Dixie Carter Obituary

Dixie Carter 1939 - 2010

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Miscellaneous | Comments (21)

Dixie Carter passed away yesterday at the age of 70. Most of you likely know her from her role in the sitcom “Designing Women,” which ran from 1986 to 1993. She played Julia Sugarbaker, an outspoken intellectual liberal (ironically, Dixie Carter was a Republican in real life). Carter also had a two-year stint on Amy Brenneman’s “Family Law,” and most recently, won an Emmy for her guest role in “Desperate Housewives.”

Dixie Carter was also married to Hal Holbrook (“Deep Throat” in All the President’s Men). Carter’s last film appearance was in 2008’s Evening Sun, in which she co-starred with her husband.

Sad news. Carter was a lovely lady.

Follow @pajiba

← News: Tina Fey's SNL Takedown of Bombshell McGee | Exclusive: A Working Title and Story Details Emerge on Chris Pine's Jack Ryan Film →

Comments

Sad news indeed.
R.I.P Dixie.

Time really flies. I didn't even know she was 70!

Posted by: Four Eyes at April 11, 2010 11:45 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_ZpoYBzaw

Posted this video on facebook this morning. Best tv monologue of all time.

Dixie, you may be one of the only conservative Republicans that I not only tolerate, but love. She was always classy no matter what her views. We should all take lessons from her on how to conduct ourselves in that arena!

Posted by: tinmo at April 11, 2010 12:06 PM

Well, that's depressing. I used to have a boss that was just like Julia Sugarbaker. They even looked a little alike. Needless to say, she was my favorite boss of all time.

Posted by: Craig at April 11, 2010 12:40 PM

That's too bad, I liked her. Didn't realize she was 70 OR married to Hal Holbrook, one of my favorite character actors (The Fog, Fletch Lives, his one man Mark Twayne show, etc).

Posted by: TylerDFC at April 11, 2010 12:54 PM

Oops. The "y" and "e" kinda snuck in there. Mark Twain, I meant.

Posted by: TylerDFC at April 11, 2010 12:56 PM

RIP Dixie Carter. We'll always have Julia Sugarbaker.

Thanks, tinmo. That is one of my absolute favorite "Designing Woman" clips.

Posted by: rlr260 at April 11, 2010 1:43 PM

Wow, seriously? 70 is not that old.

My gf is gonna be sad, she just loved Dixie Carter.

Posted by: MyySharona at April 11, 2010 3:10 PM

Dixie and Hal live about half an hour or so from me here in West Tennessee. Everyone I've known who's ever had an encounter with them around here talks about how gracious and classy they both are.

She was a great lady.

Posted by: superEdna at April 11, 2010 3:38 PM

*raises drink*

See you on the other side, girl.

Posted by: Viking at April 11, 2010 3:43 PM

Damn. I like how Dustin emerged from his Sunday hangover (Sorry, I'm just guessing) to give props. Thanks.

Posted by: greer at April 11, 2010 4:13 PM

thanks tinmo for the vid link..

godspeed, dixie

and thank you for julia sugarbaker.

Posted by: kikz at April 11, 2010 5:02 PM

Thanks for the link Tinmo. I just watched about 20 clips. I loved that show and I always wished I was as articulate and tough a Julia Sugarbaker was. Dixie Carter was the best!

Posted by: trixie at April 11, 2010 5:13 PM

I was going to see her this summer in Mrs Warren's Profession at the Shakespeare Theatre in D.C. I got to see her two or three years ago (maybe four, now that I think of it) in Lady Windermere’s Fan and she was breathtakingly beautiful and phenomenal.

Posted by: Mike Bevel at April 11, 2010 7:15 PM

RIP, I loved Julia Sugarbaker and Dixie was a fantastic actress.

Posted by: Nieve 'Thread Killer Queen' at April 12, 2010 4:29 AM

RIP, Dixie Carter.

As a native southerner, she was my ideal of what a REAL southern lady should be -- classy, intelligent, articulate and funny as hell. And some younger actresses (I'm talking you, Kyra Sedgwick!) could take a few lessons from her on how to present an authentic southern accent, which is soft and mellifluous, hard and brassy.

Posted by: Carolina Girl at April 12, 2010 10:55 AM

Apparently, Ms. Carter was a pro-gay rights libertarian Republican, not conservative. She would be appalled by that designation. :-)

Posted by: idiosynchronic at April 12, 2010 10:56 AM

Love is in the air! People who's common bond is their taller than average height and a personal relationship is their goal. Finding love, dating and romance in real life is enough of a daunting task itself; now throw HEIGHT into the mix and you know what we mean! ____Tallmingle.com____ is the Internet's only true place dedicated 100% to helping TALL singles find their true someone special!
We cater solely to that small niche group of singles who would like to look their date square in the eyes and not the top of their heads OR those TALL people admirers! Many are not as fortunate to be able to stand heads above the rest and prefer to date people who do!

Posted by: garyll at April 12, 2010 11:16 AM

Man, this has ruined my whole week. I'm totally bummed. I used to watch Designing Women reruns on Lifetime everyday after school, way back when.

Posted by: Jeni at April 12, 2010 2:18 PM

I will miss you Dixie. I LOVED Julia Sugarbaker.

And for the love of GODTOPUS, Republican is NOT a pejorative, I wish people would quit using it that way. You can be an intelligent, informed, thoughtful person, AND a Republican, and NOT be Glenn Beck, just like you can be a Christian and NOT be a Fred Phelps. Dixie had the class to KNOW that.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at April 12, 2010 2:26 PM

I remember her from the time she had a recurring role on "Diff'rent Strokes. RIP, Dixie Carter.

Posted by: Pierre at April 12, 2010 5:58 PM

'This is MY house!' -Aw.

I think a double feature is in order: 'A Blaffair to Rembemblack' followed by 'There's Some Black People Coming for Dinner'.

Is anyone up for a little dressing down?

Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at April 12, 2010 7:16 PM

Pajiba

Pajiba: Reviews, Commentary, Angst

Dixie Carter 1939 - 2010

Comments