Biography
Delta Burke McRaney (born July 30, 1956) is an American actress, producer and author. She is known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986 - 1991), for which she received two Emmy Award nominations 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), DAG (2000–01), and Boston Legal (2006-07). She appeared in the films Sordid Lives (2000), What Women Want (2000), Good Boy! (2003), and has produced and starred in several TV movies. On stage, Burke has also starred in the Broadway productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003) and Steel Magnolias (2005). She has been married to actor Gerald McRaney since 1989.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Character: Ellie Holder
TV • 2019
Drop Dead Diva
Character: Tessa Wells
TV • 2009
Bridal Fever
Character: Dahlia Marchand
MOVIE • 2008
The Wedding Bells
Character: Sheila Pontell
TV • 2007
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Character: Mrs. Claus
MOVIE • 2006
Boston Legal
Character: Bella Horowitz
TV • 2004
Good Boy!
Character: Barbara Ann (voice)
MOVIE • 2003
The Designing Women Reunion
Character:
MOVIE • 2003
Going for Broke
Character: Laura Bancroft
MOVIE • 2003
Hansel & Gretel
Character: Stepmother
MOVIE • 2002
Dangerous Child
Character: Sally Cambridge
MOVIE • 2001
What Women Want
Character: Eve
MOVIE • 2000
DAG
Character: Judith Whitman
TV • 2000
Sordid Lives
Character: Noleta Nethercott
MOVIE • 2000
Popular
Character:
TV • 1999
Family Law
Character: Marcie Dell
TV • 1999
Melanie Darrow
Character: Melanie Darrow
MOVIE • 1997
The View
Character: Self
TV • 1997
Promised Land
Character:
TV • 1996
Maternal Instincts
Character: Tracy Horton
MOVIE • 1996
Crew