Patricia Heaton

Age: 51
Height: 5' 2"

Birth Place: Bay Village, Ohio, USA
Born: Mar. 4th, 1958

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Patricia Heaton's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Everybody Loves Raymond	Debra Barone
Back to You	Kelly Carr
The Middle	Frankie Heck
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Patricia He…
Room for Two	Jill Kurland

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

While studying acting in New York with drama teacher William Esper, Heaton made her Broadway debut in the gospel musical "Don't Get God Started". She and her fellow students then formed Stage Three, an acting company that produced plays Off-Broadway. They took one production, "The Johnstown Vindicator", to Los Angeles, where Heaton's performance caught the eyes of casting directors. Consequently, Heaton portrayed the producer/daughter in the television series "Room for Two" (1992). Her additional television credits include a starring role in the series "Someone Like Me" (1994/I), a regular role in CBS's "Women of the House" (1995), and a recurring role on "thirtysomething" (1987). She also starred in the highly rated CBS television movie Miracle in the Woods (1997) (TV), with Della Reese. Her feature film credits include Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Beethoven (1992), The New Age (1994) and Space Jam (1996).

For her role in "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996), Heaton won an Emmy for Leading Actress in a Comedy Series. She was nominated for a l999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and won the l998-99 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Award.

Heaton was born in Cleveland and lives with her husband, David Hunt (I), and their four sons in Los Angeles.

TRIVIA:

Her brother, 'Michael Heaton (III)' (qv), who writes for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is getting involved in show business as a writer.
According to 'Ray Romano (I)' (qv), Patricia won the role of Debra on _"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)_ (qv) because she was the only actress willing to kiss him at the auditions. It actually came down to a draw between her and 'Jane Sibbett' (qv) - CBS liked Sibbett, but Romano preferred Patricia, who was much closer to how he pictured Debra, and the producers backed him up.
She is a sister of the Delta Gamma sorority.
Honorary Chair of Feminists for Life - a nonsectarian, nonpartisan, grassroots organization established 30 years ago which opposes domestic violence, child abuse, infanticide, and abortion - the cause to which she was most passionately drawn.
Went to St. Raphael's Catholic grade School, Bay Village, Ohio.
Graduated from Ohio State University in 1980 with a BA in Theater.
Irish-American.
All of her children were born by Caesarian section. The damage to her body was repaired with plastic surgery.