Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Dixie Carter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 17Series: 27
TMDB ID: 92585
IMDb ID: nm0141581
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1939
Died: April 10, 2010
Age: 70
Place of birth: McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2009
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q240360
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dixie Carter.
6.6
That Evening Sun
as Ellen Meecham
2009 Movie
5.3
Our First Christmas
as Evie Baer
2008 Movie
5.7
Sudbury
as Aunt Frances
2004 Movie
6.6
Comfort and Joy
2003 Movie
The Designing Women Reunion
2003 Movie
7.0
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
as Necile (voice)
2000 Movie
3.5
The Big Day
as Carol
1999 Movie
2.7
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
as Self
1999 Movie
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self
1996 Movie
6.4
Gone in the Night
as Ann Dowaliby
1996 Movie
5.5
Dazzle
as Lydie Kilkullen
1995 Movie
6.3
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
as Lillie Langtry
1994 Movie
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
as Louise Archer
1994 Movie
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
as Herself
1992 Movie
5.1
Going Berserk
as Angela
1983 Movie
5.8
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Billie Webster
1981 Movie
5.0
OHMS
as Nora Wing
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dixie Carter.
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Gloria Hodge • 7 eps
2004 Series
5.3
Hope & Faith
as Joyce Shanowski • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Denise Brockmorton • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Family Law
as Randi King • 68 eps
1999 Series
7.2
Ladies Man
as Peaches • 5 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Fired Up
as Rita • 2 eps
1997 Series
8.3
Christy
as Mrs. Huddleston • 1 eps
1994 Series
4.5
Intimate Portrait
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as D.A. Patricia Purcell • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.8
Designing Women
as Julia Sugarbaker • 163 eps
1986 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
1 eps
1984 Series
8.4
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
1983 Series
5.0
The Devlin Connection
as Simone • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.0
Filthy Rich
as Carlotta Beck • 15 eps
1982 Series
4.5
Cassie & Co.
as Evelyn Weller • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.0
Bret Maverick
1 eps
1981 Series
6.0
Best of the West
as Mae Markham • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
as Samantha O'Neill • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.0
Out of the Blue
as Marion Richards • 16 eps
1979 Series
7.1
Diff'rent Strokes
as Maggie McKinney • 25 eps
1978 Series
5.0
On Our Own
as April Baxter • 21 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Lou Grant
1 eps
1977 Series
5.0
The Andros Targets
as Rita • 1 eps
1977 Series