Actor profile

Patricia Heaton

4th March 1958 Bay Village, Ohio, USA 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).

21 Movies 33 TV Shows 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion (Part 2) poster

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion (Part 2) 22nd December 2025 as Self

Merv poster

Merv 9th December 2025 as MJ Owens

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion poster

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion 24th November 2025 as Self

The Beldham poster

The Beldham 7th November 2025 as Sadie

The Ritual poster

The Ritual 18th April 2025 as Mother Superior

The Unbreakable Boy poster

The Unbreakable Boy 20th February 2025 as Marcia (Scott's Mom)

Mending the Line poster

Mending the Line 9th June 2023 as Dr. Burke

Smallfoot poster

Smallfoot 20th September 2018 as Mama Bear (voice)

The Star poster

The Star 15th November 2017 as Edith (voice)

Moms' Night Out poster

Moms' Night Out 25th March 2014 as Sondra

Front of the Class poster

Front of the Class 7th December 2008 as Ellen Cohen

Thou Shalt Laugh poster

Thou Shalt Laugh 7th November 2006 as Herself - Host

The Engagement Ring poster

The Engagement Ring 20th November 2005 as Sara Rosa Anselmi

The Goodbye Girl poster

The Goodbye Girl 16th January 2004 as Paula McFadden

Christmas in Washington poster

Christmas in Washington 14th December 2003 as Self - Host

A Town Without Christmas poster

A Town Without Christmas 16th December 2001 as M.J. Jensen

Miracle in the Woods poster

Miracle in the Woods 26th October 1997 as Wanda Briggs

Space Jam poster

Space Jam 15th November 1996 as Woman Fan

The New Age poster

The New Age 16th September 1994 as Anna

Beethoven poster

Beethoven 3rd April 1992 as Brie

Memoirs of an Invisible Man poster

Memoirs of an Invisible Man 28th February 1992 as Ellen

Frasier poster

Frasier 12th October 2023 as Holly

Carol's Second Act poster

Carol's Second Act 26th September 2019 as Carol Kenney

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night 11th July 2013 as Self

The Talk poster

The Talk 18th October 2010 as Self

The Middle poster

The Middle 30th September 2009 as Frankie Heck

Back to You poster

Back to You 19th September 2007 as Kelly Carr

Rachael Ray poster

Rachael Ray 18th September 2006

The Megan Mullally Show poster

The Megan Mullally Show 18th September 2006 as Self - Guest

The Path to 9/11 poster

The Path to 9/11 10th September 2006

Danny Phantom poster

Danny Phantom 3rd April 2004 as Lunch Lady Ghost (voice)

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition poster

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 3rd December 2003 as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self - Guest

The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens 21st September 1998 as Debra Barone

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 14th September 1998 as Self - Panelist

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Everybody Loves Raymond poster

Everybody Loves Raymond 13th September 1996 as Debra Barone

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self

Women of the House poster

Women of the House 4th January 1995 as Natalie Hollingsworth

Party of Five poster

Party of Five 12th September 1994 as Robin Merrin

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

Room for Two poster

Room for Two 24th March 1992 as Jill Kurland

Alien Nation poster

Alien Nation 18th September 1989 as Amanda Q. Russle

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething 29th September 1987

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Ellie Stanford

This Week poster

This Week 15th November 1981