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Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter

Known For Acting
Birthday May 25, 1939
Died Apr 10, 2010 (70)
Birthplace McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Wikipedia.

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That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009

as Ellen Meecham

Our First Christmas

Our First Christmas

2008

as Evie Baer

Sudbury

Sudbury

2004

as Aunt Frances

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

2000

as Necile (voice)

The Big Day

The Big Day

1999

as Carol

Gone in the Night

Gone in the Night

1996

as Ann Dowaliby

Dazzle

Dazzle

1995

as Lydie Kilkullen

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps

1994

as Lillie Langtry

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

1983

as Angela

The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

as Billie Webster

OHMS

OHMS

1980

as Nora Wing

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Television Credits

Designing Women

as Julia Sugarbaker

Episodes: 163

First Aired: Sep 29, 1986

Family Law

as Randi King

Episodes: 68

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Diff'rent Strokes

as Maggie McKinney

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Nov 03, 1978

On Our Own

as April Baxter

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Oct 09, 1977

Out of the Blue

as Marion Richards

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 09, 1979

Filthy Rich

as Carlotta Beck

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Aug 09, 1982

Desperate Housewives

as Gloria Hodge

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Ladies Man

as Peaches

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Fired Up

as Rita

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 1997

Hope & Faith

as Joyce Shanowski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Denise Brockmorton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Christy

as Mrs. Huddleston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 1994

Diagnosis: Murder

as D.A. Patricia Purcell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Best of the West

as Mae Markham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1981

The Devlin Connection

as Simone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

The Greatest American Hero

as Samantha O'Neill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1981

The Andros Targets

as Rita

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1977

The Edge of Night

Episodes: 305

First Aired: Apr 02, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Lou Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Bret Maverick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 1981

Cassie & Co.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1982

Crazy like a Fox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1984

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Reading Rainbow

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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