
Delta Burke
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1956-07-30 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Orlando, Florida, USA
Biography
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
TV Shows (43)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Myrtle Beech

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

The Love Boat
1977
as Andrea Sheppard / Lydia Harris / Gloria

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Sister Michael / Maggie Donovan

Boston Legal
2004
as Bella Horowitz

The View
1997
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self

Hotel
1982

T. J. Hooker
1982
as Diana Polnoi

Simon & Simon
1981

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Julia Fitzgerald / Diana Winslow

Fantasy Island
1978
as Gloria Ransom

Remington Steele
1982
as Nancy Stinson Dannon

Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Tessa Wells

Who's the Boss?
1984

The Fall Guy
1981
as Waitress / Bryna

Designing Women
1986
as Suzanne Sugarbaker

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Lou Grant
1977

Family Law
1999
as Marcie Dell

Popular
1999
as Cherry Cherry

Promised Land
1996

Any Day Now
1998
as Teresa O'Brien

Automan
1983
as Rachel Innis

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979
as Diane Stone

Nero Wolfe
1981

1st & Ten
1984
as Diane Barrow

Dolly
1987
as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self

DAG
2000
as Judith Whitman

Women of the House
1995
as Suzanne Sugarbaker

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
as Ellie Holder

The Wedding Bells
2007
as Sheila Pontell

Delta
1992
as Delta Bishop

The Chisholms
1979
as Bonnie Sue Chisholm

Filthy Rich
1982
as Kathleen Beck

Lottery!
1983
as Tina Cook
Miss America
1954
as Miss Florida 1974
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
as Skit Characters

The Seekers
1979
as Elizabeth Fletcher Kent
The Mighty Jungle
1994

Gun Shy
1983
as Clementine
Movies (22)

What Women Want
2000
as Eve

Good Boy!
2003
as Barbara Ann (voice)

Hansel & Gretel
2002
as Stepmother

Murder Me, Murder You
1983
as Paula Corey

Zuma Beach
1978
as Terri

Rooster
1982
as Laura DeVega

Sordid Lives
2000
as Noleta Nethercott

The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
as Mrs. Claus

The Designing Women Reunion
2003

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Germany
Love and Curses... and All That Jazz
1991
as Desiree

Bridal Fever
2008
as Dahlia Marchand

A Bunny's Tale
1985
as Margie

A Promise to Carolyn
1996
as Debra

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again
1995
as Mrs. Heiser

Day-O
1992
as Grace Connors

A Last Cry for Help
1979
as Carol

Maternal Instincts
1996
as Tracy Horton

Going for Broke
2003
as Laura Bancroft

Dangerous Child
2001
as Sally Cambridge

Charleston
1979
as Stella Farrell

Melanie Darrow
1997
as Melanie Darrow
About 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 starre… With 65 credits spanning from 1954 to 2019, Delta Burke has appeared in 22 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Delta Burke Movies
- What Women Want (2000) — as Eve
- Good Boy! (2003) — as Barbara Ann (voice)
- Hansel & Gretel (2002) — as Stepmother
- Murder Me, Murder You (1983) — as Paula Corey
- Zuma Beach (1978) — as Terri
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