Patricia Helen Heaton is an American actress, producer and comedienne. She began her career appearing in a recurring role in the ABC drama series, Thirtysomething , and later appearing in the comedy films Memoirs of an Invisible Man and Beethoven . Heaton went to star in the short-lived sitcoms Room for Two , Someone Like Me and Women of the House before landing the role of Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond .
For her role in Everybody Loves Raymond, Heaton received seven Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominations, winning the award in 2000 and 2001. She received five nominations for an Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series as well and won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2003. She also played the leading roles in the made-for-television movies A Town Without Christmas , The Goodbye Girl for which she received Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and Front of the Class .
From 2009 to 2018, Heaton starred as Frances "Frankie" Heck in the ABC comedy series, The Middle for which she received Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She hosted and produced Food Network cooking series Patricia Heaton Parties winning Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program.
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Source: Patricia Heaton's Catholicism Helped Her Cope with Her Mom’s Death: ‘We Will Be Together Again’ https://people.com/tv/patricia-heaton-catholicism-mom-death/ (May 17, 2018)
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