- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1956
- Place of Birth
- Orlando, Florida, USA
Delta Burke
Delta Burke McRaney (born July 30, 1956) is an American actress, producer and author. She is known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986 - 1991), for which she received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Burke's other television credits include Filthy Rich (1982–83), Delta (1992–93), Women of the House (1995), DAG (2000–01), and Boston Legal (2006-07). She appeared in the films Sordid Lives (2000), What Women Want (2000), Good Boy! (2003), and has produced and starred in several TV movies. On stage, Burke has also starred in the Broadway productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003) and Steel Magnolias (2005). She has been married to actor Gerald McRaney since 1989.
Filmography
tvDolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019 · Ellie Holder
tvDrop Dead Diva
2009 · Tessa Wells
movieBridal Fever
2008 · Dahlia Marchand
tvThe Wedding Bells
2007 · Sheila Pontell
movieThe Year Without a Santa Claus
2006 · Mrs. Claus
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Bella Horowitz
movieGood Boy!
2003 · Barbara Ann (voice)
movieThe Designing Women Reunion
2003
movieGoing for Broke
2003 · Laura Bancroft
movieHansel & Gretel
2002 · Stepmother
movieDangerous Child
2001 · Sally Cambridge
movieWhat Women Want
2000 · Eve
tvDAG
2000 · Judith Whitman
movieSordid Lives
2000 · Noleta Nethercott
tvPopular
1999 · Cherry Cherry
tvFamily Law
1999 · Marcie Dell
tvAny Day Now
1998 · Teresa O'Brien
movieMelanie Darrow
1997 · Melanie Darrow, Producer
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvPromised Land
1996
movieMaternal Instincts
1996 · Tracy Horton, Executive Producer
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
movieA Promise to Carolyn
1996 · Debra
tvWomen of the House
1995 · Suzanne Sugarbaker
movieSimon & Simon: In Trouble Again
1995 · Mrs. Heiser
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Julia Fitzgerald, Diana Winslow
The Mighty Jungle
tvThe Mighty Jungle
1994
tvIntimate Portrait
1993 · Self
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993 · Sister Michael / Maggie Donovan
tvLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Myrtle Beech
tvDelta
1992 · Delta Bishop
movieDay-O
1992 · Grace Connors
The Carol Burnett Show
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1991 · Skit Characters
Love and Curses... and All That Jazz
movieLove and Curses... and All That Jazz
1991 · Desiree
movieWhere the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988 · Germany
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
tvDolly
1987 · Self
tvDesigning Women
1986 · Suzanne Sugarbaker
movieA Bunny's Tale
1985 · Margie
tv1st & Ten
1984 · Diane Barrow
tvWho's the Boss?
1984
tvAutoman
1983 · Rachel Innis
tvLottery!
1983 · Tina Cook
movieMurder Me, Murder You
1983 · Paula Corey
tvGun Shy
1983 · Clementine
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Nancy Stinson Dannon
tvHotel
1982
movieRooster
1982 · Laura DeVega
tvFilthy Rich
1982 · Kathleen Beck
tvT. J. Hooker
1982 · Diana Polnoi
tvNero Wolfe
1981
tvSimon & Simon
1981
tvThe Fall Guy
1981 · Waitress, Bryna
tvThe Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979 · Diane Stone
tvThe Seekers
1979 · Elizabeth Fletcher Kent
tvThe Chisholms
1979 · Bonnie Sue Chisholm
movieA Last Cry for Help
1979 · Carol
movieCharleston
1979 · Stella Farrell
movieZuma Beach
1978 · Terri
tvFantasy Island
1978 · Gloria Ransom
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Andrea Sheppard, Lydia Harris, Gloria
tvLou Grant
1977
tvBattle of the Network Stars
1976
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Miss America
tvMiss America
1954 · Miss Florida 1974