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Delta Burke

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.

Known for

Bridal Fever
Bridal Fever
2008 • Dahlia Marchand
The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006 • Mrs. Claus
Good Boy!
Good Boy!
2003 • Barbara Ann (voice)
The Designing Women Reunion
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Going for Broke
Going for Broke
2003 • Laura Bancroft
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
2002 • Stepmother
Dangerous Child
Dangerous Child
2001 • Sally Cambridge
What Women Want
What Women Want
2000 • Eve

Full filmography

Bridal Fever
Bridal Fever
2008 • Dahlia Marchand
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Good Boy!
Good Boy!
2003 • Barbara Ann (voice)
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Going for Broke
Going for Broke
2003 • Laura Bancroft
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Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
2002 • Stepmother
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Dangerous Child
Dangerous Child
2001 • Sally Cambridge
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Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives
2000 • Noleta Nethercott
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Melanie Darrow
Melanie Darrow
1997 • Melanie Darrow
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Maternal Instincts
Maternal Instincts
1996 • Tracy Horton
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Day-O
Day-O
1992 • Grace Connors
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Rooster
Rooster
1982 • Laura DeVega
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Charleston
Charleston
1979 • Stella Farrell
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Zuma Beach
Zuma Beach
1978 • Terri
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Delta Burke – Biography, Known For & Filmography