This page will contain blogs about Delta Burke, as they become available.Delta BurkeDelta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956 in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress. She is probably best known for her roll as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the sitcom Designing Women. BackgroundShe represented Florida and was paired with Georgia, Gail Nelson, in the Miss America Pagent in 1974, and won a talent scholarship allowing her to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She is a designer and manager of the clothing company Delta Burke Design in New York City. Delta is married to actor Gerald McRaney. Selected Filmography
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Delta is married to actor Gerald McRaney. Fay Compton died on December 12, 1978, in London, England, UK. She is a designer and manager of the clothing company Delta Burke Design in New York City. One of her last major roles was as Aunt Ann in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. She represented Florida and was paired with Georgia, Gail Nelson, in the Miss America Pagent in 1974, and won a talent scholarship allowing her to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Also, distinguished figures like Sir Alec Guinness, John Le Mesurier, Jan Sterling, Sally Gray, Joe Mitcheson and Elton Hayes, developed their acting career in her Fay Compton School of Dramatic Arts. She is probably best known for her roll as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the sitcom Designing Women. Lawrence's The Rocking Horse Winner (1950) and Somerset Maugham's Encore (1950). Her grandaughter is the actress, Tracy Reed. Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956 in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress. Polly (1949), D.H. Martin's Press ;ISBN 0312154542 ). Wells' The History of Mr. Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size 6 and Neither Am I (1998, St. Compton is the mother of British director Anthony Pélisser, whose most significant films were H.G. Designing Women (1986). In addition to her resume, she lead a successful career in the radio, television and gramophone recordings. Delta (1992). Her most popular performances in films are Odd Man Out (1947), Laughter in Paradise (1951) Orson Welles' Othello (1952) and The Haunting (1963). Women of the House (1995). Compton's film work is not as well known or as highly regarded as her stage appearances, but she managed to squeeze many solvent screen roles in more than forty movies between 1914 and 1970. Melanie Darrow (1997). Active in the classics as well as contemporary material, Compton had the distinction of playing Ophelia opposite two of the most celebrated Hamlets, John Barrymore and John Gielgud. What Women Want (2000). Barrie (of Peter Pan fame) introducing him to London audiences, notably in the title role of Mary Rose in 1920. Going for Broke (2003). She made her mark in the several plays of J. M. Good Boy! (2003). Compton made her first professional appearances in between 1911 and 1913 with The Follies under the leadership of H.G. Pélissier, her future husband. Fay Compton was born as Virginia Lilian Emeline Mackenzie Compton, in London, England, UK, on September 18, 1894. Her grandfather was 19th-century theatrical luminary, Henry Compton. British actress Fay Compton came from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were his brother the novelist Sir Compton Mackenzie, her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. |