Patricia Heaton
Known for Acting
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
The Ritual
2025
as Mother Superior
Space Jam
1996
as Woman Fan
Beethoven
1992
as Brie
Front of the Class
2008
as Ellen Cohen
The Star
2017
as Edith (voice)
The Unbreakable Boy
2025
as Marcia
Smallfoot
2018
as Mama Bear (voice)
The Beldham
2025
as Sadie
Merv
2025
as MJ Owens
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
as Ellen
Amazing Grace
2006
Producer
Moms' Night Out
2014
as Sondra
Moms' Night Out
2014
Executive Producer
The New Age
1994
as Anna
Mending the Line
2023
as Dr. Burke
Miracle in the Woods
1997
as Wanda Briggs
Christmas at Cartwright's
2014
Executive Producer
Unexpected
2022
Producer
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion (Part 2)
2025
as Self
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2025
as Self