She and Holbrook divided their time between their homes in Beverly Hills, California, and McLemoresville, Tennessee. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–93), and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002). She divorced Arthur Carter in 1977, and married theatre and TV actor George Hearn the same year. [6] In 2009, Holbrook received critical acclaim for his performance as recently retired farmer Abner Meecham in the independent film That Evening Sun. [12] [2] In late August through mid-September 2007, he starred as the narrator in the Hartford Stage production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, a role he had once played on television. He later gained international fame for his performance as Deep Throat in the 1976 film All the President's Men. In 1960, Carter made her professional stage debut in a Memphis production of Carousel, co-starring George Hearn, who she would go on to marry 17 years later. The Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center ("the Dixie") in Huntingdon, Tennessee is named for her. [16] Ed Sullivan saw him and gave Holbrook his first national exposure on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 12, 1956. Dixie Carter was interred in McLemoresville, Tennessee. She made a deal with the producers that if Julia delivered a "Terminator" monologue, she would get to sing a song in a future episode. [36][37], In September 2017, after six decades of playing the role of Mark Twain, Holbrook announced his retirement from the one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! He represents Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook. [39], Holbrook said of his home in Atlanta, Georgia that it has the "feel" of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut, and that there is no other place to which he feels so ideally suited. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. She played the role from January to June. She acknowledged, along with other celebrities, having used human growth hormone for its antiaging properties. She relocated from New York to Los Angeles and pursued prime-time television roles. [14], From 1942 through 1946, Holbrook served in the United States Army in World War II, achieving the rank of staff sergeant and was stationed in Newfoundland. [12], From 1986 to 1989, Holbrook had a recurring role as Reese Watson on Designing Women, opposite his wife Dixie Carter. Actress Dixie Carter, 70, died Saturday of cancer in a Houston hospital, the New York Times reported on Sunday. [4] In 1973, Holbrook appeared as Lieutenant Neil Briggs, the boss and rival of Detective "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in Magnum Force, an "obsessively neat and prim fanatic" who supports the obliteration of San Francisco's criminals and who is the leader of a rogue group of vigilante officers. Carter's daughters Ginna and Mary Dixie Carter also had guest-star roles as Julia Sugarbaker's nieces Jennifer and Camilla in the episode "The Naked Truth" in 1989. Carter is a married woman, and her husband is Serg Salinas, who is a former music producer for TNA. There’s nothing like pushing through drama. Carter's appearance in Filthy Rich paved the way for her most notable role, that of sharp-tongued liberal interior decorator Julia Sugarbaker in the 1986–93 television program Designing Women, set in Atlanta. Carter won the Miss Volunteer beauty pageant at the University of Tennessee the same year. Dixie Carter was previously married to Hal Holbrook (1984 - 2010), George Hearn (1977 - 1979) and Arthur L. Carter (1967 - 1977). In 1967, Carter married businessman Arthur Carter (no relation). [42] He urged others to "move on" from Parker's past and to view the film, which was "an exceptional piece of artistry and a vital portrait of our American experience". About. "[46] Holbrook opposes President Trump's immigration ban while praising the protests against the ban. In 1967, she began an eight-year hiatus from acting, to focus on raising her two daughters; she returned to acting in 1974, when she filled in for actress Nancy Pinkerton as Dorian Cramer on One Life to Live while Pinkerton was on maternity leave. [4] In 2011, Holbrook's memoir, Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Olivia Brandeis "Brandy" Henderson on the soap opera The Edge of Night from 1974 to 1976. [45] In 2017, Holbrook again criticized President Trump, saying, "We have [Trump] who has been elected president now who is upending and destroying a great many of our American values...he's trying to distort the American dream, which he's doing every hour of the day. [18], In 1967, Mark Twain Tonight was presented on television by CBS and Xerox, and Holbrook received an Emmy for his performance. They had one child and they divorced in 1983. [4] He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the 1970 series The Bold Ones: The Senator. The actress died Saturday morning, according to publicist Steve Rohr. [4], In 1999, Holbrook was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. [8], This article is about the actress. From 1999 to 2000, she was a cast member on the short-lived sitcom Ladies Man, appearing as a regular on both Ladies Man and Family Law. [21] In 1968, he was one of the replacements for Richard Kiley in the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha, although he had limited singing ability. After making only occasional appearances on pay-per-views, Carter made her first appearance on TNA Impact! He appeared in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed film Into the Wild (2007) and received an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role at the 80th Academy Awards. Her other television roles included the sitcoms On Our Own (1977–78), Filthy Rich (1982–83) and Diff'rent Strokes (1984–85). [31] He also had a multiple-episode arc on The Event, an American television series on NBC, appearing in the 2010–2011 season. Dixie Carter, left, and Joan Collins are shown backstage at … after 63 years, cancels Oklahoma City performance", "Mark Twain. (In the beginning, without knowing the content of the show, Bloodworth-Thomason's only idea was to create a show starring Carter, and fellow cast mates Delta Burke, Annie Potts, and Jean Smart. American Actress Dixie Carter was born Dixie Virginia Carter on 25th May, 1939 in McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA and passed away on 10th Apr 2010 Houston,Texas, USA aged 70. Carter starred in several Broadway musicals and plays. [19] Holbrook indicated that he would like to continue working on movies and television. Carter died Saturday morning, according to publicist Steve Rohr, who represents Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook. In 1976, she won the Theater World Award for Jesse and the Bandit Queen. Her husband, actor Hal Holbrook, … A good character is the best tombstone. It was not clear why she was in Houston when she died. [4][5], Holbrook's role as Ron Franz in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007) earned him both Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Carter spent most of her childhood days in Memphis, Mississippi. She appeared in series such as Out of the Blue (as Aunt Marion), On Our Own (as April Baxter), Diff'rent Strokes (as the first Maggie McKinney Drummond, Phillip Drummond's second wife), The Greatest American Hero (playing a KGB spy), and as the stuck-up and conniving Carlotta Beck on Filthy Rich (1982). Noted for portraying strong-minded Southern women, Carter provided the voice of Necile in Mike Young Productions' cartoon feature The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. She was married for the third time on May 27, 1984, to fellow actor Hal Holbrook (14 years her senior). "[7] That Evening Sun also was screened at the 2009 Nashville Film Festival, where Holbrook was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Award, and the film itself received another Audience Award. "Dixie was very much a lady," Smart said. [30], Holbrook appeared as a featured guest star in a 2006 episode of the HBO series The Sopranos and the NCIS episode "Escaped". [3], Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's The Group (1966). Dixie Carter arrives with husband Hal Holbrook for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 2008. If Dixie Carter ever made a list of life's most embarrassing moments, near the top would be her debut with the Atlanta Symphony last year. Holbrook played the role of Albie Duncan—an endearingly curmudgeonly Assistant Secretary of State with a fondness for Schweppes' Bitter Lemon—in two episodes of The West Wing. 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Dixie Carter and her husband Hal Holbrook After being together for more than 10 years in a marital relationship, Carter and Arthur divorced in 1977. She is survived by her husband, actor Hal Holbrook, and two daughters. Dixie Carter In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Dixie Carter has (Designing Women) passed away at age 70. She moved to New York City in 1963 and got a part in a production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Her … [16] Holbrook praised Senator Bernie Sanders as the only politician who does not "say what they think might get them elected" and praised his honesty. She weighs around 68 kg. She appeared on- and off-Broadway as well, playing the role of Melba Snyder in the 1976 revival of Pal Joey and Maria Callas in Master Class. The same year, she married theater and television actor George Hear n. However, her marriage with Hearn also did not last long just like her first marriage. 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