Her roles have included the 2004 Alexander Payne film Sideways, in which she played Phyliis, the mother of the lead character.
[7] Burke played the title role in Kimberly Akimbo, which premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City Center Stage 1 in February 2003.
[8] She performed in Kimberly Akimbo in its debut at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California from April to May 2001.
The award is given to "veteran female and male character actors for their performances in a supporting roles in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.
Most recently she has been on the Netflix series as Marty and Wendy Byrde's corrupt marital therapist, Sue Shelby, on Ozark in 2020.