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'Designing Women' star Dixie Carter dies at age 70
Dixie Carter, best known for her long time role -- southern belle Julia Sugarbaker -- on TV's "Designing Women" has passed away at the age of 70. "This has been a terrible blow to our family," her husband Hal Holbrook tells Entertainment Tonight. "We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy. Thank you."
Carter was onstage in "Southern Comforts" with her husband in Coconut Grove, Florida in 2006. Carter was also seen at Washington, D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre where she played a standing room only run as Mrs. Erlyn in Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan."
Broadway fans know Carter for her role in "Thoroughly Modern Mille," as Maria Callas in "Master Class," and as Melba in "Pal Joey."
But "Desperate Housewives" watchers know her from her role as the "disturbed and disturbing" Gloria Hodge on the series in 2006-2007, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination
The Tennessee native actress met her husband on the set of a CBS movie, "The Killing of Randy Webster." Carter and Holbrook resided in Los Angeles.
We miss you already, Dixie. RIP and knock 'em dead up there!
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So sorry for your loss. She was the embodiment of class and kindness.
I will miss you Julia Sugarbaker . . .
Rest In Peace . . .
Although her character Julia Sugarbaker was somewhat of a southern feminist, Dixie herself was a registered Republican with Liberatarian views. Her wit, delivery, sassyfras attitude is uniquely distinctive and intangible on TV sitcoms today. She entertained me and my family for years and as with the passing of Beau Arthur, Alice Ghostley, and Jack Lemon, she is an American icon. God bless her family.
I loved the role Dixie Carter played in designing women. (Julia Sugarbaker) I was a fan of hers and she represented true class. She is an American icon and I will miss her light as an actress and as a person. May the great Goddess bless her family.
I am so sad about this. I loved Dixie as Julia Sugarbaker, and Dixie was a great actress and wonderful person. Thanks for the clip, hearing this made me want to see some Julia memories.
Rest in peace and blessings to Dixie Carter's family. She was lovely and will be missed.
This is so sad and bizarre. It's bizarre because I just watched this video with Dixie a few days ago! 70 in this day and age is considered young.
Here's the link, it made me laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1FwGF4Y0Vk&feature=player_embedded
This is so sad! Designing Women was one of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid and Dixie Carter was one of the best parts of it. Tragic.
This is tragic, I saw her six months ago and she looked very healthy. R.I.P. Dixie.
She was a true class act. So sad and unexpected.