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Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter

Actor · Born 1939-05-25 · McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA

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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 W…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Denise Brockmorton
  2. Desperate Housewives (2004) — Gloria Hodge
  3. Diff'rent Strokes (1978) — Maggie McKinney
  4. Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — D.A. Patricia Purcell
  5. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  6. The Greatest American Hero (1981) — Samantha O'Neill
  7. The View (1997) — Self
  8. That Evening Sun (2009) — Ellen Meecham
  9. Reading Rainbow (1983) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  10. The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000) — Necile (voice)
  11. Going Berserk (1983) — Angela
  12. Designing Women (1986) — Julia Sugarbaker
  13. Hope & Faith (2003) — Joyce Shanowski
  14. Lou Grant (1977)
  15. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Presenter
  16. Our First Christmas (2008) — Evie Baer
  17. Gone in the Night (1996) — Ann Dowaliby
  18. Christy (1994) — Mrs. Huddleston
  19. Family Law (1999) — Randi King
  20. Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994) — Louise Archer
  21. The Edge of Night (1956)
  22. Comfort and Joy (2003)
  23. The Tony Danza Show (2004) — Self - Guest
  24. Bret Maverick (1981)
  25. Crazy like a Fox (1984)
  26. The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) — Billie Webster
  27. Ladies Man (1999) — Peaches
  28. The Gambler: Playing for Keeps (1994) — Lillie Langtry
  29. Intimate Portrait (1993) — Self
  30. Best of the West (1981) — Mae Markham
  31. Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment (1999) — Self
  32. Fired Up (1997) — Rita
  33. Sudbury (2004) — Aunt Frances
  34. Dazzle (1995) — Lydie Kilkullen
  35. The Big Day (1999) — Carol
  36. Out of the Blue (1979) — Marion Richards
  37. Cassie & Co. (1982) — Evelyn Weller
  38. OHMS (1980) — Nora Wing
  39. Filthy Rich (1982) — Carlotta Beck
  40. The Andros Targets (1977) — Rita