
Patricia Heaton
Department: Acting
Biography
Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005) and as Frances "Frankie" Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018). Heaton is a three-time Emmy Award winner – twice winning the Primetime Emmy Award 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).
Known For

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992

The Beldham
2025

A Town Without Christmas
2001

The New Age
1994

Front of the Class
2008

The Goodbye Girl
2004

Mending the Line
2023

Thou Shalt Laugh
2006

The Engagement Ring
2005

Moms' Night Out
2014

Miracle in the Woods
1997

Beethoven
1992

Merv
2025

The Star
2017

Smallfoot
2018

Christmas in Washington
2003

Space Jam
1996

The Unbreakable Boy
2025

The Ritual
2025

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2025

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion (Part 2)
2025

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Middle
2009

thirtysomething
1987

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Matlock
1986

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Danny Phantom
2004

Everybody Loves Raymond
1996

This Week
1981

Rachael Ray
2006

The View
1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The King of Queens
1998

Back to You
2007

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

MADtv
1995

Women of the House
1995

The Path to 9/11
2006

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999

Good Day Live
2001

Someone Like Me
1994

Room for Two
1992

Intimate Portrait
1993

Hollywood Squares
1998

The Reichen Show
2005

Carol's Second Act
2019

Party of Five
1994

Hollywood Game Night
2013

The Megan Mullally Show
2006

Frasier
2023

Alien Nation
1989