Biography
Delta Burke is an American actress, producer and author. Born on 30 July 1956 in Orlando, Florida, she represented Florida in the Miss America pageant and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
She is best known for playing Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–1991), for which she received two Emmy Award nominations. Burke has appeared in numerous television series including Filthy Rich (1982–83), Delta (1992–93), Women of the House (1995), DAG (2000–01) and Boston Legal (2006–07). Her film roles include Eve in What Women Want (2000), as well as parts in Sordid Lives (2000) and Good Boy! (2003). She has also performed on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003) and Steel Magnolias (2005).
Burke has been married to actor Gerald McRaney since 1989.
