DIXIE CARTER FROM DESIGNING WOMEN DIES AT AGE 70!

Dixie Carter -- best known for her role on the television show "Designing Women" -- passed away at the age of 70.
Her husband, Hal Holbrook, told "Entertainment Tonight, "This has been a terrible blow to our family ... We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy. Thank you."

Carter recently earned an Emmy nomination in 2007 for her guest stint on "Desperate Housewives."

She is survived by her two daughters, Mary Dixie and Ginna.