Dixie Carter
Carter made her off-Broadway debut in 1963 in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of The Winter's Tale. Under the aegis of Joseph Papp and the New York Public Theater, she also appeared in Jesse and the Bandit Queen, which earned her a Theater World Award, Gogol, Buried Inside Extra (which she also performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London), Taken in Marriage and Fathers and Sons, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She also appeared in Sextet at the Music Theater of Lincoln Center, and in a revival of Pal Joey at Circle in the Square. Her off-Broadway credits also include A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking.
Carter has produced two fitness videos, Dixie Carter's Unworkout and Yoga for You, and has written a book, Trying To Get to Heaven, which she recorded for Books on Tape. She has recorded two other books on tape, Scarlett and A Southern Belle Primer.
Born in McLemoresville, Tennessee, Carter was valedictorian of her high school class. She attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Rhodes College in Memphis, from which she later received an honorary doctorate. She graduated from the University of Memphis with a bachelor's degree in English.
Carter and Holbrook live in Los Angeles. Her daughters, Ginna and Mary Dixie, are also pursuing careers in theater and film. Carter's birthdate is May 25.
Dixie Carter Facts
Birth Name | Dixie Virginia Carter |
Occupation | Actress |
Birthday | May 25, 1939 (84) |
Sign | Gemini |
Birthplace | McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA |
Height | 5' 8" (1m73) How tall is Dixie Carter compared to you? |
Selected Filmography
Ep 1- Movin' In | ||
Designing Women: Season 3 | ||
Designing Women: Season 2 | ||
Designing Women: Season 4 | ||
Ep 25 | ||
Designing Women: Season 5 | ||
Designing Women: Vol. 1 | ||
Ep 51 | ||
Designing Women: The Final Season | ||
That Evening Sun | ||
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