Dixie Carter, best known for her role on “Designing Women" died Saturday at 70. Publicist Steve Rohr, who represented Carter as well as her husband actor Hal Halbrook, would not disclose where she died or the cause of death.
“This has been a terrible blow to our family," Holbrook said in a written statement. “We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy." She had been married to Holbrook since 1984.
Carter made her professional stage debut in 1960 in a Memphis production of “Carousel." In 1963, she moved to New York City and won the part in a production of Shakespeare's “The Winter's Tale."
In 1974, Carter filled in for actress Nancy Pinkerton as Dorian Cramer on the soap opera “One Life to Live." She was soon cast as Assistant D.A. Olivia Brandeis “Brandy" Henderson on another popular soap “The Edge of Night." She appeared on the show from 1974-76. After leaving the program, Carter relocated from New York to Los Angeles to pursue prime time television roles.
She went on to appear in “Out of the Blue," “On Our Own," “Diff'rent Strokes" and “Filthy Rich" (1982), created by created by Linda Bloodworth- Thomason, showrunner for Carter next show, “Designing Women."
The popular sitcom centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on CBS from September 29, 1986- May 24, 1993. In addition to Carter, it starred Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart and Meshach Taylor.
“This has been a terrible blow to our family," Holbrook said in a written statement. “We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy." She had been married to Holbrook since 1984.
Carter made her professional stage debut in 1960 in a Memphis production of “Carousel." In 1963, she moved to New York City and won the part in a production of Shakespeare's “The Winter's Tale."
In 1974, Carter filled in for actress Nancy Pinkerton as Dorian Cramer on the soap opera “One Life to Live." She was soon cast as Assistant D.A. Olivia Brandeis “Brandy" Henderson on another popular soap “The Edge of Night." She appeared on the show from 1974-76. After leaving the program, Carter relocated from New York to Los Angeles to pursue prime time television roles.
She went on to appear in “Out of the Blue," “On Our Own," “Diff'rent Strokes" and “Filthy Rich" (1982), created by created by Linda Bloodworth- Thomason, showrunner for Carter next show, “Designing Women."
The popular sitcom centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on CBS from September 29, 1986- May 24, 1993. In addition to Carter, it starred Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart and Meshach Taylor.
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