Dixie Carter

TV Actress

Birthday May 25, 1939

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Mclemoresville, TN

DEATH DATE Apr 10, 2010 (70)

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About

American television actress best known for her role as Gloria Hodge, Orson's manipulative mother, in the television drama Desperate Housewives from 2006 to 2007. She previously starred on the shows Designing Women and Family Law. 

Before Fame

She appeared on the soap opera The Edge of the Night.

Trivia

She received a Theater World Award for her role in the play Jesse and the Bandit Queen.

Family Life

She was married three times, first to Arthur L. Carter, then to George Hearn and finally to Hal Holbrook. She had two daughters and three stepchildren. 

Associated With

She appeared alongside Hal Holbrook and Walter Goggins in the 2009 film That Evening Sun.