Dixie Carter
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1939-05-25
- Died
- 2010-04-10
- Place of birth
- McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA
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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Known For
TV Shows (30)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Denise Brockmorton
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Gloria Hodge
The View
1997
as Self
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as D.A. Patricia Purcell
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Lou Grant
1977
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Family Law
1999
as Randi King
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Designing Women
1986
as Julia Sugarbaker
Hope & Faith
2003
as Joyce Shanowski
Crazy like a Fox
1984
The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Samantha O'Neill
Fired Up
1997
as Rita
Ladies Man
1999
as Peaches
Christy
1994
as Mrs. Huddleston / Julia Huddleston
Bret Maverick
1981
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Evelyn Weller
The Andros Targets
1977
as Rita
The Edge of Night
1956
Best of the West
1981
as Mae Markham
On Our Own
1977
as April Baxter
Filthy Rich
1982
as Carlotta Beck
The Devlin Connection
1982
as Simone
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Maggie McKinney
Out of the Blue
1979
as Marion Richards
Dazzle
1995
as Lydie Kilkullen
Movies (17)
Going Berserk
1983
as Angela
Dazzle
1995
as Lydie Kilkullen
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as Billie Webster
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2000
as Necile (voice)
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994
as Lillie Langtry
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Louise Archer
Sudbury
2004
as Aunt Frances
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Our First Christmas
2008
as Evie Baer
Comfort and Joy
2003
That Evening Sun
2009
as Ellen Meecham
The Big Day
1999
as Carol
Gone in the Night
1996
as Ann Dowaliby
OHMS
1980
as Nora Wing
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
1992
as Herself
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996
as Self
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
1999
as Self
About Dixie Carter
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 appearin… With 47 credits spanning from 1944 to 2009, Dixie Carter has appeared in 17 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Going Berserk (1983) — as Angela
- Dazzle (1995) — as Lydie Kilkullen
- The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) — as Billie Webster
- The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000) — as Necile (voice)
- The Gambler: Playing for Keeps (1994) — as Lillie Langtry
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