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Dixie Carter

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Dixie Carter Fast Facts:

Studied classical voice and musical comedy in her youth.
Valedictorian of her high school class.
Member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Delta Sigma chapter at the University of Tennessee.
One of her early roles was in a 1963 off-Broadway production of The Winter's Tale.
Left showbiz for 8 years after marrying Arthur Carter in 1967.
Best known for playing opinionated Southerner Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women.
Produced two workout videos: Dixie Carter's Unworkout (1992) and Dixie Carter's Yoga for You: Unworkout II (1994).
Author of 1996's Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker.

Dixie Carter Relationships:
Arthur Carter - Ex-husband
David Holbrook - Stepson
Eve Holbrook - Stepdaughter
George Hearn - Ex-husband
Ginna Carter - Daughter
Hal Holbrook - Husband
Halbert Leroy Carter - Father
Halbert Leroy Carter Jr. - Brother
Mary Dixie Carter - Daughter
Melba Helen Carter Heath - Sister
Victoria Holbrook - Stepdaughter
Virginia Hillsman Carter - Mother
Dixie Carter Awards:
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Attended University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN; attended Southwestern at Memphis, Memphis, TN; Memphis State University, Memphis, TN (BA in English, 1963)