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Delta Burke is a Actor American born on 30 july 1956 at Orlando (USA)
Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956) is an American television, stage and film actress, producer and author. From 1986 to 1991, she starred as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Burke's other television credits include Filthy Rich (1982–83), Delta (1992–93), Women of the House (1995) and DAG (2000–01). She has produced and starred in made-for-TV movies, appeared in the film What Women Want (2000), and had a recurring guest role in the drama series Boston Legal (2006–07). She has also starred in the Broadway productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003) and Steel Magnolias (2005).
Burke is diabetic.
Burke is a supporter of gay rights, and has worked with openly gay playwright and screenwriter Del Shores on many occasions, in Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies. In 2006, Burke and openly gay Tennessean actor Leslie Jordan were disinvited from the Nashville talk show Talk of the Town after the show's managing director decided the subject matter to be discussed would offend the conservative viewers. Burke first became supportive of gay people and gay rights through attending acting school in London and also through her sister, Jennifer, who is a lesbian.
Burke is a very successful designer and manager of the clothing company Delta Burke Design, headquartered in New York City.
Burke and McRaney are also the owners of an antique store in Collins, Mississippi.
Burke has compulsive hoarding syndrome, for which she received therapy. "At one time I had 27 storage units. I don't have a big enough house!" she said. "My mom had it, it's my mother's fault. She saved the diaper I came home from the hospital in!"
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Delta Burke
Burke's other television credits include Filthy Rich (1982–83), Delta (1992–93), Women of the House (1995) and DAG (2000–01). She has produced and starred in made-for-TV movies, appeared in the film What Women Want (2000), and had a recurring guest role in the drama series Boston Legal (2006–07). She has also starred in the Broadway productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003) and Steel Magnolias (2005).
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Burke has been married to actor Gerald McRaney since May 28, 1989. The couple has no children together, although McRaney has adult children from his prior marriages. Burke and McRaney's primary residence is in Los Angeles, California; they also own a house in Telluride, Colorado, and one in New Orleans, Louisiana.Burke is diabetic.
Burke is a supporter of gay rights, and has worked with openly gay playwright and screenwriter Del Shores on many occasions, in Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies. In 2006, Burke and openly gay Tennessean actor Leslie Jordan were disinvited from the Nashville talk show Talk of the Town after the show's managing director decided the subject matter to be discussed would offend the conservative viewers. Burke first became supportive of gay people and gay rights through attending acting school in London and also through her sister, Jennifer, who is a lesbian.
Burke is a very successful designer and manager of the clothing company Delta Burke Design, headquartered in New York City.
Burke and McRaney are also the owners of an antique store in Collins, Mississippi.
Burke has compulsive hoarding syndrome, for which she received therapy. "At one time I had 27 storage units. I don't have a big enough house!" she said. "My mom had it, it's my mother's fault. She saved the diaper I came home from the hospital in!"
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Bridal Fever (2008)
, 1h28Directed by Ron Oliver
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Delta Burke, Andrea Roth, Gabriel Hogan, Nigel Bennett, Laura Bertram, Matthew Smith
Roles Dahlia Marchand
Rating56%
Gwen, une jeune secrétaire d'édition et sa meilleure amie Sandra participent au mariage d'une ancienne amie de lycée. Cette après-midi rappelle aux deux jeunes femmes que le temps passe et qu'elles ne sont pas encore fiancées. Cette situation les travaillant, elles décident par jeu de s'inscrire à un speed dating. Sandra y rencontre Paul, Gwen fait chou blanc. Le lendemain se rendant dans une librairie, pour discrètement mettre en avant de la vitrine les livres de l'écrivain pour lequel elle travaille, Gwen fait l'agréable rencontre du séduisant Jake.
Directed by Ron Underwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Santa Claus in film
Actors John Goodman, Delta Burke, Michael McKean, Harvey Fierstein, Ethan Suplee, Eddie Griffin
Roles Mrs. Claus
Rating37%
This remake follows the same basic concept as the original: Santa, disillusioned by children's lack of belief in him and in the spirit of giving, decides not to deliver toys this Christmas Eve, despite the arguments by Mrs. Claus and two of his helper-elves, Jingle and Jangle. They decide to provide Santa with some proof that children still believe and that they still deserve toys from Santa, so the elves visit the United States in search of Christmas spirit.
Good Boy! (2003)
, 1h24Directed by John Robert Hoffman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Comedy science fiction films, Films about dogs, L'enfance marginalisée, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about school violence
Actors Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Vogt
Roles Barbara Ann (voice)
Rating51%
Owen Baker (Liam Aiken) is a 12-year-old who has been working as the neighborhood dog-walker so he can earn the privilege of getting a dog of his own. Owen's hard work pays off when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baker (Kevin Nealon and Molly Shannon), let Owen adopt a scruffy Border Terrier that he names Hubble (voice of Matthew Broderick).
Hansel & Gretel (2002)
, 1h29Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about families, Children's films
Actors Jacob Smith, Taylor Momsen, Dakota Fanning, Thomas Curtis, Alana Austin, Gerald McRaney
Roles Stepmother
Rating44%
The film begins in a modern home with two children, Andrew (Thomas Curtis) and Katie (Dakota Fanning), about to go to bed during a thunderstorm. They ask their father to read them a story to help them feel better about the storm. The father finds a dusty, old book and decides to read the story of Hansel and Gretel.
Dangerous Child (2001)
, 1h30Directed by Graeme Campbell
Genres Drama
Actors Delta Burke, Ryan Merriman, Vyto Ruginis, Marc Donato, Barclay Hope, Rosemary Dunsmore
Roles Sally Cambridge
Rating60%
Sally Cambridge is the divorced mother of two sons, 16-year-old Jack and 9-year-old Leo. As the film opens, she is arrested on suspicion of child abuse, and during questioning, she reveals the story of what actually happened, told via flashback.
What Women Want (2000)
, 2h7Directed by Nancy Meyers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Lauren Holly, Ashley Johnson
Roles Eve
Rating64%
Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive and alpha male, who grew up with his Las Vegas showgirl mother, is a chauvinist. He is skilled at selling to men and seducing women, including local coffee attendant Lola. Just as he thinks he's headed for a promotion, his manager, Dan, informs him that he is hiring Darcy McGuire instead, to broaden the firm's appeal to women.
Sordid Lives (2000)
Directed by Del Shores
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Olivia Newton-John, Beth Grant
Roles Noleta Nethercott
Rating66%
A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor. The woman's family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.
Day-O (1992)
, 1h28Directed by Michael Schultz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Delta Burke, Elijah Wood, Carlin Glynn, Charles Shaughnessy, David Packer, Ashley Peldon
Roles Grace Connors
Rating64%
A Bunny's Tale (1985)
, 1h44Directed by Karen Arthur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Kirstie Alley, Cotter Smith, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Joanna Kerns, Lisa Pelikan, Delta Burke
Roles Margie
Rating58%
Engaged by a magazine to write an investigative article on publisher Hugh Hefner's nightclub chain, Ms. Steinem (Kirstie Alley) poses as a young girl named "Marie" and enters the Bunny training program at the New York Playboy Club. Outfitted with phony ears, fuzzy tail and revealing costume, Gloria learns the proper method of serving drinks (the "bunny dip") and how to fend off customers who ignore Hefner's "look but don't touch" policy. She also concludes that being a sex object, even a chaste one, is depressingly demeaning—an "awakening".
Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
, 1h36Directed by Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Stacy Keach, Tanya Roberts, Don Stroud, Kent Williams, Delta Burke, Tom Atkins
Roles Paula Corey
Rating65%
Mike is hired to protect Chris Jameson (Michelle Phillips), an old flame who he hasn't seen in almost 20 years. Chris heads up an all female high-risk courier agency that has become tied up in a dangerous exchange involving high-stakes bribes by an American helicopter manufacturer to a corrupt General in Central America. Chris nonetheless drops dead in the middle of testifying before a grand jury, but not before informing Mike that he has a 19-year-old daughter who is caught in the middle of everything and might already be dead.
Rooster (1982)
, 1h25Directed by Russ Mayberry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, J. D. Cannon, Ed Lauter, Jill St John, Kathrine Baumann
Roles Laura DeVega
Rating67%
A physically small police psychologist (Paul Williams) and a physically large insurance detective (Pat McCormick) team up on an arson case.
The Seekers (1979)
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Randolph Mantooth, Ed Harris, Delta Burke, Edie Adams, Neville Brand, Martin Milner
Roles Elizabeth Fletcher Kent
Rating63%
The sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.
Zuma Beach (1978)
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Suzanne Somers, Steven Keats, Kimberly Beck, Perry Lang, Michael Biehn, Les Lannom
Roles Terri
Rating52%
A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.