Delta Burke

Delta Burke is an American actress, producer and author who was born in Orlando, Florida, and became the youngest Miss Florida in 1974; a pageant scholarship allowed her to study drama in London. Her early screen credits included the miniseries The Chisholms and the shows Filthy Rich and 1st & Ten, before she was cast as Suzanne Sugarbaker on the CBS sitcom Designing Women. She played that role from 1986 to 1991 and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She went on to headline the sitcoms Delta and Women of the House, appear on DAG, and take a supporting role in What Women Want (2000). On stage she appeared in Broadway productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie and Steel Magnolias, and she later had a recurring guest role on Boston Legal and appeared in the television film Bridal Fever (2008).