Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter was born on May 25, 1939 in USA. Dixie Carter's big-screen debut came with The Andros Targets - Season 1 directed by Edward H. Feldman in 1977. Dixie Carter is known for My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata, Yukiji Asaoka stars as Matsuko and Tôru Masuoka as Takashi. Dixie Carter has got 1 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Dixie Carter achieved is SXSW Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Dixie Carter plays is Our First Christmas which will be released on Dec 19, 2008.

Dixie is the middle of three children. Her father owned several small retail stores. Early on, she dreamed of being an opera singer, but a botched tonsillectomy at age 7 spoiled any chances for that dream. Still, she sang regularly and studied classical music. She can play the piano, trumpet, and the harmonica. She graduated from Memphis State with an English degree. In 1960, she made her professional debut in a local production of "Carousel". Three year's later, she moved to New York and landed a role in Joseph Papp's production of Shakespeare's "A Winter's Tale". When she married businessman, Arthur Carter, she left the stage for eight years to raise two daughters, Ginna Carter - now an actress and Mary Dixie Carter, a screenwriter. At age 35, she returned to acting, but found that no agent wanted to give her a chance. A second marriage to Broadway actor, George Hearn, quickly ended.