Delta Burke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Delta Burke
Occupation	Tv Actress
Date Of Birth	Jul 30, 1956(1956-07-30)
Age	68
Birthplace	Orlando
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Cancer

Delta Burke Biography

Delta Burke is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on July 30, 1956 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Most well- known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS series Designing Women, a role that brought herself two Emmy Award nominations for Best Actress in the field of Comedy Series. She also played the lead character in The TV series Delta and also played roles in the movies What Women Want and Dangerous Child.

She co-starred alongside She co-starred with Dixie Carter on Designing Women. on Designing Women.

In 1974, as part of winning Miss Florida, Burke appeared on the ABC-TV show Bozo the Clown, filmed in Orlando, Florida. She worked as the magical assistant to Herbert L. Becker. The two worked together for six months.

Burke graduated from Colonial High School in 1974, and won the senior superlative “Most Likely to Succeed.” In 1972, she won the Miss Flame crown from the Orlando Fire Department and went on to become State Miss Flame. In her senior year of high school, she won the Miss Florida title for 1974; she was the youngest Miss Florida titleholder in pageant history. Burke won a talent scholarship from the Miss America Organization, allowing her to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

She was married to Gerald McRaney in May 1989.

Delta Burke Net Worth

Delta Burke is one of the richest Tv Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Delta Burke 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was crowned her first Miss Florida pageant in 1974.

She has been a guest as a guest on Saturday Night Live, Touched by an Angel and Boston Legal.

Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956) is an American actress, producer, and author. From 1986 to 1991, she starred as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Delta Burke height 5 ft 5 im Delta weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Delta Burke Dating?

According to our records, Delta Burke married to Gerald McRaney. As of December 1, 2023, Delta Burke’s is not dating anyone.

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Burke earned two consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1991, the only lead female cast member of Designing Women to do so. Alice Ghostley received a nomination for Supporting Actress in a Comedy in 1992, for her recurring role as Bernice Clifton. Meshach Taylor received one in 1989 for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 1990, Burke publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the show on a televised interview with Barbara Walters and other media outlets. She argued on Entertainment Tonight that there was a labor dispute, and actors were often forced to work over 15 hours per day, with executives even blocking the doors and keeping actors on set. She also said that castmate Dixie Carter, who had once been her close friend and maid of honor at her wedding to Gerald McRaney, was not speaking to her as she sided with her bosses. At the end of the fifth season of Designing Women in 1991, Burke was let go from her contract due to her contentious relations with Carter and the Thomasons.

Facts & Trivia

Delta Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Delta Burke celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.

In the early 2000s, she co-starred with David Alan Grier on the sitcom DAG; she had lost much of her excess weight for the role after being diagnosed with diabetes.

What disease does Delta Burke have?

Diabetes does run in Delta’s family, but she believes it was the weight she gained during the filming of Designing Women that ultimately triggered her diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. By the time she left the show in 1991, she weighed an all-time high of 215 pounds.

What ever happened to Delta Burke?

After she left the show in 1991, though, Burke’s career floundered. She kept acting, filling her resume with dozens of credits, but she never really recaptured the glory of her “Designing Women” days. These days, Burke lives a rather secluded life and is rarely seen either in person or on-screen.

Is Gerald Rainey still married to Delta Burke?

Burke has been married to actor Gerald McRaney since May 28, 1989. They have no children together, although McRaney has adult children from his prior marriages.

How did Delta Burke meet Gerald McRaney?

She met McRaney doing a guest appearance on his detective show Simon & Simon. “I wasn’t going to let her get away,” McRaney, 70, explained. “I already had competition. There were people asking her out on dates, and I was going to move in right away.”

Is Meshach Taylor still alive?

June 28, 2014