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