Actress Dixie Carter died. Publicist Steve Rohr, who represents Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook, says Carter died Saturday morning. According to her publicist. She was 70. Carter's publicist did not release the cause of her death.
Dixie Carter Born in McLemoresville, Tenn., in 1939, Carter appeared in such TV shows as “Out of the Blue” (1979) and “Different Strokes” (1984-1985) but her breakthrough role was that of interior designer Julia Sugarbaker on the comedy “Designing Women” (1986-1993). In recent years, she appeared on “Desperate Housewives,” and earned an Emmy nomination for her role.
Carter was married to actor Hal Holbrook. She appeared with him in the 2009 movie “That Evening Sun.”
Carter's husband, Hal Holbrook, said- "We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy."
