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Jaime Sommers (The Bionic Woman)
Jaime Sommers is a fictional character from the science fiction action series ''The Bionic Woman'' (1976–1978). She is portrayed by American actress Lindsay Wagner, who first played the role in the 1970s American television series ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she reprised the role in several reunion television films. Jaime Sommers is a former professional tennis star who suffers near-fatal injuries in a skydiving accident. Following cutting-edge surgery, she becomes the first female cyborg. She is assigned to spy missions as an occasional agent of the Office of Scientific Intelligence, while also teaching middle school students at a local airbase. Through the use of cybernetic implants known as bionics, Jaime is given an amplified bionic ear which allows her to detect sounds, at frequencies outside of the human ability to hear, over uncommonly long distances. She also has extraordinary strength in her bionic right arm and both legs, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American film and television actress, model, author, singer, and acting coach. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science-fiction television series ''The Bionic Woman'' (1976–1978), in which she portrayed action character Jaime Sommers. She first played this role on the series ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. The character became a popular-culture icon of the 1970s. For this role, Wagner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role in 1977 – the first for an actor or actress in a science fiction 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. Early life Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marilyn Louise ( 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 An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
