Delta Burke

Delta Burkeis best known for her portrayal as Suzanne Sugarbaker in CBS's Designing Women (1986),which ran for seven seasons and for which she received two Emmy nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. When a teenager she represented Florida in the Miss America Pageant, and won a talent scholarship, which she used to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

She got her first television role within a month of her arrival in Los Angeles. She starred in the TV movieThe Seekers (1979)and the seriesThe Chisholms (1979). She had the leading role inFilthy Rich (1982)and a starring role in HBO's first weekly series1st & Ten (1984).

Through her own production company, Perseverance, Inc., Delta produced and starred in the ABC television seriesDelta (1992).She actually sang in the series and dyed her dark hair blonde for the role. She was reunited withDesigning Women (1986)creatorLinda Bloodworth-Thomasonwhen she starred in and producedWomen of the House (1995), in which she reprised her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker.

Much of Delta's time now is spent designing clothing and managing her New York company, Delta Burke Design, which is becoming very successful. She is married to actorGerald McRaney.They live in New Orleans when not working or traveling.