Full Name | Dixie Carter |
Net Worth | $1.7 Million |
Date Of Birth | May 25, 1939 |
Died | April 10, 2010, Houston, Texas, United States |
Place Of Birth | McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA |
Height | 1.65 m |
Occupation | Actress |
Profession | Actor, Businessperson |
Education | Rhodes College, University of Tennessee, University of Memphis, University of Mississippi |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Hal Holbrook (m. 1984–2010), George Hearn (m. 1977–1979), Arthur Carter (m. 1967–1977) |
Children | Mary Dixie Carter, Ginna Carter |
Parents | Robert W. Carter, Janice Carter |
Siblings | Melba Helen Heath |
Nicknames | Carter, Dixie, Dixie Carter |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0141581 |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program |
Movies | That Evening Sun, Our First Christmas, Comfort and Joy, The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Gone in the Night, The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps, Going Berserk, OHMS, The Big Day, A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle |
TV Shows | Family Law, Ladies Man, Designing Women, Diff'rent Strokes, The Edge of Night, Filthy Rich, Out of the Blue, On Our Own, Impact Wrestling, Impact Wrestling: Unlocked |
Star Sign | Gemini |
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1 | Release of her memoir, "Trying to Get to Heaven". [1996] |
2 | Playing Amanda Cross in the play "Southern Comforts" at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami Florida. [February 2006] |
3 | Television public service announcements for the Salvation Army. These follow print and radio public service announcements which appeared in 2005. [January 2006] |
4 | Sister of Melba Helen Heath. |
5 | Her publicist is Steve Rohr. |
6 | Appeared as "Mrs. Arbuthnot" in Oscar Wilde's "A Woman of No Importance" at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. (1988). |
7 | Appeared as Mrs. Erlynne in Lady Windermere's Fan at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. |
8 | Attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville before transferring to Rhodes College in Memphis TN. |
9 | The Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center, also known as "The Dixie", was named in honor of Carroll County's most famous resident. Dixie performed her cabaret show to raise funds for the center, which also features a museum honoring the cultural contributions of both Dixie Carter and her husband, Hal Holbrook. Mr. Holbrook served as a consultant to the architect and gave so much attention to the design and development of the theatre in the Dixie, that the local arts council bestowed the name, "The Hal Holbrook Theatre" on the new venue in honor of his assistance. As a result of the couple's contributions and hard work, residents from the area are being exposed to everything from "The Velveteen Rabbit" to a Samurai style rendition of "Macbeth". |
10 | Was valedictorian of her high school class. |
11 | Received the Tennessee Governor's Award for excellence in the arts and the Evangeline Booth Award in April 2007 for her work as national spokesperson for the Salvation Army. |
12 | Travels extensively as a public speaker and appears in concert across the country. |
13 | The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center opened in December 2005 in Huntington, Tennessee. |
14 | Member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Delta Sigma chapter. |
15 | Her father, Halbert Leroy Carter, died on February 24, 2007 of natural causes in McLemoresville, Tennessee at age 96. |
16 | Stepmother of David Holbrook. |
17 | She has admitted to having plastic surgery at least twice. |
18 | Dixie Carter's daughters, Mary Dixie Carter and Ginna Carter, played her nieces in the Designing Women (1986) episode, Designing Women: The Naked Truth (1989). |
19 | Carter is her birth name, and her first husband was no relation. |
20 | Attended Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College). |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Infanity | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
The Tony Danza Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The View | 2004 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
CBS at 75 | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The Designing Women Reunion | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
Intimate Portrait | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
CBS Cares | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
The 54th Annual Tony Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 51st Annual Tony Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
The 42nd Annual Drama Desk Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
Southern Living: Our Holiday Memories | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1994 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 1990-1993 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Unworkout | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
Vicki! | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Reading Rainbow | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
Circus of the Stars #16 | 1991 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Ringmaster |
One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special |
Donahue | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Fifth Annual Genesis Awards | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show from Bermuda | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
The 44th Annual Tony Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Revival |
6th Annual Soap Opera Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
The Home Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The Annual National Jewish Fund Awards Dinner | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1989 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
CBS This Morning | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Today | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The New Hollywood Squares | 1987 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Hour Magazine | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives (2004) |
1992 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Designing Women (1986) |
1991 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Designing Women (1986) |
1990 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Program | 6th Annual Soap Opera Awards (1990) |
1990 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Designing Women (1986) |
1989 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Designing Women (1986) |
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