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

Maternal Instincts
Tracy Patterson
Brides: A Tale of Two Weddings
Going For Broke
Laura Bancroft
A Promise to Carolyn
Debra Harper
Weddings of a Lifetime Presents: Honeymoon Destinations With Delta Burke

Producer

Love and Curses... And All That Jazz
Executive Producer
Women of the House
Executive Producer
Maternal Instincts
Executive Producer
Women of the House
Co-Executive Producer
Delta
Co-Executive Producer

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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)