http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_dixie_carter
My condolences to her husband and family.
RIP
The lady was a real class act, from what I knew of her.
R.I.P. :bluesad:
Sorry to hear this. She was relatively young, and as akiratubo notes, a real class act.
She was really hilarious in Designing Women. The episode where she gets her head stuck in the staircase at the governor's mansion right before a big ball was a particularly fine bit by the stoic Carter.
Too bad. I always thought she was great in Designing Women. I also have to admit I find it pretty funny in retrospect that I grew up watching that show in its original run, since it ended in 1993 (in other words, I was watching the show when I was aged 7-10, and I actually found it funny). To the best of my recollection, it's the only female-oriented sitcom I've enjoyed. And Carter was a big part of that.
Class act does sum her up very well. She was also still active - in film, television, the stage. Just too bad.