Delta Burke

AKA:
Delta Ramona Leah Burke
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/30/1956
Birthplace:
Orlando, Florida
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biography
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 temperament-induced spats with producers, and her marriage to TV actor Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Sheila Pontell
2007
Stepmother
2002
Eve
2000
Noleta Nethercott
2000
(TV Show)
1998-1998
Teresa Patricia O'Brien
1998
(TV Show)
1986-1986
Suzanne Sugarbaker
1986
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Began competing in beauty pageants at age 16; appeared in Miss America contest as Miss Florida
1978 
TV-movie debut, the NBC teen comedy, "Zuma Beach"
1979 
Essayed first leading role in a TV-movie, NBC's "Charleston" as determined Southern belle Stella Farrell
1980 
Had featured role of Bonnie Sue Chisholm in the short-lived CBS series, "The Chisholms"
1982 
Cast as Kathleen Beck in the CBS sitcom, "Filthy Rich"; also featured Dixie Carter in the cast
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