Patricia Heaton
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as MJ Owens Merv Released
December 9, 2025 ComedyRomance
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).
Filmography
Space Jam
as Woman Fan
Beethoven
as Brie
Smallfoot
as Mama Bear (voice)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Ellen
The Star
as Edith (voice)
Moms' Night Out
as Sondra
Front of the Class
as Ellen Cohen
The Ritual
as Mother Superior
The Unbreakable Boy
as Marcia
Merv
as MJ Owens
The Beldham
as Sadie
Mending the Line
as Dr. Burke
The New Age
as Anna
A Town Without Christmas
as M.J. Jensen
The Goodbye Girl
as Paula McFadden
Miracle in the Woods
as Wanda Briggs
The Engagement Ring
as Sara Rosa Anselmi
Thou Shalt Laugh
as Herself - Host
Christmas in Washington
as Self - Host