreek Nita Daniels TV movie 1988 Scandals Host TV movie 1988 Police Story : Burnout Det. Sidney Shannon TV movie 1989 From the Dead of the Night Joanna TV movie 1989 Voice of the Heart Katharine Tempest TV movie 1989 Bionic Showdown : The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Jaime Sommers TV movie 1989 Peaceable Kingdom, AA Peaceable Kingdom Rebecca Cafferty 12 episodes 1990 Shattered Dreams Charlotte Fedders TV movie 1990 Babies Yvonne TV movie 1991 Fire in the Dark Janet TV movie 1991 To Be the Best Paula O'Neill TV movie 1992 She Woke Up Claudia Parr TV movie 1992 Treacherous Crossing Lindsey Thompson Gates TV movie 1992 Against All Odds Host TV series 1992 Message from Holly, AA Message from Holly Holly TV movie Nurses on the Line : The Crash of Flight 7 Elizabeth Hahn TV movie 1994 Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them Host TV movie 1994 Once in a Lifetime Daphne Fields TV movie 1994 Bionic Ever After ? Jaime Sommers TV movie 1995 Fighting for My Daughter Kate Kerner TV movie Sins of Silence Molly McKinley TV movie Mother 's Instinct, AA Mother 's Instinct Raeanne Gilbaine TV movie 1997 Contagious Dr. Hannah Cole TV movie 1997 Their Second Chance Barbara TV movie 1998 Voyage of Terror Dr. Stephanie Tauber TV movie 2002 Division, The The Division Agatha B. Episode : `` Farewell My Lovelies '' 2005 Thicker than Water Jess Jarrett TV movie 2006 Four Extraordinary Women Anne TV movie 2006 The Surfer King Connie Zirpollo TV movie 2008 Billy : The Early Years Morrow Graham TV movie 2010 -- 14 Warehouse 13 Dr. Vanessa Calder 6 x Episodes : `` For the Team '' ( 2010 ) Episode : `` Buried '' ( 2010 ) Episode : `` Love Sick '' ( 2011 ) Episode : `` Fractures '' ( 2012 ) Episode : `` The Living and the Dead '' ( 2013 ) `` Endless Terror '' ( 2014 ) 2011 Alphas Dr. Vanessa Calder Episode : `` Never Let Me Go '' 2012 Scruples Narrator TV movie 2013 The Thanksgiving House Abigail Mather TV movie 2013 Wi Na Go Mary Beth ( Voice / Narrator ) Short 2015 NCIS Barbara Bishop Season 13, Episode 10 : `` Blood Brothers '' 2016 Love Finds You In Valentine June Sterling TV movie 2016 Change of Heart Helen TV movie 2017 Eat, Play, Love Rita TV movie Books 1987 : Lindsay Wagner 's New Beauty : The Acupressure Facelift by Lindsay Wagner and Robert M. Klein ( ISBN 0 - 13 - 536806 - 5 ) 1988 : 30 - Day Natural Face Lift Program by Lindsay Wagner and Robert M. Klein ( ISBN 0 - 86188 - 779 - 4 ) 1994 : High Road to Health : A Vegetarian Cookbook by Lindsay Wagner and Ariane Spade ( ISBN 0 - 671 - 87277 - X ) References Jump up ^ Urbani de la Paz, Diane ( 2011 ). `` ' Bionic Woman ' now delves into human potential ''. Peninsula Daily News. Retrieved May 10, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Faculty ''. www.valleycollege.edu. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` While Lindsay Wagner Romps with Son Dorian, Her Third Marriage Heads for a Fall -- Vol. 21 No. 4 ''. January 30, 1984. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lindsay Wagner ''. www.nndb.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Jump up ^ GELLENE, DENISE ( November 19, 1998 ). `` Bionic Woman Wired for Success With Region 's Ford Sales ''. Retrieved July 28, 2017 -- via LA Times. Jump up ^ `` Lindsay Wagner - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times ''. projects.latimes.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. 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Question: actress who played the bionic woman in the seventies
Answer: Lindsay Jean Wagner