Celebrity Biographies
Dixie Carter Biography
| Name | Dixie Carter |
|---|---|
| birth name | Dixie Virginia Carter |
| Dad | Halbert Carter |
| Mother | Esther Virginia Hillsman |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | McLemoresville, Tennessee, United States |
| Profession | Actor |
| Married to | Arthur L. Carter (d. 1967; div. 1977) George Hearn (d. 1977; div. 1979) Hal Holbrook (d. 1984) |
| Kids | daughters: Ginna Carter and Mary Dixie Carter |
| Education | Rhodes College, University of Memphis |
| Brothers | Melba Helen Heath |
| He died | April 10, 2010, Houston, Texas, United States |
Dixie Carter is a late American actress who was famous for her work in television, movies, and theater. The role of Julia Sugarbaker’s Carter in the comedy Designing Women propelled her to stardom. She is also known for her role as Randi King on the CBS drama series. family law. Carter, who spent nearly five decades in the spotlight, died at the age of 70 in 2010.
Early age and education
Dixie Carter was born the older of two children to Halbert Carter and Esther Virginia Hillsman on May 25, 1939, in McLemoresville, Tennessee. She had a sister , Melba Helen Heath . Carter spent most of her childhood days in Memphis, Mississippi.
Carter went to the University of Memphis and Rhodes College , where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She competed in the Miss Tennessee pageant in 1959, which she finished as first runner-up to Mickie Weyland. Later that year, Carter won the Miss Volunteer beauty pageant at the University of Tennessee.
Race
Dixie Carter began her acting career in the 1960 Memphis production of Carousel in which she worked alongside her future husband, George Hearn . In 1963, she moved to New York City and acted in Shakespeare’s play. The winter tale. Carter took an eight-year hiatus from acting beginning in 1967.
In 1974, he made his return as Dorian Cramer in A Life to Live . He replaced actress Nancy Pinkerton on the series when she was on maternity leave. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and began working on primetime television shows. The same year, he won the Theater World Award for Jesse and the Bandit Queen.
Seven years after her second divorce, Carter married her third husband. Holbrook thing on May 27, 1984. Her relationship made headlines at the time due to their 14-year age difference. After their marriage, they divided their time between their homes in Beverly Hills and McLemoresville, Tennessee.
Death
Dixie Carter died at the age of 70 on April 10, 2010 in Houston, Texas. Her husband De Ella Holbrook announced her death revealing that she died due to complications from endometrial cancer which she was diagnosed with in early 2010. She was buried in McLemoresville, Tennessee.
The Dixie Carter Center for Academic Enrichment and Performing Arts in Huntington, Tennessee has been named in honor of Dixie Carter.