Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about DELTA BURKE!
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: from 1986 to 1991, she starred as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women . her other television credits include Filthy Rich (1982–83), Delta (1992–93), Women of the House (1995 Frederick Burke, an Orlando realtor, adopted her after marrying her mother . Burke has two younger siblings: a brother, Jonathan; and a sister, Jennifer. Burke graduated from Colonial High School in 1974 . Burke won a talent scholarship from the Miss America Organization . she worked as the magical assistant to Herbert L. Becker . in 1980, Burke portrayed the role of the second Bonnie Sue Chisholm in the CBS western mini 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 1st & Ten . in 1990, Burke publicly she argued on Entertainment Tonight that there was a labor dispute . she also said castmate Dixie Carter was not speaking to her as she sided with bosses . Burke became a brunette again for the short- Burke’s struggles with weight, depression, and eating disorders stretch back to pageant days . in 1989, Burke asked Thomason to write an episode addressing her weight . “had Suzanne sugarbaker going to her 15-year Burke made her Broadway debut in September 2003, when she starred as Mrs. Meers in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie . she was the third actress to play the role in the production, after Harriet Harris and Burke played the role of Truvy in the original Broadway production of Steel Magnolias . in 2002, she reunited onscreen with Carter in a guest appearance on Carter’s series Family Law . Burke has appeared in Burke is a designer and manager of the clothing company Delta Burke Design . Burke has compulsive hoarding syndrome, for which she received therapy . she is also the owner of an antique store in Collins, Mississippi .