Dixie Carter, Star of 'Designing Women,' Dead at 70 45 Comments By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 11th 2010 12:34AM PRINT E-MAIL More Legendary TV star Dixie Carter, who earned millions of fans on shows like 'Designing Women' and 'Diff'rent Strokes,' died Saturday morning, the AP is reporting. She was... Sign in to see full entry.