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"TV and Broadway actress Dixie Carter has died at the age of 70, according to US reports. The Tennessee native was best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in the CBS drama Designing Women and earned an Emmy nomination for her 2007 guest appearance on Desperate Housewives. On Broadway, she notably appeared in the 2004 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Carter&amp;#039;s husband Hal Holbrook said that the death on Saturday morning came as a &amp;quot;terrible blow&amp;quot; to the family, although no further details were given. &amp;quot;We would appreciate everyone&amp;#039;s understanding that this is a private family tragedy,&amp;quot; he said. Carter and Holbrook, who married in 1984, appeared together last year in independent film That Evening Sun. The actress is also survived by her two daughters Mary Dixie and Ginna, by her first marriage to businessman Arthur Carter. The Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center in Huntingdon, Tennessee is named in her honour. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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