About Designing Women
- Released on September 29, 1986
Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.
Main Cast of Designing Women
Delta Burke plays Suzanne Sugarbaker (118 episodes)
Dixie Carter plays Julia Sugarbaker (163 episodes)
Annie Potts plays Mary Jo Shively (163 episodes)
Jean Smart plays Charlene Frazier Stillfield (120 episodes)
Meshach Taylor plays Anthony Bouvier (163 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Designing Women
Julia Duffy plays Allison Sugarbaker (23 episodes)
Judith Ivey plays Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet (22 episodes)
Jan Hooks plays Carlene Frazier Dobber (45 episodes)
Ronnie Claire Edwards plays Ione Frazier (2 episodes)
Gail O'Grady
Walter Olkewicz
Stephen Tobolowsky
Janet Carroll
Lisa Peluso
Connie Lew plays Li Sing (1 episode)
Carmen Argenziano
Lewis Grizzard plays Clayton Sugarbaker (1 episode)
Tino Insana
Christian Clemenson
Charles Nelson Reilly
Bill Cobbs
Monika Schnarre
Warren Burton
Shavar Ross
Richard Cox
Kim Zimmer
Lloyd Bochner
Andre Rosey Brown
Beah Richards
Dolly Parton plays Dolly Parton, Guardian Movie Star (1 episode)
Jason Gourson
Jordan Bradley plays Donnie (1 episode)
Julie Cobb plays Janet Shackleford (2 episodes)
Scott Bakula plays Ted Shively (5 episodes)
Bobbie Ferguson plays Monette Marlin (2 episodes)
Geoffrey Lewis plays Dr. Davis Jackson (1 episode)
Guy Boyd
Gregg Henry plays Jack Dent (1 episode)
Ted Le Plat
Pamela Bowen
Natalija Nogulich
Louise Latham plays Perky Sugarbaker (1 episode)
Hal Holbrook plays Reese Watson (6 episodes)
Brandis Kemp
Thomas Callaway
Eileen Seeley
David Downing
Kim Hamilton
Elliott Reid
Jack Bannon
Charles Pierce
Marc Silver
John Dewey Carter
Arlen Dean Snyder plays Ray Don Simpson (3 episodes)
Patrick Tovatt
Gerald McRaney plays Dash Goff (2 episodes)
M.C. Gainey plays Junior Jones (1 episode) , T. Tommy Reed (2 episodes)
Jason Bernard
Nedra Volz
Mary Dixie Carter
Ginna Carter
Anne Haney
Benay Venuta
Wendie Jo Sperber
Ray Buktenica
Leslie Ackerman
Bill Morey
Ann Hearn
Henry Cho
Adam Carl
Leann Hunley
Constance Towers
Rex Young
Dub Taylor
Ritch Shydner
Karen Kopins
Olivia Brown plays Vanessa Hargraves (5 episodes)
Frances E. Williams
Mary Ann Mobley
Kristoffer Tabori
Sandahl Bergman
Richard Sanders
Peter Crook
Priscilla Weems plays Claudia Shively (10 episodes)
Tom Isbell
Collin Bernsen
Rebecca Balding
Richard Gilliland plays J.D. Shackleford (14 episodes)
Darrell Larson
Douglas Barr plays Colonel Bill Stillfield (13 episodes)
Lexi Randall plays Randa Oliver (5 episodes)
Dennis Burkley
Charles Frank
Jerry Lacy
Marla Maples
Blake Clark
Ian Patrick Williams
Charles Levin
Michael Goldfinger plays Rusty (6 episodes)
William Morgan Sheppard
Jackie Joseph
George Newbern plays Payne McIlroy (4 episodes)
Patrick Mickler
Lisa Jane Persky
Gary Morris
Adam Carl
Ray McKinnon plays Dwayne Dobber (2 episodes)
Patrick Warburton plays Craig Coleman (3 episodes)
Della Reese
Marius Weyers
Sheryl Lee Ralph plays Etienne Toussant Bouvier (7 episodes)
Pat Carroll
Alice Ghostley plays Bernice Clifton (45 episodes)
Crew of Designing Women
Writing
Directing
Production
- Julia Duffy
- Judith Ivey
- Jan Hooks
- Ronnie Claire Edwards
- Gail O'Grady
- Walter Olkewicz
- Stephen Tobolowsky
- Janet Carroll
- Lisa Peluso
- Connie Lew
- Carmen Argenziano
- Lewis Grizzard
- Olivia Burnette
- Tino Insana
- Christian Clemenson
- Charles Nelson Reilly
- Jackée Harry
- Bill Cobbs
- Monika Schnarre
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Warren Burton
- Shavar Ross
- Richard Cox
- Kim Zimmer
- Lloyd Bochner
- James Karen
- Andre Rosey Brown
- Tony Goldwyn
- Beah Richards
- Sherman Hemsley
- Barry Corbin
- Dolly Parton
- Jason Gourson
- Jordan Bradley
- Julie Cobb
- Scott Bakula
- Bobbie Ferguson
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Guy Boyd
- Tracey Walter
- Gregg Henry
- Ted Le Plat
- Pamela Bowen
- Natalija Nogulich
- Louise Latham
- Hal Holbrook
- Madison Mason
- Brandis Kemp
- Thomas Callaway
- Jonathan Banks
- Eileen Seeley
- David Downing
- Kim Hamilton
- Elliott Reid
- Jack Bannon
- Charles Pierce
- Marc Silver
- John Dewey Carter
- Arlen Dean Snyder
- Patrick Tovatt
- Gerald McRaney
- M.C. Gainey
- Jason Bernard
- Nedra Volz
- Mary Dixie Carter
- Ginna Carter
- Anne Haney
- Benay Venuta
- Wendie Jo Sperber
- Ray Buktenica
- Leslie Ackerman
- Bill Morey
- Ann Hearn
- Henry Cho
- Adam Carl
- Leann Hunley
- Constance Towers
- Mariann Aalda
- Rex Young
- Dub Taylor
- Ritch Shydner
- Karen Kopins
- Bruce Davison
- Olivia Brown
- Frances E. Williams
- Mary Ann Mobley
- Kristoffer Tabori
- Sandahl Bergman
- Richard Sanders
- Peter Crook
- Priscilla Weems
- Tom Isbell
- Collin Bernsen
- Rebecca Balding
- Richard Gilliland
- Darrell Larson
- Douglas Barr
- Lexi Randall
- Dennis Burkley
- Charles Frank
- Jerry Lacy
- Marla Maples
- Blake Clark
- Ian Patrick Williams
- Charles Levin
- Michael Goldfinger
- William Morgan Sheppard
- Jackie Joseph
- George Newbern
- Gretchen Wyler
- Patrick Mickler
- Lisa Jane Persky
- Gary Morris
- Ray McKinnon
- Jodi Long
- Patrick Warburton
- Della Reese
- Marius Weyers
- Peri Gilpin
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Ron Glass
- Pat Carroll
- Alice Ghostley