Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956, in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress. She is probably best known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women.
Burke graduated from Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida in 1974, and won the senior superlative "Most Likely to Succeed." After graduation, she won the Miss Florida title for 1974. Burke was paired with Miss Georgia, Gail Nelson, in the ...
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Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956, in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress. She is probably best known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women.
Burke graduated from Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida in 1974, and won the senior superlative "Most Likely to Succeed." After graduation, she won the Miss Florida title for 1974. Burke was paired with Miss Georgia, Gail Nelson, in the Miss America pageant in 1974, and won a talent scholarship allowing her to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
In 1980, Burke portrayed the role of the second Bonnie Sue Chisholm in the CBS western miniseries, The Chisholms. Her best-known role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in Designing Women was created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. Before Designing Women, Burke spent a year on Filthy Rich in 1982 playing the wily young widow, Kathleen Beck. After that, she played female football team owner Diane Barrow on...
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