Patricia Heaton: podcast appearances and interviews

Patricia Helen Heaton, born on March 4, 1958, is an American actress known for her role as Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, a performance that earned her seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice. She began her acting career with a recurring role on the ABC drama series Thirtysomething from 1989 to 1991 and appeared in comedy films such as Memoirs of an Invisible Man and Beethoven in 1992. Heaton starred in several short-lived sitcoms including Room for Two, Someone Like Me, and Women of the House. Her notable television work also includes leading roles in made-for-television movies such as A Town Without Christmas in 2001, The Goodbye Girl in 2004, which garnered her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and Front of the Class in 2008. From 2009 to 2018, she starred as Frances Frankie Heck in the ABC comedy series The Middle, receiving a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In addition to her acting career, Heaton has hosted and produced the Food Network cooking series Patricia Heaton Parties, which aired from 2015 to 2016 and earned her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program. Aside from her entertainment work, she is affiliated with the October 7th Coalition.