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Born · May 25, 1939
Died · April 10, 2010 (70 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA
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 til her death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dixie Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ellen Meecham
6.8
2009
Evie Baer
5.3
2008
Gloria Hodge · (7 episodes)
7.9
2004
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.1
2004
Aunt Frances
8.0
2004
6.8
2003
Joyce Shanowski · (1 episode)
5.3
2003
0.0
2003
Necile (voice)
6.5
2000
Carol
6.0
1999
Denise Brockmorton · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Randi King · (68 episodes)
8.2
1999
Peaches · (5 episodes)
7.2
1999
Self
1.0
1999
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
Rita · (2 episodes)
8.0
1997
Ann Dowaliby
6.8
1996
Lydie Kilkullen
0.0
1995
Lillie Langtry
6.0
1994
Louise Archer
7.2
1994
Mrs. Huddleston · (1 episode)
8.1
1994
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1993
D.A. Patricia Purcell · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Herself
0.0
1992
Julia Sugarbaker · (163 episodes)
6.7
1986
(1 episode)
7.1
1984
Angela
5.1
1983
Herself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
Simone · (1 episode)
5.0
1982
Carlotta Beck · (15 episodes)
5.0
1982
(1 episode)
5.0
1982
(1 episode)
4.0
1981
Mae Markham · (1 episode)
6.0
1981
Samantha O'Neill · (1 episode)
7.3
1981
Billie Webster
6.0
1981
Nora Wing
5.0
1980
Marion Richards · (16 episodes)
6.0
1979
Maggie McKinney · (25 episodes)
7.0
1978
April Baxter · (22 episodes)
5.0
1977
(1 episode)
7.2
1977
Rita · (1 episode)
5.0
1977
(1 episode)
7.5
1976
(305 episodes)
5.8
1956
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
5.0
1956
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944