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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA

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Movie Involvements: 10

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Diagnosis: Murder
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7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) D.A. Patricia Purcell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Denise Brockmorton
Family Law
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8

Family Law

(1999) Randi King
Intimate Portrait
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5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter
Reading Rainbow
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8

Reading Rainbow

(1983) Herself - Narrator (voice)
Christy
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8

Christy

(1994) Mrs. Huddleston
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
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7

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

(2000) Necile (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2009 Ellen Meecham
2008 Evie Baer
2004 N/A
Self - Guest
Aunt Frances
2003 N/A
Joyce Shanowski
2000 Necile (voice)
1999 Carol
Peaches
Denise Brockmorton
Randi King
1997 Self
Rita
1996 Ann Dowaliby
1995 Lydie Kilkullen
1994 Lillie Langtry
Louise Archer
Mrs. Huddleston
1993 Self
D.A. Patricia Purcell
1992 Herself
1986 Julia Sugarbaker
1984 N/A
1983 Angela
Herself - Narrator (voice)
1982 Carlotta Beck
N/A
1981 N/A
Billie Webster
1980 Nora Wing
1979 Marion Richards
1978 Maggie McKinney
1977 April Baxter
N/A
1976 N/A
1956 N/A
Self - Presenter
Year Character Movie/Tv

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