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    Dixie Carter

    1939-05-25 (85 years old) in McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA

    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 til her death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dixie Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    That Evening Sun
    67.94 %|Nov 6, 2009
    Drama
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    Our First Christmas
    52.86 %|Dec 19, 2008
    Family, Comedy, TV Movie, Drama
    actor
    Sudbury
    80 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
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    Comfort and Joy
    68 %|Dec 1, 2003
    Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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    The Designing Women Reunion
    0 %|Jul 28, 2003
    Comedy
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    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
    65 %|Oct 31, 2000
    Animation, Family
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    The Big Day
    60 %|Dec 3, 1999
    Comedy
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    Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
    10 %|Feb 16, 1999
    Documentary
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    Gone in the Night
    68 %|Feb 24, 1996
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Dazzle
    0 %|Oct 15, 1995
    Drama, Romance
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    Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
    60 %|Oct 2, 1994
    Western, TV Movie
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    Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
    72 %|May 10, 1994
    Drama, Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
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    Dixie Carter's Unworkout
    0 %|Jan 1, 1992
    Documentary
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    Going Berserk
    51 %|Sep 30, 1983
    Comedy
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    The Killing of Randy Webster
    60 %|Mar 11, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    OHMS
    50 %|Jan 2, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie

    Series

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    Desperate Housewives
    79 %|Oct 3, 2004
    Mystery, Drama, Comedy
    actor
    The Tony Danza Show
    61 %|Sep 13, 2004
    Talk
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    Hope & Faith
    53 %|Sep 23, 2003
    Comedy
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Family Law
    82 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    Ladies Man
    72 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Comedy
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    The View
    44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
    Talk
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    Fired Up
    80 %|Apr 10, 1997
    Comedy
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    Christy
    81 %|Apr 3, 1994
    Drama
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    Intimate Portrait
    45 %|Nov 14, 1993
    Documentary
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    Diagnosis: Murder
    71 %|Oct 29, 1993
    Drama, Family
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    Designing Women
    67 %|Sep 29, 1986
    Comedy
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    Crazy like a Fox
    71 %|Dec 30, 1984
    Comedy, Drama
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    Reading Rainbow
    84 %|Jun 6, 1983
    Kids
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    The Devlin Connection
    50 %|Oct 2, 1982
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    Filthy Rich
    50 %|Aug 9, 1982
    Comedy
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    Cassie & Co.
    50 %|Jan 29, 1982
    Drama
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    Bret Maverick
    40 %|Dec 1, 1981
    Comedy, Western
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    Best of the West
    60 %|Sep 9, 1981
    Comedy, Western
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    The Greatest American Hero
    73 %|Mar 18, 1981
    Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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    Out of the Blue
    60 %|Sep 9, 1979
    Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Diff'rent Strokes
    70.25999999999999 %|Nov 3, 1978
    Comedy, Family, Drama
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    On Our Own
    50 %|Oct 9, 1977
    Comedy
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    Lou Grant
    72.29 %|Sep 20, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Andros Targets
    50 %|Jan 31, 1977
    poster
    Quincy, M.E.
    75 %|Oct 3, 1976
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Edge of Night
    58 %|Apr 2, 1956
    Crime, Mystery, Soap
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk