Cast & creator
Dixie Carter
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The View, Desperate Housewives
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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film credits
31
television credits
48
1944–2009 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (48)
Showing 48 of 48 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Denise Brockmorton
1999
The View
Self
1997
Desperate Housewives
Gloria Hodge
2004
Diagnosis: Murder
D.A. Patricia Purcell
1993
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Lou Grant
1977
Family Law
Randi King
1999
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Hope & Faith
Joyce Shanowski
2003
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Designing Women
Julia Sugarbaker
1986
The Greatest American Hero
Samantha O'Neill
1981
Fired Up
Rita
1997
Cassie & Co.
Evelyn Weller
1982
Christy
Mrs. Huddleston
1994Christy
Julia Huddleston
1994
Ladies Man
Peaches
1999
The Edge of Night
1956
Bret Maverick
1981
Filthy Rich
Carlotta Beck
1982
Out of the Blue
Marion Richards
1979
Best of the West
Mae Markham
1981
The Andros Targets
Rita
1977
On Our Own
April Baxter
1977
The Devlin Connection
Simone
1982
Dazzle
Lydie Kilkullen
1995
Diff'rent Strokes
Maggie McKinney
1978
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Necile (voice)
2000
The Killing of Randy Webster
Billie Webster
1981
Going Berserk
Angela
1983
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Louise Archer
1994
Gone in the Night
Ann Dowaliby
1996
Sudbury
Aunt Frances
2004
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Lillie Langtry
1994
That Evening Sun
Ellen Meecham
2009
The Big Day
Carol
1999
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1996
Dazzle
Lydie Kilkullen
1995
Our First Christmas
Evie Baer
2008
Comfort and Joy
2003
OHMS
Nora Wing
1980
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
Self
1999
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
Herself
1992