Dixie Carter

Known for ActingBorn 1939-05-25Died 2010-04-10McLemoresville, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dixie Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Christy

Reading Rainbow

Family Law

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Desperate Housewives

Fired Up

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

OHMS

Ladies Man

Quincy, M.E.

Lou Grant

Out of the Blue

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

Diagnosis: Murder

Crazy like a Fox

The Greatest American Hero

Dixie Carter's Unworkout

Diff'rent Strokes

That Evening Sun

Comfort and Joy

The Andros Targets

Designing Women

Best of the West

Golden Globe Awards

Gone in the Night

The Tony Danza Show

The Gambler: Playing for Keeps

The Edge of Night

Bret Maverick

Dazzle

Filthy Rich

The Killing of Randy Webster

On Our Own

Sudbury

Hope & Faith

Our First Christmas

Cassie & Co.

The Big Day

Going Berserk

The Devlin Connection

Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment

Intimate Portrait

The View

The Designing Women Reunion

Dazzle

Tony Awards