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| Dixie Carter | ... |
Julia Sugarbaker
(163 episodes, 1986-1993)
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| Annie Potts | ... |
Mary Jo Shively
(163 episodes, 1986-1993)
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| Meshach Taylor | ... |
Anthony Bouvier
(152 episodes, 1986-1993)
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| Jean Smart | ... |
Charlene Frazier Stillfield
(120 episodes, 1986-1991)
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| Delta Burke | ... |
Suzanne Sugarbaker
(118 episodes, 1986-1991)
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Outspoken feminist Julia Sugarbaker runs a design firm out of her Atlanta home, along with her shallow ex-beauty queen sister, Suzanne, divorced mother Mary Jo, and, naive country girl Charlene. Black ex-con Anthony helps deliver furniture for the business and voices his unique opinion on whatever the women are discussing. Episodes typically revolve around the work, personal, and love lives of these four women. Written by Kristen <[email protected]>
Designing Women was wonderful. I enjoyed Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Meshach Taylor, and Alice Ghostley's performances. They were the original cast. But my favorite character was portrayed by Judith Ivey. She is wonderful. Carlene had a different sense of humor than Charlene, even though they were sisters. But Dixie Carter and Annie Potts were great together. Delta Burke was good, but her very unfortunate leaving allowed different story lines.