Dixie Carter, the screen and Broadway actress best known for her roles in 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Designing Women', has died.
People magazine reports that the 70-year-old passed away on Saturday from complications arising from cancer.
Her husband, the actor Hal Holbrook, said in a statement: "This has been a terrible blow to our family. We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy."
The actress played Julia Sugarbaker in 'Designing Women' and received an Emmy nomination for her role as Gloria Hodge, the mother-in-law of Bree Van de Kamp Hodge (Marcia Cross).
