Jane Burke

Jane Burke was the mother of Preston Burke.

Personal life
Jane first appeared at SGH when Burke was shot and she helped care for him. However, she did not approve of Cristina (partly because when she first met her she was stripping to please Preston) and thought she was very selfish when Preston was very selfless.

She appeared in more episodes after to help plan her son's wedding and finally accepted Cristina when she saw that she was trying hard to put up with the wedding planning.

Following Preston leaving her at the altar, she returns in season 4 to collect Burke's remaining possessions from his apartment. However, Cristina avoids her all day and attempts to get her friends and those close to them to see her, but Jane's insightful ability quickly makes them think about themselves and then leave promptly, but with some good advice, to Derek, Meredith and George. When Cristina finally musters up the courage to see her, Jane acknowledges that she does love Preston, although she loves being a surgeon more than Preston, and for Preston to leave her, as her lover, and more importantly, her teacher, she is sorry. Cristina also asks her if she could take the wedding presents, in which Jane obliges, and leaves Cristina with the idea that they are not so different, and that if Jane had been born a generation later, she possibly would have become a woman like Cristina.

Romantic life
Jane is married and has one son, Preston Burke.

Career
Jane Burke owns a restaurant in Alabama. She also cooks.