Dixie Carter
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 until her death.
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Known For
That Evening Sun
Ellen Meecham
2009
Our First Christmas
Evie Baer
2008
Desperate Housewives
Gloria Hodge · (7 episodes)
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2004
Sudbury
Aunt Frances
2004
Comfort and Joy
2003
Hope & Faith
Joyce Shanowski · (1 episode)
2003
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Necile (voice)
2000
The Big Day
Carol
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Denise Brockmorton · (1 episode)
1999
Family Law
Randi King · (68 episodes)
1999
Ladies Man
Peaches · (5 episodes)
1999
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
Self
1999
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Fired Up
Rita · (2 episodes)
1997
Gone in the Night
Ann Dowaliby
1996
Dazzle
Lydie Kilkullen
1995
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Lillie Langtry
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Louise Archer
1994
Christy
Mrs. Huddleston · (1 episode)
1994
Christy
Julia Huddleston · (1 episode)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
D.A. Patricia Purcell · (1 episode)
1993
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
Herself
1992
Designing Women
Julia Sugarbaker · (163 episodes)
1986
Crazy like a Fox
(1 episode)
1984
Going Berserk
Angela
1983
Reading Rainbow
Herself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
The Devlin Connection
Simone · (1 episode)
1982
Filthy Rich
Carlotta Beck · (15 episodes)
1982
Cassie & Co.
(1 episode)
1982
Bret Maverick
(1 episode)
1981
Best of the West
Mae Markham · (1 episode)
1981
The Greatest American Hero
Samantha O'Neill · (1 episode)
1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
Billie Webster
1981
OHMS
Nora Wing
1980
Out of the Blue
Marion Richards · (16 episodes)
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Maggie McKinney · (25 episodes)
1978
On Our Own
April Baxter · (22 episodes)
1977
Lou Grant
(1 episode)
1977
The Andros Targets
Rita · (1 episode)
1977
Quincy, M.E.
(1 episode)
1976
The Edge of Night
(305 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
1956
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944