Dixie Carter Funeral

Dixie virginia carter may 25 1939 mclemoresville tennessee april 10 2010 houston texas was an american movie television and stage actress she was best known for playing julia sugarbaker in the television series designing women 1986 1993.

Dixie carter funeral. 25 1938 mar. She was nominated for the 2007 primetime emmy award for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her role as gloria hodge on. Los angeles ap dixie carter who was already a broadway and television veteran when she found perhaps her perfect part as the wiser and wittier half of a pair of southern sisters who ran an atlanta interior decorating firm in designing women has died her publicist said sunday. She competed in miss tennessee pageants in 1959.

She then began an acting career first on the memphis stage and later in new york city theaters. Dixie carter by justin hanson bio email mclemoresville tn wmc tv family and friends said goodbye to actress and singer dixie carter at a service thursday in carroll county. A beautiful and talented actress and singer who had the unique capacity to powerfully affect all who knew her. May 25 1939 apr 10 2010 age 70 plant memorial trees opens send flowers url in a new window.

Carter died saturday in houston of complications of endometrial cancer steve rohr told the associated press. We deeply mourn the loss of an extraordinary and gifted woman. She starred as julia sugarbaker on the sitcom designing women 1986 93 and as randi king on the drama series family law 1999 2002. The dixie carter performing arts and academic enrichment center the dixie in huntingdon tennessee is named for her.

She graduated from the university of memphis and competed in the 1959 miss tennessee pageant earning first runner up. She was born and raised on a chicken farm.