Patricia Heaton
| Patricia Heaton | |
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Heaton, May 22, 2012
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| Born |
Patricia Helen Heaton March 4, 1958 Bay Village, Ohio, U.S. |
| Residence |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cambridge, England, U.K. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | David Hunt (m. 1990) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
Chuck Heaton Patricia Hurd Heaton |
| Website | Patricia Heaton on Twitter |
Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Debra Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond from 1996 to 2005, and as Frances "Frankie" Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–present).
A seven-time Emmy Award nominee, Heaton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2000 and 2001 for Everybody Loves Raymond.
Patricia Heaton was born in Bay Village, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia (née Hurd) and Chuck Heaton, who was a sportswriter for the Plain Dealer. Heaton's mother died of an aneurysm when the actress was 12. The fourth of five children, Heaton was raised as a devout Roman Catholic.
Heaton has three sisters, Sharon, Alice, and Frances, and one brother, Michael, who is the "Minister of Culture" columnist for the Plain Dealer and a writer for the paper's Friday Magazine.
While attending Ohio State University, she became a sister of Delta Gamma Sorority. She later graduated with a B.A. in drama. In 1980, Heaton moved to New York City to study with drama teacher William Esper.
Heaton made her first Broadway appearance in the chorus of Don't Get God Started (1987), after which she and fellow students created Stage Three, an Off-Broadway acting troupe.
When Stage Three brought one of their productions to Los Angeles, Heaton caught the eye of a casting director for the ABC drama thirtysomething. She was cast as an oncologist, leading to six appearances on the series from 1989 to 1991. Other TV guest appearances include: Alien Nation (1989), Matlock (1990), Party of Five (1996), The King of Queens (1999), and Danny Phantom (2004).
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