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...
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Going Berserk
As Angela
Our First Christmas
As Evie Baer
The Killing of Randy Webster
As Billie Webster
Sudbury
As Aunt Frances
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
As Necile (voice)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
As Louise Archer
Dazzle
As Lydie Kilkullen
Gone in the Night
As Ann Dowaliby
The Designing Women Reunion
Comfort and Joy
Dixie Carter's Unworkout
As Herself
OHMS
As Nora Wing
That Evening Sun
As Ellen Meecham
The Big Day
As Carol
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
As Lillie Langtry
Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment
As Self
Lou Grant
The Tony Danza Show
As Self - Guest
Desperate Housewives
As Gloria Hodge
Designing Women
As Julia Sugarbaker
Hope & Faith
As Joyce Shanowski
Quincy, M.E.
The View
As Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As Denise Brockmorton
The Edge of Night
Christy
As Mrs. Huddleston
Filthy Rich
As Carlotta Beck
Diagnosis: Murder
As D.A. Patricia Purcell
Out of the Blue
As Marion Richards
Bret Maverick
Family Law
As Randi King
On Our Own
As April Baxter
Cassie & Co.
Crazy like a Fox
Intimate Portrait
As Self
Tony Awards
As Self - Presenter
Reading Rainbow
As Herself - Narrator (voice)
Ladies Man
As Peaches
Fired Up
As Rita
Best of the West
As Mae Markham
The Devlin Connection
As Simone
The Greatest American Hero
As Samantha O'Neill
The Andros Targets
As Rita
Diff'rent Strokes
As Maggie McKinney
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Presenter