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