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