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Delta Burke

  • Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, USA
  • Birthday: July 30, 1956

A pert, sassy American TV leading lady and comedienne, Delta Burke, a former Miss America contestant, has kept very busy on primetime during the 1980s and 90s, most memorably as flirtatious but sometimes bitchy Southern belles. Burke's wide-eyed, rapid-fire line delivery and scene-stealing comic timing enlivened just such a role in "Designing Women" (CBS, 1986-91), a successful sitcom about four high-profile but highly diverse interior decorators. Unfortunately, Burke has also made tabloid news with her weight problems, her temper…more

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Actor
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 2006

    Had a recurring role on ABC's "Boston Legal" as a former flame of William Shatner's character

  • 2005

    Appeared on Broadway in the play "Steel Magnolias"

  • 2001

    Headlined the Lifetime movie "Dangerous Child"

  • 2000

    Returned to regular series work co-starring with David Alan Grier in the NBC sitcom "DAG"

  • 1999

    Played recurring role as a teen's mother on "Popular" (WB)

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