Known For
Acting
Born
May 25, 1939
Died
Apr 10, 2010
Place of Birth
McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA
Credits
47 titles
Dixie Carter
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dixie Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
That Evening Sun
Ellen Meecham
Our First Christmas
Evie Baer
Desperate Housewives
Gloria Hodge
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Sudbury
Aunt Frances
Comfort and Joy
Hope & Faith
Joyce Shanowski
The Designing Women Reunion
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Necile (voice)
The Big Day
Carol
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Denise Brockmorton
Family Law
Randi King
Ladies Man
Peaches
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
Self
The View
Self
Fired Up
Rita
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
Gone in the Night
Ann Dowaliby
Dazzle
Lydie Kilkullen
Dazzle
Lydie Kilkullen
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Lillie Langtry
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Louise Archer
Christy
Mrs. Huddleston
Intimate Portrait
Self
Diagnosis: Murder
D.A. Patricia Purcell
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
Herself
Designing Women
Julia Sugarbaker
Crazy like a Fox
Going Berserk
Angela
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Devlin Connection
Simone
Filthy Rich
Carlotta Beck
Cassie & Co.
Evelyn Weller
Bret Maverick
Best of the West
Mae Markham
The Greatest American Hero
Samantha O'Neill
The Killing of Randy Webster
Billie Webster
OHMS
Nora Wing
Out of the Blue
Marion Richards
Diff'rent Strokes
Maggie McKinney
On Our Own
April Baxter
Lou Grant
The Andros Targets
Rita
Quincy, M.E.
The Edge of Night
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter