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Delta Burke Biography (1956-)

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. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Andrew Howard, IncognitoManagement, 345 N. Maple Dr., Suite 348, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Office: Delta Burke Design, 1407 Broadway, Suite 1615, New York, NY 10018.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer

Birth Details

July 30, 1956

Orlando, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Bonnie Sue Chisholm, The Chisholms, CBS, 1980
• Kathleen Beck, Filthy Rich, CBS, 1982-1983
• 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 andTen: The Bulls Mean Business, and 1st & Ten: The Championship), HBO, 1984-1988
• Suzanne Sugarbaker Goff Dent Stonecipher, Designing Women, CBS, 1986-1991
• 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
• 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, Maternal Instincts, USA Network, 1996
• Debra Harper, A Promise to Carolyn, CBS, 1996
• Title role, Melanie Darrow, USA Network, 1997
• Sally Cambridge, Dangerous Child, 2001
• 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, HBO, 1984
• Specials
• Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1982
• Ringmaster, The 12th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1987
• 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
• Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Party, NBC, 1991
• Host, Brides: A Tale of Two Weddings, ABC, 1991
• "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
• Award Presentations
• The 9th Annual ACE Awards, 1988
• The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1988
• The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
• The 42nd Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
• The 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1992
• Episodic
• Regina Kelly, "Lou," Lou Grant, 1980
• "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
• "The Devil Stick," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983
• Gloria Ransom, "Touch and Go," Fantasy Island, 1983
• 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, 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, ABC, 1986
• Kristy Keaton, "Desperately Seeking Dacody," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1987
• Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1987
• Herself, Dolly, 1987
• Christy Keating, "Desperately Seeking Dacody," Simon & Simon,CBS, 1987
• Attitudes, Lifetime, 1989
• 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, ABC, 1996
• Julia Fitzgerald, "The Homecoming: Part 1," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
• Julia Fitzgerald, "Homecoming," Promised Land, CBS, 1996
• Diana Winslow, "Shallow Water: Parts 1 & 2," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
• Also appeared as waitress, The Fall Guy.
• Television Work
• Series
• Co-executive producer, Delta, ABC, 1992
• Executive producer, Women of the House, CBS, 1995
• 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
• Film Appearances
• Noleta Nethercott, Sordid Lives, Regent Entertainment, 2000
• Eve, What Women Want, Paramount, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Books
• (With Alexis Lipsitz) Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size Six and Neither Am I, St. Martin's Press, 1998

Further Reference

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