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Delta Burke

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Delta Burke: Biography

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Birth Name: Delta Ramona Leah Burke
Birth Place: Orlando, FL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/30/1956, Leo
Profession: Actor; producer

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Delta Burke Fast Facts:

Was voted Most Likely to Succeed in high school.
Won 18 pageant titles by age 17 and was crowned Miss Florida in 1974. She competed in the Miss America pageant that same year.
Met husband, actor Gerald McRaney, on the set of her series Designing Women; he guest-starred as one of her numerous ex-husbands.
Created Delta Burke Design, a fashion line for plus-sized women.
Penned the autobiography, Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size 6 and Neither Am I, in 1998.
Made her Broadway debut in 2004 as villainess Miss Mears in the musical comedy Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Delta Burke Relationships:
Gerald McRaney - Husband
Jessica McRaney - Stepdaughter
Angus McRaney - Stepson
Kate McRaney - Stepdaughter
Frederick Burke - Father
Jean Burke - Mother
Delta Burke Awards:
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, London, England

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dixie carter, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Annie Potts Kevin Parry/WireImage.com

dixie carter, Delta Burke Kevin Parry/WireImage.com

Boston Legal, Delta Burke, William Shatner Scott Garfield/ABC

Boston Legal, Delta Burke Scott Garfield/ABC

The Wedding Bells, Missi Pyle, Delta Burke Carin Baer/Fox

The Wedding Bells, Teri Polo, Delta Burke Carin Baer/Fox

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