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Dixie Carter

Acting
Known For

70 Years Old

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.

Born

McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA on 25th May 1939

Died

10th April 2010

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Diagnosis: Murder
D.A. Patricia Purcell
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The View
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The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
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Desperate Housewives
Gloria Hodge
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
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Lou Grant
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Family Law
Randi King
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Intimate Portrait
Self
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Crazy like a Fox
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Hope & Faith
Joyce Shanowski
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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The Edge of Night
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Quincy, M.E.
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Designing Women
Julia Sugarbaker
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The Greatest American Hero
Samantha O'Neill
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Filthy Rich
Carlotta Beck
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Reading Rainbow
Herself - Narrator (voice)
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The Devlin Connection
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Best of the West
Mae Markham
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Bret Maverick
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Out of the Blue
Marion Richards
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On Our Own
April Baxter
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Ladies Man
Peaches
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The Andros Targets
Rita
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Cassie & Co.
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Diff'rent Strokes
Maggie McKinney
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Fired Up
Rita
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Christy
Julia Huddleston
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Christy
Mrs. Huddleston
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Necile (voice)
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Going Berserk
Angela
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Our First Christmas
Evie Baer
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The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Lillie Langtry
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The Big Day
Carol
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Gone in the Night
Ann Dowaliby
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That Evening Sun
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OHMS
Nora Wing
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Comfort and Joy
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The Killing of Randy Webster
Billie Webster
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Aunt Frances
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Dazzle
Lydie Kilkullen
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The Designing Women Reunion
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Louise Archer
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Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
Self
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Dixie Carter's Unworkout
Herself