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Delta Burke Biography
Birth Name:
Delta Ramona Leah Burke
Birth Place:
Orlando, Florida, United States
Profession
Actor, producer
Fast Facts
- Was voted Most Likely to Succeed in high school
- Was awarded 18 pageant titles by the time she was 17; was crowned Miss Florida in 1974; 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-size women
- Penned an 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
- In 2008, opened up to the press about her longtime battle with depression
Awards
- 1991Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1990Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
Relationships
- Jonathan Burke -- Brother
- Frederick Burke -- Father
- Jean Burke -- Mother
- Jennifer Burke -- Sister
- Jessica McRaney -- Stepdaughter
- Kate McRaney -- Stepdaughter
- Angus McRaney -- Stepson