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Dixie Carter

Acting 70 (deceased) years old McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA ★ 0.6
Born: May 25, 1939
Died: April 10, 2010

Biography

Dixie Virginia Carter (May 25, 1939 – April 10, 2010) was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002). She was nominated for the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Gloria Hodge on Desperate Housewives (2006–2007).

Carter made her professional stage debut in a Memphis production of the musical Carousel in 1960 and made her Broadway debut in the 1974 musical Sextet. After appearing for two years as District Attorney Brandy Henderson on the CBS soap The Edge of Night (1974–1976), she starred in the 1976 Broadway revival of the musical Pal Joey. Her other television roles included the sitcoms On Our Own (1977–1978), Filthy Rich (1982–1983) and Diff'rent Strokes (1984–1985). She returned to Broadway to play Maria Callas in the play Master Class in 1997 and to play Mrs. Meers in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2004.

She was married to actor Hal Holbrook, her third husband, from 1984 until her death.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (46)

That Evening Sun
That Evening Sun Ellen Meecham 2009
Our First Christmas
Our First Christmas Evie Baer 2008
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Gloria Hodge 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004
Sudbury
Sudbury Aunt Frances 2004
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy 2003
Hope & Faith
Hope & Faith Joyce Shanowski 2003
The Designing Women Reunion
The Designing Women Reunion 2003
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus Necile (voice) 2000
The Big Day
The Big Day Carol 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Denise Brockmorton 1999
Family Law
Family Law Randi King 1999
Ladies Man
Ladies Man Peaches 1999
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment Self 1999
The View
The View Self 1997
Fired Up
Fired Up Rita 1997
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Self 1996
Gone in the Night
Gone in the Night Ann Dowaliby 1996
Dazzle
Dazzle Lydie Kilkullen 1995
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps Lillie Langtry 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle Louise Archer 1994
Christy
Christy Mrs. Huddleston 1994
Christy
Christy Julia Huddleston 1994
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder D.A. Patricia Purcell 1993
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
Dixie Carter's Unworkout Herself 1992
Designing Women
Designing Women Julia Sugarbaker 1986
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox 1984
Going Berserk
Going Berserk Angela 1983
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow Self - Narrator (voice) 1983
The Devlin Connection
The Devlin Connection Simone 1982
Filthy Rich
Filthy Rich Carlotta Beck 1982
Cassie & Co.
Cassie & Co. Evelyn Weller 1982
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick 1981
Best of the West
Best of the West Mae Markham 1981
The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero Samantha O'Neill 1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster Billie Webster 1981
OHMS
OHMS Nora Wing 1980
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue Marion Richards 1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes Maggie McKinney 1978
On Our Own
On Our Own April Baxter 1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant 1977
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets Rita 1977
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night 1956
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944

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