Burke, Delta 1956-

PERSONAL

Full name, Delta Ramona Leah Burke; born July 30, 1956, in Orlando, FL; daughter of Frederick (a real estate agent) and Jean Burke; married Gerald McRaney (an actor), May 28, 1989. Education: Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—Incognito Management, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actress and producer. Appeared in television commercials and print ads for Liberty Medical, 2006, 2007. Perseverance, Inc. (a production company), founder, 1992; has a line of clothing, Delta Burke Plus Size Clothing. Named Miss Florida, 1974; competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Florida, 1976.

Member:

Actors Equity.

Awards, Honors:

Discovery of the Year Award, Hollywood Women's Press Club, 1987; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, 1990, 1991, both for Designing Women; TV Guide Award nomination, actress of the year in a new series, 2001, for DAG.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Noleta Nethercott, Sordid Lives, Regent Entertainment, 2000.

Eve, What Women Want, Paramount, 2000.

Stepmother, Hansel & Gretel, Innovation Film Group, 2002.

Voice of Barbara Ann, Good Boy!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Herself, In Search of Puppy Love (documentary; also known as In Search of Puppy Love: Giving Hope to the 104 Million Singles in America), 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Bonnie Sue Chisholm, The Chisholms, CBS, 1980.

Kathleen Beck, Filthy Rich, CBS, 1982-83.

Diane Barrow, 1st & Ten (also known as 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back, 1st & Ten: Do It Again, 1st & Ten: Going for Broke, 1st & Ten: In Your Face, 1st and Ten: The Bulls Mean Business, and 1st & Ten: The Championship), HBO, 1984-88.

Suzanne Sugarbaker Goff Dent Stonecipher, Designing Women, CBS, 1986-91.

Delta Bishop, Delta, ABC, 1992.

Voice of Viola the Toucan, The Mighty Jungle (animated), The Family Channel, 1994.

Suzanne Sugarbaker, Women of the House, CBS, 1995.

Teresa Patricia O'Brien, Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998.

Cherry Cherry, Popular, The WB, 1999-2000.

Judith Whitman, DAG, NBC, 2000-2001.

Bella Horowitz, Boston Legal, ABC, 2006-2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Terri, Zuma Beach, NBC, 1978.

Stella Farrell, Charleston, NBC, 1979.

Carol, A Last Cry for Help, ABC, 1979.

Elizabeth Fletcher Kent, The Seekers, HBO, 1979.

Margie, A Bunny's Tale, ABC, 1985.

Big woman, Temporary Insanity, 1985.

Germany, Where the Hell's That Gold? (also known as Dynamite and Gold), CBS, 1988.

Desiree, Love and Curses … and All That Jazz (also known as Voodoo), CBS, 1991.

Grace Connors, Day-O, NBC, 1992.

Mrs. Heiser, Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again, CBS, 1995.

Tracy Horton, Maternal Instincts, USA Network, 1996.

Debra Harper, A Promise to Carolyn, CBS, 1996.

Title role, Melanie Darrow, USA Network, 1997.

Sally Cambridge, Dangerous Child (also known as Un fils en colere), Lifetime, 2001.

Laura Bancroft, Going for Broke, Lifetime, 2003.

Mrs. Claus, The Year Without a Santa Claus, NBC, 2006.

Dahlia Marchand, Bridal Fever, Hallmark Channel, 2008.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Angela Spinelli, The Home Front, CBS, 1980.

Laura De Vega, Rooster, ABC, 1982.

Joanne Kruger, Johnny Blue, CBS, 1983.

Paula Corey, Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer: Murder Me, Murder You" (also known as Murder Me, Murder You), CBS, 1983.

Diane Barrow, First and Ten (also known as 1st & Ten), HBO, 1984.

Television Appearances; Specials:

CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIII, ABC, 1982.

Ringmaster, The 12th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1987.

The 9th Annual ACE Awards, 1988.

The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1988.

The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989.

US Magazine—Live at the Emmys!, Fox, 1989.

CBS Premiere Preview Spectacular, CBS, 1989.

The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1990.

Suzanne Sugarbaker, The "Designing Women" Special: Their Finest Hour, CBS, 1990.

Judge, The 1990 Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1990.

The 42nd Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990.

Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Party (also known as Yellow Ribbon Party), NBC, 1991.

Host, Brides: A Tale of Two Weddings, ABC, 1991.

The 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1992.

"Total Exposure—Privacy and the Press," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992.

ABC Prime Time Preview Special, ABC, 1992.

To Be Free: The National Literacy Honors, ABC, 1992.

Host, Laughing Back: Comedy Takes a Stand, Lifetime, 1992.

"What Is This Thing Called Love?," The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1993.

Miss America: Their Untold Stories (also known as Miss Americas … Where Are They Now? and There She Was … Miss America), NBC, 1993.

ABC Mark Curry & Delta Burke Back Lot Special, ABC, 1994.

Intimate Portrait: Delta Burke, Lifetime, 1999.

Intimate Portrait: Patricia Heaton, Lifetime, 2000.

Host and narrator, Weddings of a Lifetime Presents: Honeymoon Destinations with Delta Burke, Lifetime, 2000.

Holidays with the Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

"Entertainment Tonight" Presents: The Real "Designing Women," 2000.

The President's Own, PBS, 2001.

Intimate Portrait: Dixie Carter, Lifetime, 2001.

The "Designing Women" Reunion, Lifetime, 2003.

TV Movie Superstars: Women You Love, Lifetime, 2004.

Presenter, The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards, 2005.

Mississippi Rising, 2005.

Judge, The 2007 Miss America Pageant, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Regina Kelly, "Lou," Lou Grant, 1980.

Jean Wellmann, "Murder by the Book," Nero Wolfe, NBC, 1981.

Bryna, "The Mighty Myron," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982.

Lydia Harris, "Out of My Hair," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983.

Gloria Ransom, "The Devil Stick/Touch and Go," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983.

Clementine, "Mail Order Mommy," Gun Shy, CBS, 1983.

Nancy Stinson Dannon, "Altared Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1983.

"The End Is Near," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983.

Rachel Innis, "Unreasonable Facsimile," Automan, ABC, 1984.

"Chicago: Another Choice," Lottery!, ABC, 1984.

Linda, "Shots in the Dark," Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (also known as Mike Hammer and The New Mike Hammer), CBS, 1984.

"Watching the Master," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984.

Diana Polnoi, "Grand Theft Auto," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1984.

Diane Wilmington, "Paint Your Wagon," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1985.

Sherry Keegan, "Restless Nights," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), ABC, 1986.

Kristy Keaton, "Desperately Seeking Dacody," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1987.

Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1987.

Dolly, 1987.

Christy Keating, "Desperately Seeking Dacody," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1987.

Attitudes, Lifetime, 1989.

Host, "Delta Burke/Chris Isaak," Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 1991.

Sister Michael, "Sister Michael Wants You," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994.

Myrtle Beech, the Wedding Destroyer, "Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1996.

Julia Fitzgerald, "The Homecoming: Part 1," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996.

Guest host, The Vicki Lawrence Show, Fox, 1996.

Julia Fitzgerald, "Homecoming," Promised Land, CBS, 1996.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001.

The Martin Short Show, 1999.

Diana Winslow, "Shallow Water: Parts 1 & 2," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001.

Marcie Dell, "Ties That Bind," Family Law, 2002.

The View, ABC, 2003, 2004, 2008.

"Top 10 TV Weddings," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Sheila Pontell, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," The Wedding Bells, Fox, 2007.

Television Work; Series:

Co-executive producer, Delta, ABC, 1992.

Producer, executive producer, and co-executive producer, Women of the House, CBS, 1995.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, Love and Curses … and All That Jazz (also known as Voodoo), CBS, 1991.

Executive producer, Maternal Instincts, USA Network, 1996.

Producer, Melanie Darrow, USA Network, 1997.

Stage Appearances:

(Broadway debut) Mrs. Meers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Marquis Theatre, 2003-2004.

Truvy, Steel Magnolias, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2005.

WRITINGS

Books:

(With Alexis Lipsitz) Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size Six and Neither Am I, St. Martin Press, 1998.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, June 12, 1989, p. 86; March 16, 1992, p. 34; November 15, 1999, p. 261.

TV Guide, January 14, 1989, p. 32; October 7, 1989, p. 4; June 22, 1991, p. 2; July 4, 1992, p. 10.