Biography
Patricia Heaton is an American actress. She studied acting in New York with William Esper and made her Broadway debut in the musical Don't Get God Started. She later formed the Off-Broadway company Stage Three.
Heaton is known for her role as Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005) and as Frankie Heck in the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018). Her film credits include Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Beethoven (1992) as Brie, and Space Jam (1996).
She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Everybody Loves Raymond and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program as host of Patricia Heaton Parties (2015–2016).
