Dixie Virginia Carter (May 25, 1939 – April 10, 2010) was an American film, television and stage actress, best-known for her role in the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993). She was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives in 2007.
Carter died on April 10, 2010. Her death in Houston, Texas[10] was announced by her husband, actor Hal Holbrook, who stated the cause as complications from endometrial cancer which was diagnosed earlier in 2010. In addition to Holbrook, she is survived by her daughters, Ginna Carter (of Los Angeles) and Mary Dixie Carter (of Brooklyn); a sister, Melba Helen Heath (of San Anselmo, California) and several nephews and nieces. The Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center (informally called "The Dixie") in Huntingdon, Tennessee is named in honor of Carter. In addition to family, her funeral, held April 15, 2010, was attended by Designing Women co-stars Delta Burke, Annie Potts and Jean Smart. Carter's body is buried in her hometown, McLemoresville, Tennessee.
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