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Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter

Died at 70

Movies:
14
Series:
8
First appearance:
1977
Latest appearance:
2009

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.

TV series

Discover the TV series in which Dixie Carter is part of the main cast.

Designing Women
6.8
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Designing Women

1986 · Comedy

Filthy Rich
6.0
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Filthy Rich

1982 · Comedy

Out of the Blue
7.3
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Out of the Blue

1979 · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Family Law
8.1
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Family Law

1999 · Drama · Comedy

Ladies Man
7.3
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Ladies Man

1999 · Comedy

Diff'rent Strokes
7.1
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Diff'rent Strokes

1978 · Comedy · Family

On Our Own
6.0
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On Our Own

1977 · Comedy

Dazzle
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Dazzle

1995 · Drama

Most frequent collaborators

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Most frequent movie genres

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Dixie Carter’s filmography

14 titles
That Evening Sun
6.8
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That Evening Sun

2009 · Drama

Going Berserk
5.1
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Going Berserk

1983 · Comedy

Gone in the Night
6.5
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Gone in the Night

1996 · TV Movie · Drama

The Big Day
5.0
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The Big Day

1999 · Comedy

Our First Christmas
5.3
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Our First Christmas

2008 · Family · Comedy

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
7.1
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

2000 · Animation · Family

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
7.5
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Sudbury
5.7
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Sudbury

2004 · Drama · Fantasy

The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
6.2
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The Gambler: Playing for Keeps

1994 · Western · TV Movie

The Killing of Randy Webster
6.0
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The Killing of Randy Webster

1981 · Drama · TV Movie

OHMS
7.5
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OHMS

1980 · Drama · TV Movie

Comfort and Joy
6.8
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Comfort and Joy

2003 · Drama · Comedy

Dazzle
6.0
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Dazzle

1995 · Drama · Romance

The Designing Women Reunion
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