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Patricia Heaton

American journalist and novelist committed to labor and feminist movements.

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Patricia Heaton

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Patricia Helen Heaton is an American actress born March 4, 1958 in Bay Village, Ohio.[1][2] She is best known for starring as Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond and as Frankie Heck on The Middle.[3]

Key facts and history

Heaton was the fourth of five children raised as a devout Catholic, and her mother died of an aneurysm when she was 12.[2] She graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts in drama and was a sister of Delta Gamma sorority.[4] Heaton made her Broadway debut in the chorus of Don't Get God Started in 1987.[4][5] Heaton hosted Patricia Heaton Parties from 2015 to 2016, which won a Daytime Emmy Award.[6][7]

She has been married to English actor David Hunt since 1990 and they have four sons.[8] She is a vocal anti-abortion activist and honorary chair of Feminists for Life.[9] After graduating, she relocated to New York City in 1980 for training under acting instructor William Esper.[4] Her portrayal of Frankie Heck on The Middle, a role she played from 2009 through 2018, earned her a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award.[6][10]

What the cited sources add

The AllMovie biography confirms Heaton is known for her roles on Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, and notes she has starred as Dr. Carol Kenney on Carol's Second Act since 2019.[3] The IBDB record shows Heaton performed as a choir member in the Broadway musical Don't Get God Started from October 29, 1987 to January 10, 1988.[5] In a Baltimore Sun piece, a line spoken by Heaton's character Jill in the sitcom Room for Two is quoted: “Mom, Mom, stop it. You’re pushing my buttons and making me crazy.”.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Monitor", March 9, 2012, p. 26 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: O'Brien, "Patricia Heaton's Laid-Back Lifestyle", People, November 28, 2000; Quinn, "A Profile of Conservative Hollywood Actress Patricia Heaton", About.com; Green, "Not Everybody Loves Patricia", The New York Times, December 31, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. "Patricia Heaton | Movie and Film Awards", AllMovie. facts only, no text reused. allmovie.com
  4. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Evans, "Richard Schiff, Calista Flockhart, Christine Lahti, David Morse Pay Tribute to Acting Teacher William Esper", The Hollywood Reporter, May 18, 2019; "Patricia Heaton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB", www.ibdb.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. "Patricia Heaton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB", www.ibdb.com. facts only, no text reused. ibdb.com
  6. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dawidziak, "Patricia Heaton wins daytime Emmy award", The Plain Dealer, May 2, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bryant, "'The Middle's' Patricia Heaton to Host Food Network Show", Variety, September 10, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: O'Brien, "Patricia Heaton's Laid-Back Lifestyle", People, November 28, 2000; Hill, "Patricia Heaton's Real-Life Middle Moment With Her Son", Parade, October 23, 2013; Hallman, "Keeping it real in Hollywood", Chicago Tribune, October 16, 2002; Heaton, "Motherhood and Hollywood: How to Get a Job Like Mine", Villard Books, September 17, 2002 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Green, "Not Everybody Loves Patricia", The New York Times, December 31, 2006; Squires, "Issues, not images, drive Schiavo TV coverage", Tampa Bay Times, March 25, 2005; Green, "Not Everybody Loves Patricia", The New York Times, December 31, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Patricia Heaton" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Haviland, "'The Middle' Star Patricia Heaton Marks the ABC Hit's Special Anniversary", October 5, 2021; "Nominations for First Critics' Choice Television Awards Include MODERN FAMILY, THE WALKING DEAD, GAME OF THRONES and More", Collider, June 6, 2011; "Funniest Women on TV"; "The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame Committee Announces New Walk of Fame Honorees for 2012", Hollywood Walk of Fame, June 21, 2011; Otterson, "CBS Orders Three Dramas Including 'FBI' Spinoff, Four Comedies Including Patricia Heaton, Chuck Lorre Multi-Ca en.wikipedia.org
  11. "ABC's 'Room for Two' has room for improvement, but it's cute and worth a look", Baltimore Sun, March 24, 1992. facts only, no text reused. baltimoresun.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Patricia Heaton (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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